Not a surprise: “U.S. airlines ranked far behind international carriers in most categories . . . based on an online questionnaire filled out by 1,600 fliers, United had the rudest flights attendants, followed by American and US Airways. Those airlines also had the worst food, with American’s meals ranking the worst out of the three. [...]
Posts Tagged ‘air travel’
Patrick Smith, an airline pilot who writes Salon’s excellent “Ask the Pilot” column says that in the US, airline pilots and flight attendants are now required to take off their shoes at the security checkpoint, but thousands of airport employees are not subject to the same strict security screening. The stupid liquids rules, which the [...]
Virgin America offers in-flight Wi-Fi
Posted: 13 September 2007 in TechnologyTags: air travel, wifi
Virgin America will be offering Wi-Fi on flights starting in 2008. So far, very few airlines have offered Wi-Fi. The most recent ones – Lufthansa and SAS – stopped last year. It will be interesting to see if other US airlines follow. Here’s the article from BoingBoing.
European Parliament seeks to scrap stupid no liquids rules
Posted: 6 September 2007 in Current events, TravelTags: air travel, security
For a year now, air travelers have been burdened by the stupidest rules on earth that do not improve safety and lead only to delays and waste. The no-liquids rule adopted by the European Union last year has finally come under fire from members of the European Parliament. According to the Financial Times: “European legislators [...]
