Website News Legislation Help! I’m Stranded Media Contact Attacks As Seen From Berlin Nov. 24, 2015 BERLIN — What is the economic cost of terrorism? Berlin’s major newspapers have run wall-to-wall coverage of terrorism. (Photo: Kendall Creighton) What is the economic cost of terrorism? Berlin’s major newspapers have run wall-to-wall coverage of terrorism. It feels trivial to ask such a question after… Read More
Website News Legislation Help! I’m Stranded Media Contact DVT: Preventing Airline Passengers’ Biggest Danger Nov. 17, 2015 Cramped – The way airlines have taken 130-seat airplanes and expanded them to 150 seats to squeeze out more revenue, results in higher DVT risks for passengers. Last Wednesday, singer and dancer Tamar Braxton, 38, stunned fans when she announced that due to blood clots,… Read More
Website News Legislation Help! I’m Stranded Media Contact Airline Monopolies Back to the Future Nov. 10, 2015 Last week, that storied American subculture of illicit dealings, corruption and power structure made a startling return to news headlines. The big three US airlines were accused by their smaller rivals of putting a stranglehold on competition at the three major NYC area airports. Top… Read More
Website News Legislation Help! I’m Stranded Media Contact Help Wanted October 27, 2015 Today we’re asking for you to consider becoming a volunteer. Why? To be truly effective, FlyersRights needs to beef up its personnel, membership and finances by a factor of 10. Here are some descriptions of positions open: Policy and political science researchersMedia and newsletter writersMembership and fund raisingAviation… Read More
Website News Legislation Help! I’m Stranded Media Contact We’ve Got Spirit, Yes We Do Time To De-Merge Some Airlines? Nov. 3, 2015 When the dreadful and the hideous marry, what will their children be like? That’s the question we’re asking after speculation of a Spirit-Frontier Airlines merger was raised last week. Spirit’s stock price decline – currently down over 40 percent from… Read More