Historic Floods Threaten Paris
One of the world’s most beloved cities is experiencing some epic flooding as the Seine River overflows.
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How long do airlines take to respond on Twitter?
An interesting study was just posted regarding how long airlines take to respond on Twitter. With the new tech savvy breed of travelers, airlines not only have to provide good customer service at the airport kiosks, but also online through social media. It comes as no surprise that the bigger …
Flight Drops 20,000 feet: FAs Lead Hysteria
An AirAsia flight from Perth (AUS) to Bali (Indonesia), apparently made an abrupt drop from 34,000 feet to 10,000 feet after the cabin experienced depressurization. Here is a video on YouTube of the incident from 9 News Perth. Leading the hysteria on board were the flight attendants, who despite knowing …
“World’s Most Useless Airport” Gets Commercial Service
This is an interesting bit of information: the island of St. Helena in the South Atlantic, most notably Napoleon’s final place of exile, has finally seen its first commercial flight. The plane was an Airlink Embraer E190 from Johannesburg, South Africa, which made a stop in Windhoek, Namibia. Previously the island …
BA Won’t be Honoring Ecuador Fares
Just got word that BA won’t be honoring the crazy $1000 First Class fares to Ecuador. It’s always important to not book non-refundable travel around these crazy deals because you don’t know which way the airline will swing with their decisions. In this case I bet they realized that too …
Devastation on One of the World’s Most Beautiful Islands
We’ve all heard about the devastation that has struck Houston, and it is saddening to see what the south end of the city has become after Harvey. But something we never expect is a tropical paradise to no longer be such a place almost overnight.
UPDATED: Here is why United is to blame
As most of you will have heard by now: a video has emerged of a passenger, who is by all accounts a doctor, being forcibly dragged off a United flight 3411 that was headed to Louisville. http://www.cnbc.com/2017/04/10/video-surfaces-of-man-being-dragged-from-overbooked-united-flight.html This is an insane situation from start to finish. And, while the passenger is definitely …
Air India: First to Fly All-Female Crew Around the World
It looks like Air India has just become the first airline to fly an all-female crew around the world. This was on Air India’s San Francisco – New Delhi service, which is actually one of the longest flights in the world. It’s quite an historic occasion, and comes 53 years …
Brussels Airlines is “Going the Extra Smile” Again
It’s been a tough time for Brussels, and Belgium’s flag carrier Brussels Airlines for the past year due to the terror attacks last year. Tourism and travel have been quite affected so it is high time for a breath of fresh air. Brussels Airlines delivers that with this ad on its …
EU Parliament votes to End Visa-Free Travel for Americans!
The European Parliament, that meets in Strasbourg, France, voted to end visa-free travel for Americans within the EU. This move is in retaliation to US’s decision to not grant visa free travel for citizens of 5 EU Countries: Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Poland, and Romania. Per the article in the Independent, “The …
