The Stuck at the Airport team is in London this week on a trip organized by our friends at Gatwick Airport (LGW). The assignment? Find out if it’s easy to land at Gatwick Airport on a flight from the U.S. See if it’s easy to take public transit to and from the airport to London, […]
Alaska Airlines has added a “Peace of Mind’ cancellation and fee waiver policy to help travelers worried about what might happen next with the coronavirus. The peace of mind waiver doesn’t apply to flights you may have booked months ago, only for new bookings. But if you book a flight prior to March 12 and […]
Alaska Airlines and JetBlue have come out on top of this year’s J.D. Power and Associates 2012 North America Airline Satisfaction Study, which was released today. The highly regarded study found that after two years of consecutive industry improvements, overall passenger satisfaction has declined slightly (to 681 index points on a 1,000-point scale—down from 683 […]
The Stuck at the Airport team is in London this week on a trip organized by our friends at Gatwick Airport (LGW). The assignment? Find out if it’s easy to land at Gatwick Airport on a flight from the U.S. See if it’s easy to take public transit to and from the airport to London, […]
Alaska Airlines has added a “Peace of Mind’ cancellation and fee waiver policy to help travelers worried about what might happen next with the coronavirus. The peace of mind waiver doesn’t apply to flights you may have booked months ago, only for new bookings. But if you book a flight prior to March 12 and […]
Alaska Airlines and JetBlue have come out on top of this year’s J.D. Power and Associates 2012 North America Airline Satisfaction Study, which was released today. The highly regarded study found that after two years of consecutive industry improvements, overall passenger satisfaction has declined slightly (to 681 index points on a 1,000-point scale—down from 683 […]
Heading to college or sending a kid off to school? Once tuition, room, and board bills are paid, there may not be much cash left over for actually traveling between home and the college campus. But, as I write in my Well Mannered Traveler column on MSNBC.com today, some airlines offer a little help. Lufthansa, […]
Laid off or worried about getting laid off? In addition to JetBlue’s promise to refund your airfare if you get laid off, here are two other travel-related outfits that want you to rest easy: In Park City, Utah the Washington School Inn’s “Pink Slip Protection” package promises to refund your deposit if you get laid […]
Here’s a quick round-up of recession specials for air travelers and other tidbits you might find useful: American Airlines has kicked off a Milestones contest: One first-place winner will receive 275,000 AAdvantage miles; 10 second-place winners will each get 1,000 AAdvantage miles. To enter: register and post an interesting tidbit about a cool place somewhere […]
To celebrate its 9th anniversary, JetBlue Airways has kicked off a five day sweepstakes that starts today. Prizes include free flights, luggage, a year’s worth of soda and snacks, Dunkin’ Donuts gift packs, XM satellite radio and other fun stuff. Grand prize: a vacation for 9 in the Bahamas. You’ll need to be a member […]