airline travel

Stopped From Bringing Carry-On Baggage Through Security : Who Are These Guards Telling You Your Carry-On Bag Is Not Allowed?

Byflyingfish

Web: www.comeflywithfish.com — E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com 5/1/2009 – Stopped From Bringing Carry-On Baggage Through Security : Who Are These Guards Telling You Your Carry-On Bag Is Not Allowed? Increasingly flying photogs are encountering inconsistent carry on baggage regulations. These inconsistencies are confusing, frustrating and do further harm to the perception that the airlines just don’t value…

A New Year & Alitalia’s Chance At Rebirth

Byflyingfish

Web: www.thetravelstrategist.com — E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com 2/1/2009 – A New Year & Alitalia’s Chance At Rebirth I ended the year discussing Alitalia, so I figured it was only logical to start the year discussing Alitalia. On the 13th of January the sun will rise of Rome, and Alitalia (AZ) Flight #611 departing New York’s JFK International…

2008’s Year In Review Of Flying With Fish

Byflyingfish

Web: www.comeflywithfish.com — E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com 31/12/2008 – 2008’s Year In Review Of Flying With Fish Another year has passed, and for Flying With Fish this marks the end of the second full year of Flying With Fish.   This year has seen Flying With Fish grow farther than I could have imagined! At the end of…

In-Flight Etiquette : Tipping Flight Attendants Is Not OK

Byflyingfish

Web: www.stevenfrischling.com — E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com 31/12/2008 – In-Flight Etiquette  : Tipping Flight Attendants Is Not OK A recent topic on FlyerTalk regarding the tipping of flight attendants prompted me to revisit travel etiquette.   The tipping of a flight crew for service is a topic that has been discussed often, and one I have been asked…

Why Is A Cactus Pushing From The Gate? : Airport Radio Jargon

Byflyingfish

Web: www.thetravelstrategist.com — E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com 30/12/2008 – Why Is A Cactus Pushing From The Gate? : Airport Radio Jargon Late last week I received an e-mail from a reader of Flying With Fish trying to understand what they were listening to on United Airlines‘ Channel 9.   Passengers who fly United Airlines can listen to the…

Gate Checking vs “Valet Checking” Your Bag At the Aircraft Door

Byflyingfish

Web: www.thetravelstrategist.com — E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com 30/12/2008 – Gate Checking vs “Valet Checking” Your Bag At the Aircraft Door As a frequent flyer who’s ‘home’ airport is only services by turbo-prop aircraft and who’s two alternate primary airports are heavily services by regional jets, I am often forced to ‘valet check’ my full-size carry on bag…

Will The Emirates A380 Make Its Final Departure From JFK By The Summer?

Byflyingfish

Web: www.thetravelstrategist.com — E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com 29/12/2008 – Will The Emirates A380 Make Its Final Departure From JFK By The Summer? I have to admit, the sight of an Airbus A380 sitting at the end of a Jetway at New York’s JFK Terminal 4 is a fantastic sight. Looking at the Emirates A380 next to a…

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Airport Delay Sanity : Be Prepared To Entertain Yourself

Byflyingfish

Web: www.thetravelstrategist.com — E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com 27/12/2008 – Airport Delay Sanity : Be Prepared To Entertain Yourself Airport delays, cancellations and unexpected ‘slumber parties’ happen. It is often an unavoidable fact and if you fly often enough you will encounter the dreaded extra long delay surrounded by thousands of strangers just as stranded as you are….

An Alitalia Christmas : Can Alitalia Save Its Self From Alitalia?

Byflyingfish

Web:  www.stevenfrischling.com – E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com 25/12/2008 – An Alitalia Christmas : Can Alitalia Save Its Self From Alitalia? Weather delays and cancellations wreaked havoc on flyers in North America in the days leading up to Christmas. Chicago O’Hare (ORD) once again proved unreliable canceling more than 650 flights over two days, however none of this…

Looking For An Adventure? Fly Around The World

Byflyingfish

Web:  www.comeflywithfish.com – E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com 25/12/2008 – Looking For An Adventure? Fly Around The World Travellers and photographers tend to be adventurers and adventurers like…well they like adventure. As your Chanukah Menorah becomes full of candles and you clear the wrapping paper away from under your Christmas tree, do you find yourself day dreaming about…