Today is April Fools’ Day, a day that airlines always seem to have fun with. Check out the two videos below, the first from Southwest Airlines and the second from WestJet. And people thought the Richard Simmons Air New Zealand safety video was corny…
John Travolta’s Qantas Safety Video Irks Flight Crews
Qantas flight crew are not happy about a new safety video starring John Travolta that is now featured on most Qantas flights. [S]taff are up in arms. It’s "corny", apparently, and "tacky". Why an American? And, very particularly, why does Travolta refer to them as the team, not the crew? "We feel it’s demeaning to be called ‘the team’," one said. "It […]
Air New Zealand to Offer "Sleeper Seats" to Economy Passengers
Air New Zealand is my preferred Star Alliance carrier if I must fly in Economy and now I have another reason to choose them: In the ongoing game of creative airline seating, Air New Zealand is introducing a welcome seating option on the company’s new long haul airplanes for passengers in the economy section. Some […]
Live and Let’s Fly Weekend Digest: March 04, 2018
I’ve been grounded all week and am thankful for it. No plans to travel next week either. Plenty of time with family and friends instead. Lots of work too. There have been a handful of trips I’ve turned down, which is always hard to do. But I’m trying to clear the backlog of old trip […]
Live and Let’s Fly Weekend Digest: September 24, 2017
After a few weeks at home, I’ll be traveling again at the end of the week. Leaving home is always bittersweet. When you get used to your daily routine, especially with your family, it is particularly difficult to leave. I love waking up next to my wife each morning and walking into my son’s room […]
Live and Let’s Fly Weekend Digest: July 17, 2017
I’m hardly in full relaxation mode, but after another week in beautiful Germany I’ve acclimated back nicely to a life of paying in cash and not being able to buy groceries on Sunday! As we start thinking about the trip home, I still have nothing booked. Tomorrow I’ve prepared a post discussing two options: Greenland/Iceland […]
Poll Reveals Challenge Facing United and Continental
A recently released Zagat survey of 8,000 frequent flyers reveals a conundrum for the new United Airlines: passengers seem to love Continental and hate United. Continental certainly does many things well. Their website and mobile app is slick and easy to use, their onboard catering is delicious, and their DIRECTV on many domestic routes offer […]