If you plan to fly this summer, buy your airline tickets now. Rising fuel costs and the usual summer demand are driving ticket prices higher and higher, so the longer you wait, the more you are likely to pay. For example, a week before Memorial Day, I checked roundtrip airfare from Orlando to San Juan, Puerto Rico for a July departure. Travelocity quoted me $215 roundtrip on Spirit Airlines (nonstop, after all taxes and fees). Although this was an excellent price, my plans were uncertain... Read Full Story
Unable to overcome it's cash flow problems, South African carrier Nationwide has stopped flying. The airline used by Saga, Kuoni and Thomas Cook stopped flying on Tuesday. This is not so good news for holiday makers especially with the approaching summer holidays. The Gatwick based airline is used by thousand of British long-haul holiday makers. Nationwide operated four return flights a week between Gatwick and Johannesburg. The airline's last flight from Gatwick only went as far as Shannon... Read Full Story
The beautiful weather has finally arrived and hopefully will stay with us for a few days. With all this sunshine and the Pope in town, I can only wonder if Gordon Brown will bring sunshine as well or will we see some typical London rain? As the Pope leaves DC this morning to head for NY, it raises the question, will his flight be delayed? Im thinking no, arriving to a reception of great fanfare, high-school bands, honor guard, color guard, the Pope knows how to fly! Does he have to pay... Read Full Story
Frontier Airlines has announced that it is filing for Chapter 11 protection. The company has indicated, however, that it will continue to fly. This comes on the heels of last week's announcement that ATA and Skybus would immediately suspend operations. In addition American Airlines once again has canceled more than 600 flights following a discovery by the FAA that previous maintenance on its work horse MD-80 fleet was not performed according to standard. This comes one month after... Read Full Story
Orlando, Florida.... Word from airline industry insiders is that the air travel is about to take a stand up position. At a time when the FAA is under fire for not adequately managing airline maintenance and Air Traffic controllers claim it is only a matter of time before a major accident happens, the large air carriers are attempting a major overhaul to increase passenger density on planes. They are hoping to boost profits that have been dwindling due to high fuel cost. Stand up and be... Read Full Story
