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WOW Air Review: Iceland To and Fro

Last fall I headed to Iceland with G Adventures. When booking flights to meet my group in Reykjavik, I came across a number of options. There were your usual suspects (Icelandair, British Airways, Delta, etc.) on Kayak. And then there was WOW Air. WOW Air was significantly less expensive. I sensed it might be a “Spirit Situation” so I conducted my research…

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Delta’s Disastrous Terminal Move at LAX – What Did We Miss?

Back in March, we warned travelers to steer clear of Los Angeles International Airport during early May if flying certain airlines.  The big terminal move at LAX would shuffle 21 carriers over a multi-night multi-terminal logistical dance. Our advice to Delta flyers should have been more pointed.  Delta’s disastrous terminal move at LAX, it turns out, was not only…

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Emotional Support Animals – When Will Enough Be Enough?

Have we hit another tipping point with passenger and crew interactions?  The latest incident appears to involve emotional support animals and occurred on an American Airlines flight. Many of you may have seen today’s story on View From The Wing about the premium class flyer who was booted from a Miami to Los Angeles flight…

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TARGETED: Double or Triple Miles Offer on American Premium Class Flights

A new targeted offer is out today from American Airlines offering bonus double or triple miles on premium class (business or first class) flights through August 31. I received the offer for triple miles in my inbox a short time ago with the following text: Hello Jennifer, An exclusive offer for you Sign up to earn 3X award…

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American Airlines Employee Incident on Flight – Video of Passenger Altercation

Less than two weeks after the infamous United Airlines incident, another viral video is making the social media rounds.  Tonight American Airlines is in the hot seat.  A video has hit social media showing the moments after an American Airlines employee allegedly hits a passenger with a stroller on a flight. The incident took place on Friday afternoon…

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Relive TWA Jet Age at JFK Hotel

The Eero Saarinen airline terminal that marked the TWA jet age at New York’s Idlewild Airport was a true work of beauty. The terminal housed TWA jet operations at what is now JFK International Airport until American Airlines acquired the bankrupt airline in 2001.  By that time, the once-iconic TWA had largely been sold off in…

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When Operations Go Haywire, Should Airlines Ask Passengers to Volunteer to Help?

If you or someone you remotely care about was scheduled to fly on Delta over the past few days, you have my condolences. I dodged that bullet – barely. I was scheduled to fly into Atlanta on Tuesday afternoon, just as the first wave of operational trouble had kicked up.  Then I was headed to northwest…

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The A380 Isn’t Big Enough…Yet

As if the A380 seating layout wasn’t enough for some carriers, Airbus announced they were reconfiguring the plane’s layout to accommodate up to 80 additional seats. The modifications are in response to sales of the superjumbo aircraft which have been far slower than expected. “We are adapting the aircraft to meet evolving market needs,” said…