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50 new routes launched across the Atlantic

THE SITUATION Transatlantic flights are getting larger in number and to more destinations.European LCLH (Low-Cost Long-Haul) airlines lead the way. THE BACKGROUND Over 50 new routes were added in 2016, even when we take away the 28 services that were withdrawn that still leaves a healthy gain of 23. The U.S. Big Three ( United, Delta, […]

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Manchester Airport enters the European Top 20

MANCHESTER FINALLY GETS ITS PLACE IN THE SUN London has historically been the first thought when travelers are thinking of coming to the UK.Indeed such is the current demand that a new runway is scheduled to be built at London Heathrow (which is currently operating at near maximum capacity). This situation, a great regional imbalance […]

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Summers Coming..

Let’s start looking OK, for most of us in the Northern Hemisphere it is cold, for some very cold. But as with all things seasonal, it comes and it goes. If you glance outside of your office or store window, it may not seem like it, but that snow and frost will soon evaporate, and before you […]

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JetBlue Offers New York-Orlando for $191

Low-cost carrier JetBlue is offering a great deal for those tired of winter in the North-East.New York-Orlando for just $191 return.Check out the flights on www.paylessflights.com

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How to Score a Fair Last Minute Airfare

Life happens and among our planned vacations and leisure travels there are some last minute emergency trips that catch us completely unprepared and leave us doomed to spend our savings on the tomorrow’s airfare. If you are faced with similar scenario and you are not one of those lucky rich procrastinators, who wouldn’t mind spending […]

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American Airlines to Offer In-Flight Video Streaming Service

Earlier this year, Delta Airlines and Alaska Airlines announced they were already testing the iPad for in-flight use by their pilots. In addition, Australian airline Jetstar gave the “green light” to the iPad as a in-flight entertainment device for A320 flights in Australia and Asia. Enter American Airlines, which has announced its testing of “in-flight” […]

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What’s it like being an airline gate agent? A passenger’s day behind the podium

Spending a day dealing with hundreds of airline passengers and piles of oversized carryon bags is not most people’s idea of fun. And while I’m no glutton for punishment, I jumped at the chance to learn what takes place on the other side of the counter as a Delta Air Lines gate agent at the world’s busiest airport, Atlanta Hartsfield. With 300,000 annual miles and over four million lifetime miles on Delta, I know the airline well. This experience, however, was an eye opener.

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Latest horror stories from TSA

—-A cancer surviving flight attendant was recently forced to remove her prosthetic breast during an airport pat-down. Cathy Bossi, who worries about the cancer risks of excess radiation, after what she called an “aggressive pat down,” told screeners about her prosthesis. “Well, you’ll need to show me that,” said a screener, according to Newser. —A […]

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