JetBlue eyes more short-haul routes
JetBlue eyes more short-haul routes — While 2006 is expected to be an unprofitable year for six-year-old JetBlue, the discount carrier aims to minimize the red ink by flying more short-haul routes (to save on fuel), serving airports with fewer rivals and raising fares. (AP)
Delta’s pilots putting more than airline at risk — There are storm clouds hanging over Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport. The forecast, if correct, could bring thundershowers, even hail, to the rest of the state. On April 4, Delta Airlines’ pilots gave its union the authority to set a strike date. It could come as soon as April 18. (Macon Telegraph)
Seen the airline’s movie? Bring your own — Portable (or personal) media players and personal video players like Apple’s iPod ? all often called PMP’s ? are expanding options and making it easier than ever to take everything from episodes of favorite TV shows to movies to home videos with you on the road. (The New York Times)
Worst may be over for Hawaii — Under sunny skies finally, Hawaii last week began to mop up after six weeks of record-setting storms that dampened thousands of vacations. Although the islands could get “shots of heavy rain” this month, Derek Wroe, a National Weather Service meteorologist in Honolulu, said, “We’re looking for increasingly drier weather.” (The Los Angeles Times)
Hotel guests want tech, get it — Hotel conveniences have come a long way in the last few years. Apple iPods and other forms of mobile media are changing lifestyles. And they’re causing an electronic whirlwind in the hospitality industry as hotels scramble to unwrap the latest in-room innovations that match or surpass what consumers have at home. (The Los Angeles Times)
Too many travelers find antimalarial regimen hard to swallow — Every year, about 1,300 people in the United States learn they have malaria. Most are travelers, and many are blas‚ about malaria. If they had taken antimalarial pills as directed ? before, during and after the trip ? and followed simple precautions, they would have greatly reduced the risk of getting the disease. (The Los Angeles Times)
Carbon monoxide leak at Indiana hotel sends 22 to hospital — A hotel shut down Saturday after a carbon monoxide leak sent 22 people to area hospitals. Investigators were trying to find the source of the leak at the 25-room Country Inn & Suites in Mishawaka, about five miles east of South Bend, Ind. (AP)