While many claim the romance of travel is dead and boarding a commercial airplane has become a painful chore for many … a lot of things can happen in flight. On a flight you may find your quiet time to catch up on a book, take a nap, spark up a conversation with a…
Today during Southwest Airlines’ Media Day, after I enquired how the airline intended to handle Delta Air Lines and competition in Atlanta once they complete their acquisition of AirTran. The response I received was a bit unexpected. While I expected the “we need to focus on own needs” response … I did not expect the…
Web: www.twitter.com/flyingwithfish — E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com 22/07/2009 – One Airline’s Approach To Creating The ‘Inferior Economy Class’ OK…maybe the airline isn’t creation the ‘Inferior Economy Class’ but I am not sure what to name the complete opposite of ‘Premium Economy Class.’ Over the past few years many established airlines have experimented with creating an all economy…
Web: www.stevenfrischling.com — E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com 1/07/2009 – Today Delta Air Lines Becomes ‘The New Pan Am’ Today, the 1st of July 2009, is a historic day in the airline industry. While many in the airline industry are focused elsewhere, Delta Air Lines launched it’s non-stop service between Los Angeles (LAX) and Sydney (SYD) becoming the…
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.thetravelstrategist.com — E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com 17/12/2008 – Delta Airlines 747-400 Takes To The Sky : The First Sign Of The Delta – Northwest Merger Anyone who follows business, global business, the airline industry, or who simply flies somewhat often, has most certainly heard of the Delta Airlines merger with Northwest Airlines.  The combination of these…
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…
