04-29-2014 JetBlues JetBlues Tuesday, April 29, 2014 Times, they are a-changin. The days of free checked bags may be over. Reuters JetBlue is considering charging for first checked bags next year, leaving Southwest as possibly the only U.S. airline not… Read More
SPIRITLESS Tuesday, April 22, 2014 Spirit Airlines – named after that which it crushes out of its customers? A new report has determined which U.S. airlines have the most customer complaints, and the airline at the top of the list is Spirit Airlines. A small airline with big fees. “The Unfriendly Skies,” a recent report by… Read More
04-22-2014 SPIRITLESS SPIRITLESS Tuesday, April 22, 2014 Spirit Airlines – named after that which it crushes out of its customers? A new report has determined which U.S. airlines have the most customer complaints, and the airline at the top of the list is Spirit Airlines. A small airline with big fees. “The Unfriendly Skies,” a recent report by the… Read More
AirLyin’ Tues., April 15, 2014 The airlines are at it yet again. Those deceptive and infuriating ads that were banned years ago are sneaking back. No, you cannot really fly on Spirit Airlines for $9. Making its way thorough the U.S. House, without public submissions or any debate, is a bill called H.R. 4156, deceptively named the “Transparent Airfares… Read More
04-15-2014 AirLyin’ AirLyin’ Tues., April 15, 2014 <d iv style=”display: inline !important;”> The airlines are at it yet again. Those deceptive and infuriating ads that were banned years ago are sneaking back. No, you cannot really fly on Spirit Airlines for $9. > Making its way thorough the U.S. House, without public submissions or any… Read More
Contract ̶W̶i̶t̶h̶ On America? Tuesday, April 8, 2014 The airlines believe there are huge savings to be achieved by contracting out flying, maintenance -and now customer service. Recently, United Airlines announced it will look for customer service bids in all non union-protected cities, about 25 stations. United also called a surprise meeting with its Canadian employees to… Read More
04-8-2014 Contract ̶W̶i̶t̶h̶ On America? Contract ̶W̶i̶t̶h̶ On America? Tuesday, April 8, 2014 The airlines believe there are huge savings to be achieved by… Read More
Flying on the Cheap You Pay, Airlines Don’t Tuesday, April 1, 2014 The past few weeks we’ve been reporting on how airlines cut corners to save a buck and asking is it worth it? Unknown to the passengers, Malaysian Airlines did not use modern tracking technology to send a signal to a satellite system every few minutes. Embraer… Read More
04-01-2014 Flying on the Cheap Flying on the Cheap You Pay, Airlines Don’t Tuesday, April 1, 2014 The past few weeks we’ve been reporting on how airlines cut corners to save a buck and asking is it worth it? Unknown to the passengers, Malaysian Airlines did not use mo dern tracking technology to… Read More