The Future Of Airline Food Service Is Clear - Msnbc toward the morning end of a transatlantic flight to manchester, england, a flight attendant walked through business class ostentatiously carrying a cardboard tray of fresh eggs. after depositing his precious cargo in the galley, he reappeared, sidled ... www.msnbc.msn.com
Avoid Airline Mess travel pro peter greenberg makes sense of the airline mess and finds ways to make the most of a tangled travel situation. www.rediff.com
Airline Cuts Costs New Delhi, Oct. 5: as part of its cost-cutting steps, air india has decided not to entertain requests for upgrading passengers to first class or allowing excess baggage for free. the decisions were taken at a recent meeting to ensure financial discipline in the company, airline sources said. www.telegraphindia.com
Airline Maxjet Files For Bankruptcy - Abc News maxjet airways said monday it had filed for bankruptcy, taking what the all-business class airline called a "drastic measure" because of soaring fuel prices and the deteriorating credit market. the bankruptcy forced maxjet to reserve hotel rooms for ... abcnews.go.com
Class Warfare: Get Biz Class Seats For Coach Prices - Cnbc flying sucks. but wouldn’t it be a little better if you could fly business class for the price of coach? michelle higgins, practical traveler for the new york times , explains the secrets to getting upgraded without paying the price. and it all ... www.cnbc.com
Notes On Hawaii On The Back Of An Airline Boarding Pass | By David M. Brudney, Ishc, September 2008 my article deals with a very recent hawaii tourism experience and some additional thoughts. positive airline experiences. karen and i just returned from attending a long wedding weekend in hawaii and our experience with united airlines could not have been any better. we flew round-trip coach from lax to honolulu on a 767-300. the plane departed on time and arrived ahead of schedule on both legs. ... www.hospitalitynet.org
Ba Opens Dedicated Business Check-in At Heathrow T5 - Times Online british airways has this week opened a dedicated business class check-in zone at heathrow terminal 5. the opening represents a u-turn for the airline, which originally said that only passengers in first or gold members of the airline’s executive ... www.timesonline.co.uk
Business Travelers Peeved Over Redeeming Miles - Msnbc new york - more than two-thirds of business travelers questioned in a recent survey valued airline loyalty programs but complained that it was difficult to redeem the miles they earn. one-third said the ability to redeem miles was the most important ... www.msnbc.msn.com
Continental: Free Meals Help Set It Apart From Rivals continental is the only traditional "legacy" carrier to continue serving free meals in domestic coach class, something that the houston chronicle takes a look at in an article from the weekend. the chronicle says "it helps that the carrier continues... www.usatoday.com
Air France-klm Traffic Grows At Year's Slowest Pace (update1) oct. 7 (bloomberg) -- air france-klm group , europe's biggest airline, said passenger traffic rose 0.5 percent in september, the slowest growth rate reported this year. www.bloomberg.com
A Discount Airline's Descent - Der Spiegel ryanair planes at dublin airport in dublin, ireland. on feb. 4, michael o'leary, chief executive of ryanair, europe's largest airline by number of passengers, warned that its profits could be cut by up to half next year due to a "perfect storm" of ... www.spiegel.de
Overbooked Flights: Upgrade To Business Class A Welcome Move By ... - New Straits Times amid all the ongoing complaints on price hikes and inefficient service by malaysian airlines, my family and i have only praise for them. a few days before i was to fly to heathrow, london, on aug 31, my travel agent received a call from mas to say ... www.nst.com.my
Air Canada And Tam Expand Network Between Major Cities In Brazil And Canada air canada , a founding member of star alliance, and tam , brazil's largest airline, today announced they have concluded an agreement to expand their networks on a codeshare basis, offering customers more choice of destinations and convenient transfers to major cities throughout brazil and canada. biz.yahoo.com
Silverjet Sinks - Businessweek turns out time’s run out for silverjet, the world’s last remaining business class-only airline. just shy of its second anniversary, the british-based carrier is calling it quits after admitting the $5 million cash injection it was expecting from ... www.businessweek.com
Ba Flies High On Oil Slide - Guardian Unlimited business class airline silverjet may have suspended operations, but british airways is flying high. a fall in the price of oil has helped lift ba to the top of the ftse 100 leaderboard. the airline - which has just increased its fuel surcharges again ... www.guardian.co.uk
First Class Flurry Flight Attendant Game Released viqua games has released its latest casual game, first class flurry. players take on the role of a flight attendant, claire, who must help bring a bankrupt airline to success through making passengers happy. she must serve drinks, prepare meals, hand out pillows, and usher people to their seats.... www.macnn.com
World's Largest Commercial Aircraft In Auckland This Week check back on friday for photos and video of the a380 arriving in auckland. complimentary pyjamas and seats which fold out to a two-metre long bed are being offered by australian airline qantas to woo passengers on to its newest aircraft. www.nzherald.co.nz
Flying In Style: Best Biz-class Seats - Cnn Money the new seats are loaded with movies, cds, an outlet, a privacy screen and many comfort settings. best for: control freaks on international - and a few domestic - routes. * in inches. pitch is the distance from one seatback to the next money.cnn.com