Web: www.thetravelstrategist.com — E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com 08/04/2009 – Anti-Trust Immunity, Airline Alliances & You I am sure that very few people ever give a second thought to anti-trust laws, international airlines alliance and how it could possibly affect them. If you are a frequent flyer, this issue does affect you, even if you do not realize…
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.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 17/02/2009 – Should Peanuts Be Served On Flights? : Northwest Reintroduces Peanuts On February 1st Northwest Airlines announced that they would switch from handing out pretzels back to peanuts. Delta Airlines‘ spokesman Anthony Black states this has to do with the merging of Northwest & Delta Airlines. Delta being an…
Web: www.fishfoto.com — E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com 29/01/2009 – More JFK-LAX Options Coming Soon! In the United States there are two highly competitive domestic routes that airlines go head to head on multiple times per day. These routes are profitable, often have very high passenger loads, are a constant source of last minute business traffic and leisure…
Web: www.stevenfrischling.com — E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com 22/01/2009 – KLM’s Flying Blue Paint Goes Eco-Green There is a lot of talk about ‘going green,’ and I try and discuss this topic when I can on Flying With Fish. Airlines are experimenting with eco-friendly fuel (Air New Zealand and Continental), some are moving towards more eco-friendly meals (China…
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…
Web: www.stevenfrischling.com — E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com 10/12/2008 – Delta Moves Forward With In-Flight WiFi In an unexpected announcement, Delta Airlines has announced that they intend to launch in-flight WiFi ahead of schedule. Instead of launching the new service in 2009, they will roll it out by the end of 2008. With all the changes in the…
