After months of speculation, Continental Airlines is poised to announce the date in which it leaves the current SkyTeam global alliance and forges ahead with its entry into the Star Alliance which included unspecified new relations with United Airlines. Among the benefits are reciprocal frequent flyer program benefits with both United Airlines, US Airways, Air [...]
Reading an interview with the president and CEO of WestJet, the (somewhat) regional low-cost carrier in Canada reminded me again that those who think frequent flyer programs have overstayed their need in the airline industry should at least acknowledge that WestJet Airlines, is not alone in debunking that myth. Sean Durfy, the WestJet head executive [...]
As a former clothing company merchandise presentation geek, I’ve always been amused at all the money that airlines spent on development and implementation of the standard silver chrome metal crate that airlines have at their various check-in counters to measure your luggage to fit their carry-on standards. Having designed and paid for similar racks to [...]
Like many fellow travelers I know, we seek a fine balance of when our respective governments should be involved in our travel. For instance, some will say that they wish for governments to establish a basic set of passenger rights, while others will trump that let free enterprise rule passenger rights and only those airlines [...]