Alaska Airline’s Wi-Fi One

Testing out in-flight Wi-Fi on Alaska Airline’s Wi-Fi One.   Sign-on was easy, system is fast.  (Seems faster than my connection at the airport; could that be?). Flight attendants seems excited about being on the test plane, but I’m surprised there was no announcement letting everyone know the service was available – for free.  There are […]

What’s with the laser at Sea-Tac Airport?

I’m due to fly home to Seattle tonight after testing out Alaska Airline’s Wi-Fi equipped “WI FI ONE” plane and wondering if I have to worry about our plane getting lasered on the way in. According to  the Seattle Times newspaper, the pilots of four planes reported seeing a bright laser light Wednesday night as […]

Tidbits for travelers: BWI Twitters, Southwest pampers,

Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI) used its Twitter account during the recent east coast snowstorm to share information about weather conditions and flight delays and hopes you’ll sign up to get their tweets- including updates on parking – next time you’re headed that way. And Southwest Airlines rolled out yet another priority security lane […]