TSA Leaves Metal Detector Unattended
A TSA checkpoint was left unattended in Sacramento → Officials told KCRA 3 that four of the individuals were ticketed passengers and one was an airport employee. According to TSA officials, “a...
View ArticleTurkish Airlines Tentatively Starting Flights to Houston
In February the City of Houston and a group of Turkish representatives announced new service between Houston and Istanbul on Turkish Airlines. If you follow airline announcements you know how quickly...
View ArticleLufthansa Strike Drags On
Fronts Harden in Lufthansa Labor Dispute (Der Spiegel) → As expected, thousands of stranded passengers were none too pleased by the first strike on Friday at Frankfurt Airport, Germany’s busiest....
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United First – Domestic Breakfast
I was lucky enough to be upgraded on Monday morning between Houston and New York-La Guardia. Breakfast options were cereal (Honey Nut Cheerios) and an omelet, broccoli cheese potato, and sausage. Both...
View ArticleReclining Seats and “Your Space”
Yesterday I noticed a lot of tweets and blogs sending their traffic to an article on Slate titled The Recline and Fall of Western Civilization. The article asserts that we as a society are broken...
View ArticleSNL Nails Airplane Boarding
If you have been on an airplane recently, you know that this skit from Saturday Night Live is pretty darn accurate. It is hilarious and sad, all at the same time.
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United MileagePlus Devaluation
I won’t go into the details of the changes to the MileagePlus reward charts, Seth has done a good job of that. The quick summary is this: United raised reward rates and in the case of rewards on...
View ArticleOnboard a Domestic Japanese Flight
A great little trip report on flight from Hakodate to Tokyo-Haneda.
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EVA Air Taipei to Houston
*EVA has now made an official announcement of the Taipei to Houston route, so no more speculation. It appears as though the much rumored EVA Air Taipei to Houston non-stop service is now official....
View ArticleAirline Service Returning to Klamath Falls?
According to U.S. Representative Walden’s website, the House has unanimously approved the Treating Small Airports with Fairness Act. The act name is kind of cheesy but essentially it would bring back...
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