Good news about flight delays? No kidding
The Department of Transportation released its monthly Air Travel Consumer Report (PDF) Friday, giving us on-time, mishandled baggage and consumer complaint data for September. There have been several news reports on the high-level glamor stuff, but what about the parts of the iceberg under the water?
Should air travelers just give up and stay home? Report says: yes
I’d better be careful. If I continue my monthly habit of dissecting the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Air Travel Consumer Report, I’m going to wind up on the side of those people who are grousing about our country’s lack of a Passengers’ Bill of Rights.
Airline “Darts and Laurels” from latest DOT report
The U.S. Department of Transportation released its monthly Air Travel Consumer Report yesterday, and it’s time once again for David Burns’ list of awards — some good and some not-so-good — for the nation’s airlines.
Tongue-in-cheek awards from the DOT’s latest monthly report
Another month, another report from the US Department of Transportation. I know I’m weird, but I always enjoy digging through these to see what sort of nuggets I can find.
Good at squabbling. Bad at solving problems.
The controversy continues over whether or not the Department of Transportation should cap the numbers of flights in the New York airspace. Now the obviously overwhelmed New York Port Authority has joined the chorus of “Let’s do nothing.”
Airline code-sharing foils accurate on-time reporting
Another Air Travel Consumer Report. Another opportunity to confuse — if not deceive — the American public.
Slots for sale: government plans to auction off landing rights in New York
As part of a larger plan to address airline congestion and delays, the Transportation Department has proposed auctioning off some takeoff and landing rights at JFK and Newark Liberty.
Flying by the numbers: Making sense of airline stats
There are hosts of seemingly random statistics associated with airline travel that can leave even the savviest traveler perplexed. Prices change from minute to minute, hidden taxes and fees appear out of nowhere, and many of us don’t even know what the surprise charges are for — or where the money goes. Our guest columnist, customer-service specialist David Burns, does some figuring for you.