Although I rarely ever flew out of Concourse E, it seems like most people from other cities who enjoy my lovely airport do. There are Brioche Dorées at many other airports I’ve traversed through, but I’m not much of a coffee or pastry person. Regardless, this is a welcome enhancement to Concourse E when it…
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Delta and cancelled flights
A couple days ago the Wall Street Journal published an article by Scott McCartney about how Delta has the lowest cancellation rate in the industry. Last year, Delta canceled just 0.3% of its flights, according to flight-tracking service FlightStats.com. That was twice as good as the next-best airlines, Southwest and Alaska, and five times better…
Social ride sharing: Coming soon to Charlotte!
One of the drawbacks of living in a city that is big, but not really world class is that we are often one of the last big cities to get something. Case in point, social ride sharing. What is social ride sharing? At face value it is similar to a taxi service. There is a…
PIT: My biggest fear for CLT
Today I flew into PIT and all I can think of is what PIT used to be and what could happen to CLT at any time. This link from Wikipedia sums up what happened to PIT at the hands of the airport and US Airways. My personal experience with PIT: I started traveling for business…
DOJ halts US/AA merger
From CNN The Justice Department and attorneys general from six states and the District of Columbia filed a lawsuit Tuesday challenging the $11 billion merger of American Airlines and US Airways, saying the combination would lead to higher prices and less service for consumers. Hmm…Just when it started to seem like everything was getting dates…
Just get me on the internet, thank you
I know free Wi-Fi isn’t really free, but it seems like it is getting harder and harder to get online on the “free” Wi-Fi. CLT has had free Wi-Fi for over 7 years with minimal issues. Then a few years ago Google did a big Christmas Free Airport Wi-Fi promotion and Charlotte was part of…
Weekly Recap: July 8 and July 15
Doing a two-fer to get back on schedule. If I’m erratic in posting this it’s because I’m burnt out and don’t really want to talk about travel. July 8 – Worst travel week of the year for me! Monday: I was *supposed* to go CLT-ATL-ATW (upgraded for both segments). I was leaving late in the…
Changes coming at CLT
Jerry Orr has been in charge of the Charlotte Airport as long as I have lived here. I chose to live in Charlotte due to its airport and quality of life as I have mentioned in other posts. Although I will most likely continue to live here in spite of changes to the airport, they…
Weekly Recap: Week of June 3
Monday: Work from home day (I guess I should specify I have not actual office so this is all I have.) Tuesday: Flew from CLT-DTW-MDW and drove down to Indiana. Stayed at the Fairfield Inn in Hammond, IN. The hotel seemed quite expensive for a suburban Chicago Fairfield at $142/night, but I didn’t check other…
Charlotte Flight Attendants Civil Disobediance over knives
Charlotte Flight Attendants protest TSA’s change in policy about knives. But flight attendants don’t want that to happen. They protested a proposal to change the TSA policy at Charlotte Douglas Airport on Thursday. They’re also pushing the “No Knives Act of 2013″ to permanently ban knives in the passenger cabin. Glenda Tally with the Association…