BA plans upgrade of biz-class seats
BA plans upgrade of biz-class seats — British Airways, Europe’s third-largest airline, said on Monday it would increase the size of its lucrative business class cabins over the next 18 months and spend $191.3 million to upgrade them with new flatbeds. (Reuters)
Steering clear of the Thanksgiving crush — For those travelers who are likely to confront traffic jams or long airport security lines this Thanksgiving, here are some tips that may ease the journey. (The New York Times) (Registration required.)
United’s future may be private — Is United Airlines charting a leveraged buyout that would place its ownership in private hands? That’s the buzz in aviation circles. The carrier passed on taking equity from outside investors when it emerged from bankruptcy this year. But the current economic and political environment may cause its management to reconsider. (The Chicago Tribune) (Registration required.)
West Virginia Cold War bunker now a tourist spot — Officially designated Project Greek Island but known colloquially as ‘the bunker,’ a former fallout shelter is reopening this summer as a popular, if somewhat dreary, tourist attraction. (The New York Times) (Registration required.)
Cancun, rebuilt and showing off — Last year’s hurricane swallowed beaches and scared off visitors. But Yucatán resorts are back, upgraded and awaiting tourists. (The Los Angeles Times) (Registration required.)
Doing the island hop for less — The new carrier Go has stirred competition and other airlines’ ire in Hawaii with its cheap inter-island fares. (The Los Angeles Times)
Online businesses take a page from the old media’s playbook — ShermansTravel and VirtualTourist are aiming for the `smart luxury’ niche with new print publications. (The Los Angeles Times) (Registration required.)
Reaction mixed on Flight 587 memorial — Wearing their loss on T-shirts, scarves and buttons, families clutching red roses and photographs gathered on a foggy beachfront Sunday in New York to look up the names of 265 loved ones killed when American Airlines Flight 587 crashed five years ago. (AP)
Delta, Northwest invite workers back — Poised to grow after 15 months of cutbacks in bankruptcy, Delta and Northwest airlines are offering jobs to hundreds of furloughed pilots and flight attendants. (USA Today)
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