Would you load your own baggage? You book online, you print out your own boarding pass, why not load your own luggage on the plane? According to a Reuter’s report: Europe’s largest low-cost airline Ryanair is looking at the possibility of getting passengers to carry their luggage all the way to the plane, cutting out […]
So many people are canceling trips to Mexico because of worries over swine flu that United Airlines and Continental Airlines are significantly cutting out flights to that country. No doubt other airlines will also cut flights, so if you’ve postponed your Mexico trip, check back with the airline to see if you need to change […]
MSNBC.com (and probably every other media outlet) picked up this story from Philadelphia about a pet store that went to pick up a delivery of fish from the airport and were given a box containing a dead body instead.
“Cameras. Laptop computers. Flat-screen televisions. Cellphones. Jewelry. Even 5-foot-tall African masks.” (Photo courtesy of Connecticut State Police) That’s the way a Hartford Courant writer starts off his article about the arrest of a “band of thieving baggage handlers” at Bradley International Airport. Some of the 11 people arrested worked for Delta Air Lines, others worked […]
As you set out for weekend adventures…here’s a reminder to keep an eye on all your stuff at the airport. And another reason why carry-on only is a good option. From the Portland Business Journal: Two Northwest Airlines baggage handlers have been charged with stealing more than 200 items from passenger luggage at Portland International […]
The folks at Luggage Forward, one of the companies that provides doorstep to destination luggage delivery, is putting out their annual industry report today and, no surprise, they predict that in 2009 travelers will: Be paying increasing baggage fees: “Despite falling fuel prices airlines have determined that baggage fees do not deter people from flying […]
Would you load your own baggage? You book online, you print out your own boarding pass, why not load your own luggage on the plane? According to a Reuter’s report: Europe’s largest low-cost airline Ryanair is looking at the possibility of getting passengers to carry their luggage all the way to the plane, cutting out […]
So many people are canceling trips to Mexico because of worries over swine flu that United Airlines and Continental Airlines are significantly cutting out flights to that country. No doubt other airlines will also cut flights, so if you’ve postponed your Mexico trip, check back with the airline to see if you need to change […]
MSNBC.com (and probably every other media outlet) picked up this story from Philadelphia about a pet store that went to pick up a delivery of fish from the airport and were given a box containing a dead body instead.
“Cameras. Laptop computers. Flat-screen televisions. Cellphones. Jewelry. Even 5-foot-tall African masks.” (Photo courtesy of Connecticut State Police) That’s the way a Hartford Courant writer starts off his article about the arrest of a “band of thieving baggage handlers” at Bradley International Airport. Some of the 11 people arrested worked for Delta Air Lines, others worked […]
As you set out for weekend adventures…here’s a reminder to keep an eye on all your stuff at the airport. And another reason why carry-on only is a good option. From the Portland Business Journal: Two Northwest Airlines baggage handlers have been charged with stealing more than 200 items from passenger luggage at Portland International […]
The folks at Luggage Forward, one of the companies that provides doorstep to destination luggage delivery, is putting out their annual industry report today and, no surprise, they predict that in 2009 travelers will: Be paying increasing baggage fees: “Despite falling fuel prices airlines have determined that baggage fees do not deter people from flying […]
Need ideas for what to do when you’re stuck at the airport? The folks at CreativeApplications.net are inspired and impressed by Jetset – a game about airports that you can play on your iPhone or iPod touch. According to the game’s creators, “Security is there to make you feel safe and get you to your […]
It’s natural to wonder (or hope) that the bathroom scale is wrong when you weigh in each morning. At the airport, it’s a different story entirely. Airlines have been getting strict about charging passengers for overweight bags to the tune of millions of dollars each year. But last week, the Arizona Department of Weights and […]
This seems like it could be fun: Today (Monday, Nov 10th), the largest trade union in the United Kingdom is bringing two of Britain’s strongest men, Rob Frampton and Laurence Shahlaie, to Heathrow and Manchester airports to help passengers guess the weight of their luggage. No word on exactly how these big guys will do […]