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And the airline with the best food is…..

For anyone who flies mostly in North America, airline food is all but a thing of the past.  You might get some pretzels or snack mix, or if you’re desperate and starved might shell out some cash for a stale sandwich or something equally…

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Wow Air Brings the Wow to Airline Prices

Icelandic Airline Wow is starting service to Boston in (March,2015 )and Baltimore  in (June 2016) They have posted some great airfares to Reykjavik,London and Copenhagen. Some prices today were lower than $250.00 rt ! Read More:…

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Jet fuel prices drop but surcharges live on

Jet fuel prices have been falling, up to 18%, but airlines seem to enjoy the surcharges they’ve imposed on ticket prices and aren’t in a hurry to drop these at all.  Airlines that have kept their fuel surcharges includes Emirates, Qantas and…

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The shrinking economy class cabin

Do things seem more crowded at the back of the plane where most of us fly?  If yes, there’s lots of reason for this.  Airlines are crowding more seats into the economy cabin, reducing seat width and pitch (the space between rows)….

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World’s Longest Airline Route

Quantas just inaugurated what now is the world’s longest airline route, a non-stop flight between Sydney and Dallas-Fort Worth.  Flown by the world’s largest aircraft, the A380, it’s a  8,578-mile (13,805-kilometer) journey.   More on…

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Canadian airline adopts unpopular US fee

Westjet just announced that starting late October 2014, it would begin implementing a $25.00 a bag fee for checked bags on the lowest airfare rates.  Until now Canadian airlines have not charged their passengers for the first checked bag.  …

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What’s wrong with Canadian airports?

Not much it seems, except for excessive taxes and fees. The World Economic Forums Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Report reports that in 2013, Canada ranked first out of 140 countries for its air transport infrastructure, but 136 th for its ticket taxes and airport charges. On the one hand great airports and air travel infrastructure, on the other high fees making them far less competitive. Canadians aren’t stupid, eh? Most Canadians live close to…

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West is best!

People who fly in the Western half of the United States are more likely to have their flights leave and arrive on time according to the US Bureau of Transporation Statistics. Alaska and Hawaiian airlines have an on time performance well above the…

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And the airline with the best food is…..

For anyone who flies mostly in North America, airline food is all but a thing of the past.  You might get some pretzels or snack mix, or if you’re desperate and starved might shell out some cash for a stale sandwich or something equally…

Read More

Wow Air Brings the Wow to Airline Prices

Icelandic Airline Wow is starting service to Boston in (March,2015 )and Baltimore  in (June 2016) They have posted some great airfares to Reykjavik,London and Copenhagen. Some prices today were lower than $250.00 rt ! Read More:…

Read More

Jet fuel prices drop but surcharges live on

Jet fuel prices have been falling, up to 18%, but airlines seem to enjoy the surcharges they’ve imposed on ticket prices and aren’t in a hurry to drop these at all.  Airlines that have kept their fuel surcharges includes Emirates, Qantas and…

Read More

The shrinking economy class cabin

Do things seem more crowded at the back of the plane where most of us fly?  If yes, there’s lots of reason for this.  Airlines are crowding more seats into the economy cabin, reducing seat width and pitch (the space between rows)….

Read More

World’s Longest Airline Route

Quantas just inaugurated what now is the world’s longest airline route, a non-stop flight between Sydney and Dallas-Fort Worth.  Flown by the world’s largest aircraft, the A380, it’s a  8,578-mile (13,805-kilometer) journey.   More on…

Read More

Canadian airline adopts unpopular US fee

Westjet just announced that starting late October 2014, it would begin implementing a $25.00 a bag fee for checked bags on the lowest airfare rates.  Until now Canadian airlines have not charged their passengers for the first checked bag.  …

Read More

What’s wrong with Canadian airports?

Not much it seems, except for excessive taxes and fees. The World Economic Forums Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Report reports that in 2013, Canada ranked first out of 140 countries for its air transport infrastructure, but 136 th for its ticket taxes and airport charges. On the one hand great airports and air travel infrastructure, on the other high fees making them far less competitive. Canadians aren’t stupid, eh? Most Canadians live close to…

Read More

West is best!

People who fly in the Western half of the United States are more likely to have their flights leave and arrive on time according to the US Bureau of Transporation Statistics. Alaska and Hawaiian airlines have an on time performance well above the…

Read More