A New Airline COVID Scam – Phantom Flights The bottom line for many airlines is simple: Do whatever possible to generate revenue and conserve cash now – and worry about the consequences later. We were alerted to this new airline COVID scam involving phantom flights by Tamara Thiessen with Forbes. It appears that some airlines are using customers as “piggy banks” and… Read More
Change of Plan(e)s – Newsletter How will airlines build back confidence to get people onboard? The industry will look very different going forward. Masks – It used to be if you flew to Asia you might see passengers wearing masks. That’s because people became more gemaphobic due to SARS that impacted that region. Now, and years into the future, you are… Read More
Fuel Dumping B777 – Unsolved Mystery The mystery of the Fuel Dumping B777 continues. A week later, we’re are still wondering why the pilots of a Boeing 777 didn’t notify air-traffic control before dumping fuel over densely populated Los Angeles. If the pilots thought it was an emergency, then undoubtedly the crew will claim it was in the interest of safety.… Read More
An Airful If you haven’t really kept up on the status of the Boeing 737 MAX, here’s a brief rundown of the current situation as the MAX enters its sixth month of worldwide grounding: Norwegian Air says it will stop offering some trans-Atlantic flights because the MAX grounding makes the routes “no longer commercially viable.” Southwest Airlines, Boeing’s most loyal customer,… Read More
FlyersRights.org Opening Brief for Delay Compensation Notice Litigation FlyersRights.org on July 12, 2019 filed its opening brief against the Department of Transportation (DOT) in federal litigation over its failure to ensure that airlines accurately inform passengers of their rights to delay compensation in international travel. Due to DOT’s inaction, few passengers know that the Montreal Convention of 1999 (ratified by the US in… Read More
The Flight Of Your Life Boeing has gone all out to say it is updating software and the 737 MAXes will be back up in a few weeks. No problems anymore! But will people still refuse to board? No one wants to talk about that. What passengers now want to know is how to avoid that bad plane. Everyone who has watched… Read More
737 MAX 8 Press Release Immediate Grounding of Boeing 737 MAX 8 Aircraft called for by Airline Passenger Group, Charges FAA ‘Wait and See’ Attitude Risks Lives For more information, contact Paul Hudson, President, FlyersRights.org at 800-662-1859 or paul@flyersrights.org. Paul Hudson has been a member of FAA’s Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Committee (ARAC) since 1993. Washington, DC-March 11, 2019- FlyersRights.org has… Read More
Your Mileage May Vary Remember the good old days, when frequent flyer programs were easy to decipher and actually rewarding? Travelers earned mileage based on distance traveled. Airlines rounded mileage up to 500 for short flights, free tickets were easier to accrue, miles never expired, and award travel was basically free, requiring little more than a Saturday night… Read More