Here’s a link to UK national newspaper, The Daily Telegraph’s site which features a range of 13 photos of some of the world’s bizarre, strange and scary airports. St Maarten is obviously on the list, and Gibraltar’s runway which cross-crosses a…
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PICTURES: Bizarre airports – Flight International
Heathrow Express, the fastest way to travel between central London and Heathrow Airport has increased their Armed Forces discount to 50% off. The HM Forces discount has risen by 16% for adult express class tickets and 10% of these sales will be donated to the Help for Heroes charity. Richard Robinson, Heathrow Express Managing Director, said: “We have always offered
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Heathrow Express offers more Help for Heroes
Heathrow has launched its annual Heathrow Product Travel Awards in search of the most popular travel accessories of 2010. Launched to highlight the products that make passengers’ journey better and which are available at Heathrow, the annual awards feature more than 140 items shortlisted by a panel of senior industry experts
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Heathrow Product Travel Awards searching for this year’s must-have travel product
Cleveland Hopkins International Airport would be able to pay off millions of dollars in debt even if Continental Airlines drastically cut flights after merging with United Airlines, city officials said Wednesday.
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Around 10,000 people in Manchester witnessed for the first time an Emirates A380 touch down at Manchester Airport today at 12.25pm. It is also the first time the airliner has operated a scheduled service to and from a regional airport….
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Emirates A380 arrives in Manchester to take passengers to Dubai -…
Watching CNN prior to the Iraq address by President Obama, I saw a commercial for the Delta Sky Miles American Express Card. The narrator asks: “Can your card save you bag fees every time you fly? My card can.” The narrator then goes on to state that getting this credit card will save a family of four $200 on a roundtrip ticket in bag fees. There you have it, an airline acknowledging to the burden of its fees on travelers and using relief from them as a way to sell a credit card! And yet…..the very same airline fights the effort to increase by $2.50 the anachronistic limit placed by the federal government on a fee an airport can impose to build needed infrastructure, create jobs, relieve pressure on the federal deficit.
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Delta Admits Its Baggage Fee is a Burden
Ryanair has announced it is withdrawing from Belfast City Airport at the end of its summer season, 31 October 2010. The airline is blaming the delays in the promised runway extension for its decision – the runway extension was due in 2008, however, a public enquiry means that the extension will not be completed until 2012
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Ryanair to withdraw from Belfast City Airport
I was watching Wolf Blitzer earlier this week and he was interviewing an administration official about the possibility of a double dip recession. Clearly, the administration is concerned about this, as are most knowledgeable observers. I found myself yelling at the TV. There is a bill in Congress that will create at least 120,000 jobs a year for three years at NO cost to the federal treasury and without any increases in federal taxes. It is called FAA Reauthorization. Both houses of Congress have passed this legislation. It is past time to get this to the president’s desk. Congress comes back week after next. The remaining issues should be easy to solve. Especially if the focus is economic growth with no increase in the deficit. There is NO other bill currently before Congress that can accomplish all these things. The bill also includes important safety and other provisions. I’ve heard recently that lobbyists for certain airlines are telling people openly that they do NOT want a reauthorization bill to pass. What is it about 120,000 jobs per year that they oppose? CREATE JOBS. IMPROVE AIR SAFETY. IMPROVE THE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM. HELP PASSENGERS. PROMOTE GROWTH. PASS FAA REAUTHORIZATION.
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Congress: FAA Bill = 120,000 Jobs. Do the Math!
Jeff Probst travels a lot . As the host for CBS’s Survivor , he knows a thing or two about zipping around the globe and what happens when you drop everyday people into exotic countries. Curious to know what he’s learned from a life on the road, Andrew Evans caught up with Jeff on a steamy beach in Nicaragua, where he’s currently filming the show’s 21st season, to find out how the man behind Survivor handles his extensive travels and what it’s like to sleep on the Great Wall.
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Traveling with "Survivor"
While the 787′s flight over to Farnborough featured evaluations of ZA003 ‘s communications systems, the aircraft’s three days visit to the UK air show was far from a rigorous test environment. The only evaluations that took place on the ground were by the 787′s customers
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Second passport stamp awaits 787 with Icelandic crosswinds
It has been a while since the last podcast, but today, I took the opportunity of a bank holiday weekend, to record a new episode. I rant about the Florida gulf coast “disaster” and ask for your opinion on the UK’s worst airports, plus news of this year’s Travel BlogCamp. Subscribe to the Travel Rants This post was syndicated from the Travel Rants Consumer Blog .
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Name the worst UK airports
“Life is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page.” St. Augustine “Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts. Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the earth all one’s lifetime.” – Innocents Abroad (Mark Twain) I am very fortunate to have a job that allows/requires me to travel fairly extensively. In 2010 alone, I’ve visited 18 states, two Canadian provinces (about to see a third), five countries and four continents. Sometimes I work when I travel. Sometimes, I visit famous or historical sites. Sometimes, I visit people. Every time, I learn something. The putting green at Ike's farm outside Gettysburg
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A Native Knows that ‘Jersey Shore’ Isn’t Real
Pressure is mounting on British Airways to reach an agreement with UK labor union Unite after the union negotiated a deal with Spanish-owned airport operator BAA on the first day of talks. The deal showed Unite can negotiate in good faith, and puts the onus on BA to end 18 months of talks.
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Pressure Mounts on British Airways to Strike Deal With Unite – Th…
I spent the first part of the week in Tampa at the Florida Airports Council (FAC) meeting. Many states have airport organizations, but Florida is widely seen as the gold standard.
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Another Year, Another Great FAC Conference
Today’s image of the day is from AirSpace user Global Ranger. His photo depicts Southwest B737-3H4 N307SW departing from Midland Airport, TX, during CAF 2008. In 737 news for Southwest, although the carrier has exercised 25 737-700 options for delivery…
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Southest B737-3H4 Departs Midland Airport, TX – Flight Image of t…
I’ve just returned from the Florida Airports Council annual conference in Tampa. It is a great event and I plan to write about it, but that will have to wait.
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Remembering Ted Stevens and the Alaska Accident
In the days leading up to, and immediately after, the implementation of the Department of Transportation’s tarmac delay rule , I was constantly asked how I thought it would work. Didn’t I think there would be lots of cancellations? Didn’t I think this was a solution in search of a problem?
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Tarmac “Malaise”: Gone for Good?
We had two 10-hour flights during our trip. The first, from Honolulu to Sydney, was on a low-cost airline (Jetstar) that had no frills and no food. But it was OK — it was early in the trip, we were full of energy, and we didn’t mind packing our own meals and bringing our own entertainment
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Off to Europe in style
Living in Thailand, it’s often easier to post about the traditional ceremonies I take part in or interesting places I visit than it is to reflect on why I moved to Southeast Asia in the first place. Today I thought it would be good to share some of the daily experiences with my students, especially since the time in which I have to do so is quickly winding down. It is hard to believe that ten months ago today I began my journey, parting ways with my parents at Mitchell International Airport in Milwaukee to meet who I now refer to as my WorldTeach family in Los Angeles for our departure flight
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The Hokey Pokey, Bingo, and other daily surprises
Levy, a guide at Old Mondoro and the man driving us to the Jeki airstrip, pointed to a small white plane in the sky. “That’s your plane right there,” he said. We watched it descend, then turn away in a different direction
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Zebras on the runway