As of July 1st., LAN Airlines will offer the first and only NON STOP from San Francisco to South America. SFO travelers can now fly NON STOP to Lima and direct to Sao Paulo with connecting service to Buenos Aires and Santiago 4 times a week. Also great connections from Portland, Seattle, Vancouver, Salt Lake [ Read More ]
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The $10 and $20 surcharges that air travelers are paying this holiday travel season are generating so much extra money that three airlines are extending them – and increasing them up to $50 –from Thanksgiving till Memorial Day. A fourth airline, US Airways, is imposing a different new surcharge equal to 5% of the fare [ Read More ]
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A recent study has revealed that the aisle is the healthier option in long haul flights, as sitting in the aisle helps prevent dangerous blood clots, known as Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) or Economy Class or Coach Class Syndrome. The majority cases of DVT occur when a passenger sits in a non-aisle seat where a [ Read More ]
Barra Airport, Scotland (BRR), is one of the world’s most unique airports. It is one of the two airports in the world that uses the beach as its runway. The beach is set out with three different runways, each marked with wooden poles at their ends. This allows the Twin Otters that serve the airport [ Read More ]
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Did you know? That Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) is considered by many pilots as one of the world’s most difficult to land at? The approach to DCA is called the “River Visual.” Located smack in the center of two overlapping air-exclusion zones, Reagan National requires pilots approaching from the north follow the path [ Read More ]
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American Airlines spokesman Tim Wagner said that the airline will be reducing the number of passengers to 228 people in its Boeing 767-300s, though the airline can hold upto 236 passengers. Wagner said that the airline is acting to make sure it complied with Federal Aviation Administration rules on raft capacity. The FAA requires that [ Read More ]
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Delta Airlines, one of the biggest carrier airlines in the world and AirTran, a low cost airline based in Orlando, stated that they might move some flights to other airports from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, if the airport does maintain competitive costs on fees they pay. At present Delta Airlines and AirTran represents over 93% [ Read More ]
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While planning a winter vacation the first thing that comes to the mind is about a ski-holiday. Along with ski vacations, going for a beach vacation and enjoying the sun can also be a great experience for a winter vacationer. You can pep up your winter holidays by a rejuvenating sunbath and beat off the [ Read More ]
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Nation’s largest airlines announced that it will cut back flying at many airports including hubs in Dallas and Chicago, as it attempts to cope with record high fuel prices. American said that it will reduce departures its Chicago O’Hare Airport hub by 28 flights and sister airline American Eagle would cut 34 flights, beginning in [ Read More ]
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Are you one of those who had spent long hours at the airport because of flight delays? Well, then you must read this article on ‘How airports profit while you wait’. Because of more dealys passengers waiting at the airport spend time on eating or shopping at the terminal. It is estimated that the Pittsburg [ Read More ]
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