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A room with an airplane factory view

04/30/26

Some hotels would downplay the fact that there’s a factory next door operating 24/7. Not the Hyatt Regency Lake Washington at Seattle’s Southport in Renton, Washington. The resort-style hotel sits on the shore of Lake Washington and offers indoor and outdoor dining with views of the lake, dowtown Seattle and the Olympic Mountains. There’s a […]

Harriet Baskas

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Flight attendant fashion at the Museum of Flight

Wine flies free on these 2 airlines

Let’s talk about airline sizing restrictions

New American Airlines trading cards

New ways to sleep on long-haul flights in the economy cabin

Fuel costs rise. Airfares & bag fees rise too.

Icelandair’s job opening for a bad photographer

Cathay Pacific returns to SEA after 6 years

News from 1 airline, 1 airport + a hotel lobby

Alaska Airlines’ big, bold Boeing plane order

Politics at the airport?

05/07/08

A while back I wrote a column for USATODAY.com about airports that use celebrity voices to welcome visitors and remind them of security regulations. Now it seems that Colorado’s Aspen/Pitkin County Airport is considering pulling one of its celebrity announcements – at least until the presidential campaign is over. According to the Associated Press, someone […]

The Duke would approve

05/07/08

Some welcome and useful improvements at Orange County’s John Wayne Airport (SNA) in Santa Ana, California: Travelers with laptops, cell phones and other electronic devices will be pleased to find that power outlets have been conveniently placed between the seat backs at Gates 2 – 14. (Photo courtesy John Wayne Airport) The airport is also […]

John Wayne 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 […]

As of today, you’ll pay $25 to check a second bag at the airport

05/05/08

Starting today, May 5th, non-exempt travelers flying on Continental, Delta, Northwest, United and US Airways must pay $25 to check a second piece of luggage. American Airlines will begin charging that same $25 on May 12. Air Tran jumps in with a $10 second-bag fee on May 15th. And, just in time for summer travel, […]

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 […]