Over the past few weeks I have received a number of requests from people regarding airline bereavement fares, sometimes referred to as “compassion fares.”. I am not sure why these enquiries all seem to have come in a relatively short period of time, but having replied to nine people in a little over two weeks…
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The Cancellations, The Annoyances, The Helpful
Right now I am crammed into seat 27E, a middle seat, on board Delta Air Lines Flight 2362, a Boeing 757-200 flying from Los Angeles to New York’s JFK, instead of sitting in an Economy Comfort window seat headed to Honolulu … and I am happy about it. Let me tell you why … …
Reader Mail : What Do All These Airplane Numbers Mean?
Marcy from New York asks “When booking flights on some websites I see sets of 3 digits that I assume are airplanes, but the numbers look unfamiliar to me. What do all these airplane numbers mean?” Marcy, when looking at aircraft types on various airline websites and online travel agency sites, I don’t give ‘all…
A Twin-Aisle Narrow Body Plane? Maybe It’s Not So Strange
No one likes the middle seat on a flight … well maybe someone does, but I have yet to meet them. Airlines need to add as many seats as possible to a flight, and fill them, to maximize their revenue potential, but with more airline options the competition to attract passengers is more challenging than…
One Year Ago Today The World’s Largest Airline Was Created
Web: www.twitter.com/flyingwithfish — E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com 29/10/2009 – One Year Ago Today The World’s Largest Airline Was Created This week the landscape of US airlines changed, as did international airline alliances, and this change was cemented a year ago today. One year ago today the United States Department of Justice approved the purchase of Northwest Airlines…
Continental Airlines Joins Star Alliance
Web: www.thetravelstrategist.com — E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com 27/10/2009 – Continental Airlines Joins Star Alliance Its been quite some time in the making, but as the sun rises over Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) this morning the former Continental Airlines SkyTeam alliance logos have been taken down and a shiny Boeing 757 sits in a hanger painted in…
Can An Airline Build Brand Loyalty Through Being Nice To Kids? Yes!
Web: www.twitter.com/flyingwithfish — E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com 11/08/2009 – Can An Airline Build Brand Loyalty Through Being Nice To Kids? Yes! This post is less about the business of how airlines perform targeted marketing and more about how an airline is covering its bases to start their branding young. Years ago when I was a kid, airlines…
One Airline’s Approach To Creating The ‘Inferior Economy Class’
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…
“Pan Am’s World” : A Film That Takes You Around The World In 24-Minutes
Web: www.stevenfrischling.com — E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com 13/07/2009 – “Pan Am’s World” : A Film That Takes You Around The World In 24-Minutes Two weeks ago, on the 1st of July Delta Air Lines became the first airline in the United States to fly to all six permanently inhabited continents. As Delta Air Lines launched its service…
Today Delta Air Lines Becomes ‘The New Pan Am’
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…
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