Your plane has been quarantined. It sounds like something out of a sci-fi movie, but it isn’t. When my flight from Nandi, Fiji landed in Brisbane, Australia the flight attendant made an announcement – it went something like this. Ladies…
I recently had the opportunity to fly from Los Angeles to Nadi, Fiji and then from Nadi onto Brisbane, Australia. On the LA to Nadi route Fiji Airways flies their newer Airbus A330 planes. From Nadi to Brisbane they fly…
Today, JetBlue launched a quirky new marketing campaign, ‘Air on the Side of Humanity,’ to remind customers there is a better way to fly. The campaign documents the plight and perspective of the most overlooked fliers of all – pigeons. JetBlue says…
I was intrigued this week when I received an email about a JetBlue Mosaic Status Match and Challenge. You see, I made a decision recently that some frequent flyers would call crazy. I’m not going to go out of my…
Does the crash of Malaysian Airlines, MH370, change your mind about flying Malaysian Airlines? Or flying at all? Someone said to me today, I’m not flying on a 777 anytime soon. I thought, well, that’s somewhat impossible if you are…
Need another reason to visit Austin? How about international flights on the dreamliner By VGP Blogger, Rachel B British Airways started flights this Monday from Austin to London, giving the Texas capital its first-ever regular service to Europe. Austin will…
Today I flew from Melbourne, Australia to Sydney, Australia on flight 444. It was my first trip with Qantas and all I could think was, wow, if they didn’t have personal iPads streaming entertainment for every single passenger onboard the…
This week I flew Air China Business Class PEK to SYD with a short stop in Shanghai. I arrived at the Beijing Capital Airport and headed for the business class checkin at Terminal 3. The business class/first class checkin area is…
Last week I had the opportunity to fly United Airlines Business First EWR to PEK. I arrived early at the airport because the weather was bad. The previous day flights had been cancelled to many New York, New Jersey and…
By VGP Blogger, Rachel B Many airlines are adding additional flights to ship Super Bowl XLVIII fans into Newark from Denver and Seattle, the home cities of the Broncos and Seahawks. United is adding 15 extra flights to its hub…
As I scan different websites, magazines and newspapers I find some interesting tid-bits about travel. Several Airlines and Airports had interesting news to share over the last few weeks. In case you missed it…. Pittsburgh International Airport is installing two…
By VGP Blogger Rachel B. Last week, I posted on American and JetBlue rolling out re-designed first class seats for their transcontinental flights. But for those of us who can’t afford first class or don’t have upgrades, below are some…
by VGP Blogger Rachel B. This week it’s all about first class seats. Starting this week, American Airlines will begin flying its new transcontinental fleet from JFK to LAX, with JFK to SFO to follow. The A321 planes reward those who are…
Starwood announced today an exciting new enhancement to the Crossover Rewards program. Starwood and Delta launched the program earlier this year allowing members of the two rewards programs to earn points/miles and other benefits from the program. Today, Starwood shared…
Now that US Airways has officially announced their departure from Star Alliance (March 30, 2014) many people who were loyal to US Airways for years are wondering what the pros and cons are of Star Alliance vs oneworld. I too…
The US Airways & American Airlines merger is now legally complete. It’s a big day because the joint airline now becomes the largest in the world offering service to more than 330 destinations over 50 countries with 1,500 aircraft. US…