This week’s reader mail comes from someone just starting to navigate their way through airline frequent flyer programs. Gerry from DFW asks “I have started to travel frequently for work which has lead me to start reading FlyerTalk. I see many references to mileage an segment runs, what is the difference?” Gerry … first off…
Its that time of year again, the cold winter chill has lost its charm, the sun is setting later and later allowing you to see the black ice on the road for an extra few minutes at night … and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) has released its list of the top (and bottom)…
Web: www.thetravelstrategist.com — E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com 18/11/2009 – A Detailed Audio & Visual Sequence Of Events Of US Airways 1549 Landing In The Hudson River On January 15th 2009 US Airways Flight 1549, operating an Airbus A320-214 was cleared for take from New York’s LaGuardia Airport at 15:24:56, from Runway 4. At 15:31 the Airbus A320…
Web: www.thetravelstrategist.com — E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com 7/11/2009 – Now Boarding US Airways Flight 743 to Filadelfia…yup Filadelfia Every once in a while someone will send me a photo that causes me to crack up, well a week ago one of these photos found its way into my e-mail box. Every traveller seems to enjoy odd moments,…
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…
Web: www.stevenfrischling.com — E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com 23/09/2009 – Guest Posts From My Favourite Bloggers : Dan Webb – The Next Future CEO of Some Airline Somewhere As a photographer, traveller and airline industry geek there are a few blogs I read on a daily basis. With the broad range of readers that Flying With Fish attracts…
Web: www.thetravelstrategist.com — E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com 23/072009 – US Airways Introduces In-Flight WiFi After It Removes In-Seat Power : What Now? There are some decisions airlines make on a whim that drastically impact the viability of their long-term plans. One of these decisions came last year when the cost of jet-fuel was at its peak. During…
Web: www.thetravelstrategist.com — E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com 29/06/2009 –What Is A Low Cost Carrier? It is not often I set off to write a post on Flying With Fish where I ask a question that I not only don’t have an answer to, but haven’t the slightest idea how define an answer. As the line between full-service…
Web: www.thetravelstrategist.com — E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com 25/05/2009 – Airport Etiquette : You, Your Mobile Phone & The Gate Area – Revisited A year ago I wrote about the annoyance of travellers not being courteous to their fellow travellers while using mobile phones in the airport, in this post: 29/05/2008 – Airport Etiquette : Doing Laps With…
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…
