Coming soon — the mile-high wedding?
Cash-strapped airlines are forever looking for new revenue sources. But no carrier in the U.S. to date has come up with an idea as inventive as European budget airline,easyJet — mile-high weddings. Well, six-mile-high weddings actually, over 30,000 feet above the ground. Performed during flight by the pilot.
What we’re reading: BA says T5 a success, U.S.’s first commercial airport, Get married in the air
British Airways is ironing out their problems with their new terminal at Heathrow Airport. America’s first private commercial airport opens in Branson. And EasyJet looks into marriage flights.
European travel roundup
Here in the US we have faced a holiday season of delays and winter storms. Airlines are downsizing, hotels are facing low occupancy rates, the economy is slowing and travelers seem to be cutting back on vacation travel. In Europe the landscape is similar. Sometimes misery loves company.
Airlines that do what they do well, make money
Midst the weeping and wailing about high jet fuel prices and the litany of excuses from airline executives like, “Airlines can’t make money with $120 a barrel oil,” some airlines are making money. The airlines that focus on their strengths and put customers first are raking in millions.
Expedia selling Air Berlin tickets
For travelers in Europe, this is a big deal. Just as Southwest has opted not to be represented on online travel agencies, the big low cost carriers in Europe have been absent from online travel agencies as well. That’s changing.