Stuck at the airport

Remote Baggage Check-In. Worth it?

05/06/08
It’s a fair bet that, for the foreseeable future, there are going to be longer-than-usual lines at curbside check-in kiosks and lobby ticket counters as travelers, airline personnel, and skycaps get accustomed to the new fees most airlines are now – or will soon be – charging for checking more than one bag. One way →

Irritated by those new $25 baggage check fees?

05/06/08
Yesterday, May 5th, United, Continental, Delta, Northwest and US Airways began charging non-exempt passengers $25 for checking a second bag. Soon it will also cost extra to check a second bag on American Airlines, Alaska Airlines, Horizon Air, Air Tran, and JetBlue. Want that money back? The Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants Group has announced a →

Air France testing in-flight cell phone service

05/02/08
Through the end of June, Air France is testing cell-phone service on one of its A318 airplanes. Passengers boarding this plane don’t know cell-phone service is available until a flight attendant makes an announcement or they look in the seat back pocket and find this laminated notice. Um.. unless someone has taken it home as →

Cell-phones on airplanes: are you ready?

05/01/08
New European Union (EU) rules make it likely that travelers will be able to place cell phone calls on flights in EU airspace as soon as this summer. Air France is already testing such a service on one “cell-phones-allowed” plane that I got to fly on yesterday between Paris and Geneva. Technically, the service isn’t →

Flying somewhere this weekend?

04/30/08
Even if you’re staying home, here’s a great way to save some cash and get some culture. Bank of America’s Museums on US program offers free admission to more than 70 museums around the country on the first full weekend (Saturday and Sunday) of each month. All you need to do is show an ID →

Air France 50th 777 Ferry Flight

04/30/08
On Tuesday Air France officials were in Everett, Washington to take delivery of the company’s 50th Boeing 777-300ER airplane. The flight home to Paris had room for a few guests. Highlights of the trip: A chance to see – and smell – a brand new airplane. Turns out, like new cars, new airplanes definitely have →

Let it snow

04/29/08
You’d think snow – even a spring snowstorm – wouldn’t get much attention in Alaska. But last Friday the folks in Anchorage got hit with enough snow to set a record for the day and for the month. According to the National Weather Service, which has an office near the Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport, →

No go for Tempelhof Airport

04/28/08
It looks like its curtains after all for Berlin’s historic Tempelhof International Airport. According to news reports, airport supporters failed to get enough people to vote this past weekend to keep the airport open. There wasn’t even enough turn-out to have the vote be considered valid. Tempelholf Airport played a crucial role in the one →
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