Midwest Airlines is fading away without going bankrupt
Midwest Airlines will be down to 23 airplanes soon as it continues to downsize. But how far can an airline downsize before it no longer exists?
Memo from an angry flight attendant
Here’s a letter from an unknown flight attendant that touches on almost every part of the flight experience that frequent and no-so-frequent fliers know all too well.
Shaking the airline bankruptcy blues
America’s airline industry after having all the legacy carriers except American Airlines visit the bankruptcy courts is predicted to be headed back to the bankruptcy trough if oil prices don’t keep dropping.
For travelers, Homeland Security is starting to step over the line
As the war on terror has proceeded during the past couple of years, the erosion of personal privacy protection has been growing. As travelers, the place where it affects us is normally on the “No Fly List.” Are out civil liberties being threatened?
Major split over $15 first-checked-baggage-fee among US airlines
Last week Delta Airlines clearly stated that they do not have plans to charge the $15 first-checked-bag-fee that has been instituted by legacy carriers American Airlines, United and US Airways. This creates an unusual split between the major legacy carriers.
TSA inspectors confiscate knives handed out inflight by airlines
In our Alice-in-Wonderland world of airline security TSA security guards are now confiscating knives that were actually handed out, on-board by the airlines themselves in business and first class. Better yet, the knife in question was confiscated from the a uniformed pilot.
6 essential strategies for planning your next European vacation
Most of my European travels take place between September and May. I rarely fight the high-season summer tourist crowds. But I just sent my niece across to Europe with a Eurailpass to backpack across the continent like I once did.
Border control departing the USA — do we need it?
A debate is raging over whether exit controls are necessary for foreigners visiting the USA and even more importantly, who will will pay for establishing these exit control mechanisms — the airlines or the government.
Are hotel prices headed down?
The hotel sector of the travel industry has enjoyed a run of rising prices for about half a decade. With an airline industry in distress, hotels seemed to be a bright spot in the travel travel industry, but with the dramatic cutback in airline capacity coming this fall, things are changing.
Will high gas prices stop travel? Simply put, no
Clearly, energy prices are soaring. Americans are now paying a bit more than $4 a gallon for gasoline and it seems from media reports that gasoline is headed into the stratosphere. However other reports over the past few days seem to have gasoline prices dropping.