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Wifi In The Sky … That Is Faster Than Your Living Room

December 11, 2013 by flyingfish Leave A Comment

Today launched the official start of Jetblue’s new in-flight wifi service Fly-Fi, which will allow not only allow gate-to-gate wifi service starting in January 2014, but also speeds of 12Mbps from a geosynchronous satellite 22,000 miles up. As Jetblue flight 9400 boarded aircraft N804JB today for non-stop service from New York’s JFK International Airport…

Travel Etiquette : Boozing It Up On Morning Flights

February 24, 2013 by flyingfish 15 Comments

The drink cart … something many passengers seem to eagerly wait for, regardless of the length of a flight or the time of day a flight is flying. While there is nothing wrong with a Bloody Mary in the morning or a shot of Jack Daniels in the evening, just like drinking on the ground,…

AirAsia X Introduces Kids Free Zone

September 27, 2012 by flyingfish 3 Comments

Not long ago Malaysia Airlines forbid children from being seated in the upper deck of their Boeing 747s and Airbus A380 flights flying between its hub at Kuala Lumpur International Airport and London’s Heathrow Airport. Many airlines unofficially discourage children from flying in premium cabins and RyanAir has long since threatened to launch kid free…

Flying Near A Crying Baby? DEAL WITH IT! – Revisited

July 13, 2012 by flyingfish 65 Comments

Today I planned to write about a very different topic, but somewhere early this morning I got side tracked by an unrelated conversation with a friend that got me thinking about flying with babies (no, I am not having a baby … I’ve already have three kids, currently aged 5, 7 and 12). As I…

What A Week It Has Been Inside American Airlines

May 11, 2012 by flyingfish 4 Comments

For the past four days I have been living inside the American Airlines network, flying from Hartford to Dallas, to Los Angeles, to New York’s JFK to Chicago, now headed home … a day early … with one goal, to find out how the airline operates from the inside out, focusing on the company’s sustainability.…

The Kindle Touch 3G … holy cow this is great for travel!

April 27, 2012 by flyingfish 9 Comments

I used to read books frequently, but somewhere along the way my reading of books turned to reading more and more magazines. I attribute some of this change to packing for work, where space is at a premium. A magazine is slim, you read and toss it (well, except National Geographic) and keep moving, where…

Senate Bill Seeks To Ban Frequent Flyer Security Lane

April 7, 2012 by flyingfish 14 Comments

Airline frequent flyers expect a number of perks for their loyalty from the airlines they fly on, one of these perks at many airports is an ‘elite line’ at security check points allowing frequent flyers and first class passengers to skip the long queues of waiting passengers … but a new bill introduced on the…

Are The MacBook Air & iPad The Perfect In-flight Office?

April 2, 2012 by flyingfish 8 Comments

Not all airline seats are the same, from spacious international first class suites to cramped commuter planes seats; passengers have different experiences depending on the seat they are in. For many business travelers, the seat they are in is frequently a cramped regional jet … or in some cases a turbo prop (which are the…

The Prepackaged Tooth Brush, A True Travel Essential

March 26, 2012 by flyingfish 4 Comments

Ever wake up late to catch your flight on a Monday morning, quickly throwing your bag together, praying you catch your flight … yea, me neither … but if this sounds like a scenario you may encounter, chances are you’ve arrived at your destination at some point missing an essential travel item … ……

Has Bellroy Designed A Perfect Travel Wallet?

March 6, 2012 by flyingfish 8 Comments

When traveling keeping everything neat, organized and in one place is a challenge. Boarding passes are longer than most wallets, passport wallets tend to be impractical and uncomfortable in pant pockets, and credit card slots overlap each other adding bulk, SIM cards easily get misplaced … and pens get lost more often that we’d like…