JetBlue still popular
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JetBlue still popular
JetBlue Airways Corp. is still one of the United States’ favorite airlines, despite an embarrassing cancellation fiasco in February that cost the carrier’s chief executive his job, according to a new national survey. (Reuters)
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Air travel: the right stuff
Customer satisfaction is at an all-time low. Delays and cancellations are at an all-time high. The lines are growing by leaps and bounds, and passengers’ patience is growing ever so thin. So you might wonder, “Is there anything good to say about air travel these days?” Well, yes. James Wysong can think of 10 things right off the bat. (James Wysong on Tripso)
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More Travel News
Working the system, mile by circuitous mile
A sane person might take two nonstops to go from one coast to the other and back again. But this writer would book a seven-leg itinerary that took me from LaGuardia to Atlanta, on to Salt Lake City, then Las Vegas, and finally into Burbank and back again through Houston, Minneapolis, Cleveland and Newark… all for the extra miles. (The New York Times) (Registration required.)
Hot topic TSA screeners make me feel… Finish the sentence.
College students’ class project reduces airport waits
Three college students have come up with a system they say can reduce the time airline passengers have to wait in lines. Rodney Arnold, Tara Lancaster and Daniel Rucker of the University of Arkansas at Little Rock say the system can be used for getting passengers through ticket, security and baggage lines more quickly. (AP)
Upscale coffee selections brewing at more hotels
Good coffee is the next big thing at hotels. To cater to customers who are more discriminating about the coffee they drink, and willing to pay more for it, hotels are buying better quality beans, expanding coffee menus and installing modern coffee makers. (USA Today)
Graying duo keep passenger in check
A 65-year-old former police commander and a gray-haired former US Marine helped Northwest Airlines flight attendants subdue two unruly passengers on a flight from Minneapolis to Boston Saturday. (The Boston Globe) (Registration required.)
Southwest jet skids after landing gear collapses
The main runway at Oakland International Airport reopened Monday morning, a day after a Southwest Airlines jet skidded to a halt when its front landing gear collapsed during touchdown. (AP)
It’s hiking season: See America - on foot!
America’s a big country, but that doesn’t mean you can’t see it on foot. Decades ago, conservationists protected chunks of wilderness to be designated as hiking trails, and those routes are still there — some of them offering miles of serene wilderness, others with chunks of nature broken up by roads and development. (AP)
National Parks: The good, the bad and the pricey
The days are getting longer; the wildflowers are blooming; and the snow is melting out of the high country. In other words, it’s prime time for the country’s National Park System. If you’re planning a visit this summer, be prepared for new fees, new facilities and a few ongoing problems. (MSNBC.com)
Today’s Travel Blogs
Haggle for a better hotel rate
“More than 70% of Consumer Reports readers who haggled with hotels said they got lower rates or room upgrades, according to a survey released today,” writes Los Angeles Times reporter Jane Engle. (Daily Deal)
AA affiliate to connect DFW with Flint, Mich.
Starting Sept. 5, American Airlines’ regional subsidiary American Eagle will begin nonstop service between Flint, Mich., and Dallas/Fort Worth. (Today in the Sky)
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