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Arlene's Air Travel Blog August 2008 Archive

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

Zoom Airlines Sputters

Friday August 29, 2008
Low cost airline Zoom, based in Ottawa, Canada has folded. Flying from New York and Canada to the UK in the summer, and to sun destinations in the winter. Hundreds ... Read More

Airfare Specials this Week

Thursday August 28, 2008
It's been an intense week for air travel, with 2 major plane crashes and a hijacked plane. Details can be found for those stories in the Air Travel Forum. This ... Read More

Early Airfare Special This Week

Tuesday August 26, 2008
Had to blog this one quick. One of those sales that starts and ends within days. This one is from Spirit Airlines and it ends at the end of August ... Read More

65 Reported Dead in Plane Crash in Kyrgyzstan

Monday August 25, 2008
A second major plane crash within a week, this one also had about two dozen survivors. The plane took off from the capital city of Bishkek, headed for Tehran. The ... Read More

Calm, Cool and Connected - Internet Inflight

Monday August 25, 2008
If you just must stay in touch via e-mail while on board, then there is good news on the horizon. Several airlines are beginning to provide internet options, to a ... Read More

Speculation Over Spanair Crash

Saturday August 23, 2008
Spanair had one of the deadliest crashes in recent European history this week. On August 20, a Las Palmas (Canary Islands) destined flight crashed and burned almost immediately after takeoff ... Read More

Airfare Specials this Week

Thursday August 21, 2008
Kayak found airfare specials with Delta Airlines: "For a limited time Delta is offering cheap seats on their Atlanta and New York routes. Fly to/from these great East Coast cities ... Read More

Deadly Spanair Crash in Madrid

Wednesday August 20, 2008
Minutes after take-off, a Spanair plane, filled with holiday-makers headed to the Canary Islands, crashed. It seems that few of the passengers survived. About.com's guide to Spain Travel has written a ... Read More

From the Airport to New York City

Wednesday August 20, 2008
Big, bustling cities can be intimidating places for an air traveler. How do you get to and from the airport? What is the fastest route out of the city? Which ... Read More

Obama's Flight Emergency

Monday August 18, 2008
In early July, the airplane being used for Barack Obama's campaign trail was diverted to St Louis, after taking off from Chicago. At the time, it was insisted that there ... Read More

In Pursuit of the Free Upgrade

Saturday August 16, 2008
I have worked for an airline for close to fifteen years now and friends often ask about how to get free upgrades. Are there any particular strategies that can secure ... Read More

Airfare Specials this Week

Thursday August 14, 2008
It must be the mid-August lull as it was definitely a time consuming venture, searching for airfare specials. I have posted a good number of airfare deals in the Air ... Read More

Water Isn't Free and More Fees

Monday August 11, 2008
...at least it isn't on lots of US Airways routes. The airline has decided to charge for non alcoholic drinks including coffee and bottled water. So after you've paid for ... Read More

Pie in the Sky - Trying for a Transatlantic Merger

Saturday August 9, 2008
British Airways and American Airlines are trying to find ways to become more like a merged airline, while still being able to avoid anti-competition laws. It continues to be a ... Read More

Airfare Specials this Week

Thursday August 7, 2008
I have to say, I really enjoy the Farecast site. They give you an idea of historical fares, and whether you should buy, speculating on whether airfares will stay the ... Read More

Food for Flying

Monday August 4, 2008
Meals inflight have been growing less and less common for years now. But that doesn't mean you can't pack your own! You will have to make sure that you don't ... Read More

A Menu to Remember

Saturday August 2, 2008
Airline memorabilia is well collected, but did you know that even airline menus have their place in collections. In fact, there is now an online collection of hundreds of inflight ... Read More
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