“Silent Bob,” AKA Kevin Smith, is pretty famous for a variety of reasons. He’s a pretty rich guy. He’s made several very successful films and is considered to be funny by a lot of people (tasteless by others–depending on, what else, taste). But after Valentine’s Day 2010, he’s got another claim to fame:
He’s The Guy Who Was Too Fat to Fly. And by too fat to fly, we mean too fat to fly by Southwest Air’s standards. (more…)
Though news of holiday rates and fees escalating came in weeks ago, it didn’t report how much of an increase we’d see. In the last week alone, the $10 service fees of last month were doubled to $20 on domestic flights–each way.
Apparently the major U.S. airlines thought that a such nominal random fee wasn’t enough for their flights, which of course warrants an increase. (more…)
It’s one thing to be distracted when you’re on the job. You might surf YouTube for ten minutes to refresh your brain, or answer an instant message from a coworker and get a bit off track, but you usually get back to the task at hand within minutes.
It’s quite another thing to engage in such activity while flying a plane, which is exactly what two pilots did last week. (more…)
To some people, the idea of recycling at 32,000 feet might sound ridiculous. It’s a flight, after all–it’s on a tight schedule with plenty of stress and variables. Between passenger issues, delays, weather fluctuation and other toss-ups, who has time to sort plastic from paper?
But the reality is that air travel generates a considerable amount of waste. (more…)
As if passengers weren’t already lining up to fork over extra money for luggage, meals and other items they’re used to receiving in their ticket price, airlines are adding on more fees during holiday travel.
The fee, which will be under “miscellaneous fees” (isn’t that cute?), will be applied during Thanksgiving and New Year’s travel with certain airlines.
While the additional surcharge is only ten bucks, you have to hand it to these airlines: rather than drawing in more flies with honey, they made the bug spray just a wee big stronger. (more…)
The good news is that ticket prices are down 15% to 20% lower than they have been in the last year. The bad news is that it may not last.
Experts say that travelers should book while the booking is good. “You’re going to have less availability to choose from. Any of these lower fares or special fares that you see offered are capacity controlled,” warns Janet Stevens of AAA Travel Services. (more…)
Your first chartered flight service is bound to be a revelation in the way you look at air travel. Many perks abound in using a privatized aircraft. (more…)