Not your average check in
Monday January 30, 2006
Most airports that you will fly through will have airport chapels located in them. They are often fairly well hidden, or at least not occupying prime real estate within an ... Read More
It's all about business
Saturday January 28, 2006
There are a few airlines that are making their business (class) known. Maxjet and Eos operate business class only flights between New York and London, and Lufthansa between Munich and ... Read More
Bite, jump, and run
Wednesday January 25, 2006
These are not usually the words to describe a passenger. But in the latest, and one of the stranger air rage stories of late, a passenger bit another passenger then ... Read More
A European link to Iraq
Monday January 23, 2006
For some time, there has been no air travel service between Europe and Iraq by any European airline.
Now Austrian Airlines has decided to change that and will begin flying to ... Read More
A quick puff and you are set to go
Saturday January 21, 2006
There are new machines coming to several U.S. airports. These "puffer" machines will allow airport security screeners to quickly check whether a passenger may be equipped with explosives.
The machines are ... Read More
A few foreign phrases...
Thursday January 19, 2006
I travel a lot and am always trying to learn phrases and words that will help me get by in another language. The right foreign language/phrasebook can make all the ... Read More
Safari, Sahara, and getting to Africa
Tuesday January 17, 2006
If you have dreamed of escaping on an African adventure, but don't even know where to begin then the About Africa for Visitors site is a good starting point. She ... Read More
Lighting up the airport
Sunday January 15, 2006
Is there any reason for using the specific colors of lights at the airport?
There is and this feature is a quick primer on the lights that you will see ... Read More
Tell no lies
Friday January 13, 2006
There may be a strange twist to airport security screening. It appears that Israel has developed a lie detector that could be used at airports to screen passengers.
The device would ... Read More
Regulating space travel
Wednesday January 11, 2006
You can tell that something new is about to happen in air travel when the talk of regulating it starts coming into play. This is the case for commercial space ... Read More
Traveling to the Emerald Isle
Monday January 9, 2006
The busiest airport in Ireland is Dublin International Airport. Although it is a country of about 4 million, millions more travel through this airport.
Tourism is a huge industry for the ... Read More
Snow-grounded and suing
Saturday January 7, 2006
A recent British Airways flight had passengers sitting on board, grounded, for over 7 hours. A passing snow storm was blamed for the delay.
But after several hours of being ... Read More
bye bye Flyi
Thursday January 5, 2006
Not such a strong start to 2006 for one airline in particular. The first airline casualty of the year is Independence Air, which stops operating today. Bucking the trend of ... Read More
Air rage leads to an unscheduled stop
Tuesday January 3, 2006
Here is a way to deal with air rage - strand the passenger on an isolated isle, and keep on flying. This pretty much sums up a recent flight on ... Read More
A happy 2006 to all
Sunday January 1, 2006
...and a time to put your travel resolutions in place.
Mine include trying to travel more in low travel season, and to give myself more time to get to the airport ... Read More