Travel tip of the week: Ask and ye shall receive
Last week Delta was having equipment problems and had to swap out planes which delayed my flight and caused me to miss my connection. Weather caused all other viable flights to my…
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Delta Assist on Facebook
If you need assistance from Delta but don’t want to tweet them and are already on an indefinite hold consider their new page on facebook. http://on.fb.me/fqVe4e Big news! Today we’re proud to…
Android App Review: Delta
I haven’t had the opportunity to explore this as much as I would like since I’m out of cell data coverage and the Wifi at this hotel is horrible. Some features: You…
Delta app released for Android
Go search the market for Delta and you should see the official Delta app. I’m one of the first 50 to download it apparently. Full report tomorrow.
Darn you United!
I was booking flights to PDX in F using my United Mileage Plus miles. I switched over to Star Alliance awards since United wasn’t showing availability at the saver level. I was…
Survey: US Airways skimping on safety
From the Charlotte Observer Many of the 1,560 pilots surveyed “feel pressed to push in areas where it would be better to slow down,” according to a survey summary obtained by the…
Cell phone usage on planes
The main story on CNN.com today is about cell phone usage on planes. They point out that this topic has led to some fights on flights. So what’s my take? Well first…
PBS Segment about aircraft maintenance
Here’s a link to the segment. It pretty much states that airlines are bidding maintenance to the lowest bidder and that company may employ people who have no clue what they are…
I still love Charlotte
I lucked out and the client I was supposed to fly to on Monday wasn’t going to be ready for training. This meant I didn’t have to worry about canceled flights and…
United and Continental to rebrand clubs as United Club
According to threads on Flyertalk next year the United Red Carpet Clubs and Continental President Clubs will rebrand as United Clubs. I don’t know why President couldn’t stay in the name, but…