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Arlene's Air Travel Blog October 2005 Archive

By Arlene Fleming, About.com Guide to Air Travel since 2002

When costs soar not even low cost carriers are immune

Monday October 31, 2005
You have seen the increase in gas prices at the pump. Magnify that thousands of times over and you begin to understand how crippling high fuel costs could be. And ... Read More

Traveling to the Pearl of the Adriatic

Saturday October 29, 2005
Dubrovnik, also known as the pearl of the Adriatic, is just one of the destinations in Croatia, a small European country that has burst onto the tourism scene. The airports ... Read More

Profits in a year of bankruptcies

Thursday October 27, 2005
While many airlines are restructuring, filing for bankruptcy, or slowly emerging from bankruptcy protection, there is an airline that is flying high. Southwest Airlines is posting a profit. And not some ... Read More

A stronger seat

Tuesday October 25, 2005
It's taken nearly 20 years, but the FAA has now outlined the new safety standards required for passenger seats. The new standards are partly based on past aircraft accidents where ... Read More

Discriminatory practices

Sunday October 23, 2005
Ryanair has been criticized in the past for their treatment of passengers with limited mobility or visual impairment. Recently, instead of accepting a dozen blind passengers on one of their ... Read More

Tracking the path of Wilma

Thursday October 20, 2005
Hurricane Wilma has commenced a battering path towards Cancun, Mexico. And because of the jet stream effects, it is predicted that Wilma is likely to head for the coast of ... Read More

The New Millimeter Wave in Airport Security

Wednesday October 19, 2005
Imagine that airport security could see right through your clothes...A new screening technology has been developed that can screen passengers for non metal concealed objects using millimeter waves. The new technology, ... Read More

Gone fishing...

Monday October 17, 2005
...at the airport. After several days of rain in India, one of the airports turned into a virtual fishing pond. Bags of fish were caught on what was a ... Read More

Too old to fly?

Saturday October 15, 2005
One of Richard Branson's airlines has lost a case based on ageism. Virgin Blue, a low cost airline in Australia, has had a ruling come down against them, stating that ... Read More

Airfare deals

Thursday October 13, 2005
A few of the airfare deals this week include $25 airfare for flights between Boston and New York, and several flight deals for travel within Europe. I have placed the details ... Read More

Appetizing Advertising?

Tuesday October 11, 2005
Well one certainly can say that the merger between America West and US Airways has spawned some unique ideas. What I speak of is their plan to use tray tables ... Read More

Boston Logan's safety in question

Sunday October 9, 2005
You hear the horror stories of near misses on the runway. Of flights touching wing tips, just missing each other in the air, or coming within feet of each other ... Read More

Security screening just wasn't his cup of tea

Friday October 7, 2005
"Prince Pompous"...just one of the new nicknames gained by Prince Andrew. You see on a recent trip to Australia he protested being screened by airport security Airport security in Australia ... Read More

Flightplan not a thriller for flight attendants

Wednesday October 5, 2005
Flightplan may be #1 at the box office, but labor unions that represent nearly all of the flight attendants in the U.S. have been calling for a boycott of the ... Read More

Transmeridian Airlines Bankrupt

Monday October 3, 2005
There have been several airlines that have gone bankrupt in recent days. Now the charter airline Transmeridian Airlines has joined the list. The difference is that they are no longer ... Read More

Using your cell phone on board

Sunday October 2, 2005
In early 2006, two European based airlines are set to conduct 3 month trials where they will allow passengers to use their cell phones after the door has closed, and ... Read More

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