American Airlines and Alaska Airlines announced an agreement to provide elite status members of American’s AAdvantage Program and Alaska Airlines’ Mileage Plan with reciprocal benefits.
American American’s AAdvantage Program members flying on Alaska Airlines will be eligible for priority check-in and boarding, as well as no charge for two checked bags. AAdvantage Platinum and Executive Platinum members will have access to exclusive security screening lanes and preferred seating.
Alaska Airlines’ Mileage Plan …
On the heels of an announcement by Alaska Airlines that it would start two weeks of regular passenger service by biofuel-powered aircraft, United Airlines announced that its subsidiary, Continental Airlines, operated the first U.S. commercial flight powered by advanced biofuels. The Boeing 737-800 departed Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston at 10:30 a.m.with passengers, headed for Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport.
The aircraft is powered by jet fuel that uses refined algae oil …
Alaska Airlines announced it will fly a total of 75 passenger flights using biofuel, starting this Wednesday. The first two flights depart Seattle on November 9 for Washington, D.C. and Portland, Oregon.
Alaska and Horizon Air, a related carrier, will operate flights between Seattle and the two cities over the coming two weeks using a 20% blend of biofuel made from used cooking oil. The fuel, according to the airline, meets …
Do you use your smartphone or tablet on the go? What about when you are underground for your commute? Take our poll and tell us about your usage habits.
A recent study by the New Cities Foundation, a Swiss non-profit institution, showed that 60% of subway or metro systems worldwide offer Internet access.
The study showed that the highest availability of mobile Internet services was in South Korea and China, where travelers …
The current Trusted Traveler pilot program, current in place at Atlanta, Dallas, Detroit, and Miami airports for passengers of American and Delta airlines, has gone so well that the government will expand the program to include additional airports and travelers. Under the current program, eligible participants are able to forgo some of the banalities of checkpoint searches, including taking off shoes and jackets, and removing computers from carry-on bags.
The exact …
Hilton Worldwide’s The Conrad New York hotel is to open later this year in the Financial District’s Battery Park City, at 102 North End Avenue (at Vesey Street). The all-suite hotel, adjacent to the Hudson River and the new Freedom Tower (One World Trade), will have 463 guestrooms, starting at 430 square feet, that will feature amenities including high-speed and Wi-Fi access, flat-screen HD televisions and spacious work areas.
The hotel …
The non-profit airline consumer organization FlyersRights.org has renewed its call for mandatory airport tarmac delay contingency plans after flight diversions caused by an early winter storm resulted in hundreds of passengers being stranded on the tarmac for up to 10 hours.
On October 29th, with New York-area airports closed, some 23 flights were diverted to Hartford, Connecticut’s Bradley Field, including some international flights. Bradley Field was ill-prepared, and stranded passengers called …