Tag Archives: Airport
Airlines Play the No-Fault Card
DESPERATE passengers camped out in airports have been a reliable subject for news broadcasts this year, with cameras panning from teary travelers to close-ups of the word “CANCELED” on flight status displays.
The storms and strikes that cause such scenarios are nothing new, but this year many passengers have been surprised by how little airlines are [...]
Air Travels Costly Future
Travel Deals – ANYONE who flies regularly knows that the state of air travel is bleak, so it may be encouraging to hear that the federal government has put together an influential group to suggest ways to fix the industry’s most pressing problems.
The Future of Aviation Advisory Committee held its first meeting in Washington late [...]
High-Speed Rail Gains Traction in Spain
TRAVEL DEALS – Carlos Martínez and his colleagues were enjoying soda and sandwiches in the bar, having chosen not to watch a film — “Appaloosa,” with Ed Harris — that was playing on overhead screens. They barely seemed to notice the arid landscape whizzing by or the digital display reflecting their speed, which hovered around [...]
An Insistence on Safety in Filling Exit-Row Seats
TRAVEL DEALS – Like most business travelers, Richard M. Owens has occasionally sat in an exit-row seat on an airplane and wondered what he would do in a real emergency. He got to find out, he told me, on a harrowing approach into Miami about five years ago.
A flight attendant sidled up to him, he [...]