Web: www.twitter.com/flyingwithfish — E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com 19/03/2009 – iPhone ‘App’ Of The Week : Free Wi-Fi Locator We live in a wired and connected world. As travellers we use the internet for everything, directions, checking flights, finding a place to eat dinner, current exchange rates, even watching streaming video for entertainment. The problem being on the…
Web: www.thetravelstrategist.com — E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com 18/03/2009 – JetBlue’s New “CEO’s Guide To Jetting” Trio Of Videos : Must Watch TV! I was going to write up why I found myself laughing to the point that I almost woke up my kids at 12:11am while watching JetBlue’s new video ad campaign. With only two sentences written…
Web: www.stevenfrischling.com — E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com 17/03/2009 – Did Your Checked Baggage Arrive? Was It The Luck Of The Irish? Since today is Saint Patrick’s Day I figure I’ll start off my post with a phrase, with mixed historical origins… Did your baggage get lost? “It must be the luck of the Irish” (using the term…
Web: www.comeflywithfish.com — E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com 16/03/2009 – Every Once In A While It Is Nice To Have Your Efforts Recognized Every once in a while it is nice to have your efforts recognized. While I have had some nice recognition since starting Flying With Fish, last week I think I had one of the best…
Web: www.fishfoto.com — E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com 14/03/2009 – Ryanair Asks Passengers To Decide New On-Board Fees Ryanair is well known for its odd publicity stunts and even more infamous for its on-board fees. I can make dozens of “cheap” jokes about Ryanair, their removal of passenger window shades, installing non-reclining seats…and even the customized 737-800s they…
Web: www.stevenfrischling.com — E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com 13/03/2009 – Getting Overweight Carry-On Bags On Board If there is one thing photographers fear, loath, worry about and detest it is getting stopped at the boarding gate and getting your bag weighed. Luckily these occurrences are few and far between for US and Canadian flyers, however it happens, and…
Web: www.twitter.com/flyingwithfish — E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com 13/03/2009 – Airports That Twitter : Airports Find A New Way To Update Is Twitter a good tool for airports to keep flyers up to date on delays, weather, news and fare sales? It seems some airports are beginning to use Twitter as an additional tool to help advise travelers….
Web: www.thetravelstrategist.com — E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com 12/03/2009 – iPhone ‘App’ Of The Week : Flight Options Any experienced traveler has faced the frustration of a missed flight. Flights are missed for all sorts of reasons, flat tire, weather, missed connection, and just didn’t feel like waking up in the morning. This week’s iPhone App Of The…
Web: www.stevenfrischling.com— E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com 11/03/2009 – How Does The Media Figure Out An Airlines’ Losses? When you read the news and reporters discuss airlines being up and down it can sometimes be hard to gauge how exactly how an airline’s ‘plus/minus’ is determined. In fact, it is not one easy factor to determine how an…
Web: www.twitter.com/flyingwithfish — E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com 10/03/2009 – United Eliminates ‘E-Fare’ Specials By E-Mail As airlines jockey to fill their aircraft in a declining global economy, United Airlines has taken an interesting route today by discontinuing their weekly ‘E-Fare’ alerts via e-mail. The US airline market is cutting capacity, routes are being re-planned, aircraft are flying…
