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Vintage airline air sickness bags
Reading back through the Delta Air Lines blog this week I noticed an entertaining entry from archives manager Marie Force: an airsickness bag from the mid-1960s that has a gin rummy scoreboard on one...
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Peanuts on planes: got a problem with that?
Peanuts on a plane. For a lot of people, that’s a more frightening scenario than snakes on a plane. And a lot more likely. And as I wrote in my msnbc.com column this week – Passengers peeved about...
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Airports digging out from blizzard; will travelers get to fly?
After a frightful day of snow and wind – and then more snow and more wind – New York area airports finally reopened on Monday afternoon. Now the real “fun” begins as airlines try to reposition planes...
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Travel Tidbits: blizzard, extra points and free Wi-Fi
Thanks to Storm Nemo, on Thursday evening I was one of the hundreds of thousands of travelers who had to cancel important weekend plans that involved flying to the east coast. Then I had to sit on the...
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Alaska Airlines joins gate-to-gate electronics club
On Saturday, November 9, Alaska Airlines joined the club of airlines that allow passengers to use their personal electronic devices from gate-to-gate. Already in the club: United, American/American...
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Airlines updating waiver policies in response to Boston lock-down
Boston is in lock-down mode this morning and public transportation, as well as Amtrak train service is shut down. Boston Logan Airport sent out a tweet this morning saying it is “open and...
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DOT tunes up ruling on carrying instruments on flights
Thanks to a new ruling by the US Department of Transportation (DOT), airlines are now required to allow small musical instruments, such as a violin or guitar, to be carried into the cabin and stowed...
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Airlines offering change fee waivers due to wildfires
Airlines are offering change fee waivers and refunds in response to the California wildfires. Some airlines are also helping out with emergency relief efforts for those affected by the fires. See the...
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