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Arlene's Air Travel Blog March 2006 Archive

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

Walsh has his way with BA

Thursday March 30, 2006
I remember talking with a British Airways flight attendant last summer as we both waited and tried to get on an Olympic Airways flight from Corfu to Athens. Neither ... Read More

About

Thursday March 30, 2006
This is an example of a WordPress page, you could edit this to put information about yourself or your site so readers know where you are coming from. You can ... Read More

Making your way to Africa?

Tuesday March 28, 2006
Then you really should check out the nicely organized list of African airlines compiled by our Africa for Visitors Guide, Anouk Zijlma. She has listed the major airlines in Africa ... Read More

Robbed!

Sunday March 26, 2006
When you think about what a robbery often looks like, you may picture armed robbers at a bank with stockings over their faces. But airports can be targeted because airlines ... Read More

Top 10 Myths about Airfare and Airline Tickets

Sunday March 26, 2006
So, it's better to book at the last minute; you can change the name on your ticket anytime; and if your flight cancels you can walk over to another airline ... Read More

Myths of Air Travel...don't get grounded by misconceptions

Thursday March 23, 2006
You are on your way to the airport, and notice that traffic is lighter than usual. After an easy check-in, you nearly float through security - the airport screeners are ... Read More

Southwest Airlines - Florida is on sale!

Wednesday March 22, 2006
Southwest Airlines has released some pretty great prices for flights to Florida. With one-way fares such as Cleveland-Fort Lauderdale from $69, prices to this sunny state are affordable right now. Tickets ... Read More

Pirate interference

Wednesday March 22, 2006
Outside of the blogging, writing and maintaining this site, I work at an airport. And at an airport, one of the best ways to keep in touch with your colleagues ... Read More

Ouch - can't detect a bomb?

Monday March 20, 2006
One would think that it would be impossible that a bomb would be able to pass through airport screening given the measures that have been instituted at airports over the ... Read More

Air travel that isn't for the dogs

Saturday March 18, 2006
A few weeks ago, a prize winning show dog went missing at JFK airport. The search continues for the female whippet who somehow managed to escape from her kennel at ... Read More

Paying for your premium seat...in coach

Thursday March 16, 2006
The latest plan for cash-challenged Northwest Airlines is to start charging for what it considers its premium coach seats. It all started this week on flights within the United States ... Read More

Air Travel in Iraq

Wednesday March 15, 2006
...can mean landing in an airport that is hundreds of miles away from your original destination. From long waits, cancelled or rescheduled flights, to wild overbooking procedures, Iraq air travel ... Read More

Buh-bye lunch, dinner

Monday March 13, 2006
It has not gone unnoticed - the drop in inflight meal service, the lack of amenities now available in coach. Hot meal service, domestically anyhow, has become something that seems ... Read More

St Patrick's Day sale

Friday March 10, 2006
Aer Lingus has launched a spring airfare sale to or from Ireland. For those starting in Ireland, one way airfares begin at 138 euro to cities such as New York ... Read More

Tips to earn and burn frequent flyer miles

Friday March 10, 2006
American Airlines introduced frequent flyer programs to the world 25 years ago. Thus in finding out ways to earn and redeem miles, who better to go to for finding tips ... Read More

Brrr...cold testing

Thursday March 9, 2006
When a new type of aircraft is going through its rigorous safety tests it is brought through different climates, altitudes, weather conditions. The A380 which promises to be a mammoth ... Read More

Time's ticking on this sale...

Wednesday March 8, 2006
that ends on March 10th. JetBlue is having a sale on one way airfares across the U.S. . With fares that all end in 4 you can look at one ways ... Read More

Homeless and at the airport

Tuesday March 7, 2006
There are dozens of airports that serve as sleeping pads for the homeless. Some airports are more tolerant than others when it comes to the unexpected tenants. One would not necessarily ... Read More

Intro airfare special to China

Sunday March 5, 2006
American Airlines is starting up a new route to Shanghai China. With airfares starting at $625 before taxes roundtrip from Chicago, and bonus intro miles, it is a great deal ... Read More

Cell phones aren't safe for flights

Saturday March 4, 2006
A recent study seems to indicate that cell phones may interfere with aircraft navigation systems even more than was ever previously thought. Some have claimed in the past that a ban ... Read More

Winter weather hits New York again

Thursday March 2, 2006
...and some airlines are getting prepped by allowing flexible rebookings. JetBlue is one of the airlines that has already sent out a press release with details on rescheduling flights out of ... Read More

The best and the worst of January

Thursday March 2, 2006
Hawaiian Airlines is the best, Jetblue is the worst. What kind of list can make these claims? The list of delays for 2006 thus far names Jetblue as the biggest ... Read More
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