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Jay Leno on US Airways flight 1549 again..

01/24/09

Jay Leno is getting a lot of mileage out of US Airways Flight 1549. The latest: last night- Friday, Jan. 23. Once again, Terry Maxon at the Airline Biz Blog stayed up late enough to watch and take notes: My favorite: “I tell you, Kevin, the economy is bad, the economy is bad. People are →

New Orleans airport and Southwest Airlines celebrate with prizes and karaoke

01/23/09

Southwest Airlines is celebrating 30 years of service at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) today with a 1979-infused party that includes a DJ spinning “records” from ’79, decorations and costumes from the 70s, a karaoke machine, and games and prizes throughout the day, including a “Money Cube” where customers can grab prizes. There →

Vintage fun for kids from Delta Air Lines

01/21/09

Stuck at the airport? Print out some of the fun, airplane-related puzzles that were posted on the Delta Air Lines blog last week, including this vintage “Connect the Dots” game from the archives. →

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Jay Leno’s take on US Airways flight 1549

01/16/09

(Trying again…) The fact that everyone got out of the US Airways plane that landed in the Hudson River opened the door for Jay Leno to make jokes about the event. The Airline Biz blog in the Dallas Morning News was kind enough to post those jokes. Here’s the link. →

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Karaoke at the airport? Yes! In Houston.

12/04/08

Sometimes dreams really do come true! In the past I’ve joked (sort of…) that it would be great if airport amenities included speed-dating, tattooing, and karaoke – especially during the busy holiday travel season. Now comes word that Houston’s George Bush Intercontinental Airport is not just hiring choirs and bands to entertain travelers during this →

Are good-looking flight attendants important?

09/30/08

From a newly released survey by Synovate that asked 10,000 people in 13 global markets about air travel come these facts and “curiosities: 63% of air travelers surveyed prefer window seats and 41% say they are so fussy about where they sit on an airplane that a bad seat can ruin their flight experience. While →

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DFW make-out site gets make-over

09/04/08

The folks at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) are having a party to celebrate the grand reopening of Founders Plaza, an airport landmark and a great airplane viewing spot the Dallas Morning News once called the city’s “Best Place to Make Out.” The “new and improved” Founders Plaza covers twice the space of the former →

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