A little bit of this ‘n that today. (No one is walking off with this bag!) The story out of Phoenix about a couple who managed to steal more than 1,000 pieces of luggage from the baggage claim carousels at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport is alarming, for sure. But we shouldn’t be surprised. While […]
What were those two Northwest pilots up to when they missed the turn-off for Minneapolis last week? “Going over their schedules” on their laptop computers is the latest explanation. I liked some of the other theories that were floating around better. Like the one about an alien abduction. Now that would have been interesting. But […]
I’m a big fan of free. Free wireless Internet at airports. Free admission to cool museums. Free samples. And free travel. And while I’m personally one of those “I never win anything” people, I keep that line (I think I saw it on a lottery commercial) in mind – “Some lucky dog’s gonna’ win it” […]
Greetings from Auckland! Today many of the 111 folks who flew on Air New Zealand’s Matchmaking Flight from Los Angeles will spend the day prepping and primping for tonight’s gala party. Not just a party, but a get-all-dressed-up Matchmaking Ball, where folks who took the 13 hour flight over from the U.S. will get to […]
Air New Zealand, the folks who brought us those cheeky and now-classic, nearly-naked commercials (see a sample below), will be sending a planeload of folks from Los Angeles to Auckland tonight, October 13th, on a 12-hour matchmaking flight. As MSNBC.com’s (very happily married, thank-you) Well Mannered Traveler, I get to tag along to see if […]
I was pretty sure the story about ANA (All Nippon Airways) asking passengers to pee before boarding – to help lighten the airplane’s, uh, load – was an offhand joke that went viral. Especially when I couldn’t find anything about the campaign on the airline’s Web site. But that was just because I can’t read […]
A little bit of this ‘n that today. (No one is walking off with this bag!) The story out of Phoenix about a couple who managed to steal more than 1,000 pieces of luggage from the baggage claim carousels at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport is alarming, for sure. But we shouldn’t be surprised. While […]
What were those two Northwest pilots up to when they missed the turn-off for Minneapolis last week? “Going over their schedules” on their laptop computers is the latest explanation. I liked some of the other theories that were floating around better. Like the one about an alien abduction. Now that would have been interesting. But […]
I’m a big fan of free. Free wireless Internet at airports. Free admission to cool museums. Free samples. And free travel. And while I’m personally one of those “I never win anything” people, I keep that line (I think I saw it on a lottery commercial) in mind – “Some lucky dog’s gonna’ win it” […]
Greetings from Auckland! Today many of the 111 folks who flew on Air New Zealand’s Matchmaking Flight from Los Angeles will spend the day prepping and primping for tonight’s gala party. Not just a party, but a get-all-dressed-up Matchmaking Ball, where folks who took the 13 hour flight over from the U.S. will get to […]
Air New Zealand, the folks who brought us those cheeky and now-classic, nearly-naked commercials (see a sample below), will be sending a planeload of folks from Los Angeles to Auckland tonight, October 13th, on a 12-hour matchmaking flight. As MSNBC.com’s (very happily married, thank-you) Well Mannered Traveler, I get to tag along to see if […]
I was pretty sure the story about ANA (All Nippon Airways) asking passengers to pee before boarding – to help lighten the airplane’s, uh, load – was an offhand joke that went viral. Especially when I couldn’t find anything about the campaign on the airline’s Web site. But that was just because I can’t read […]