The Fear Of Flying

The apprehension of boarding an airplane today is well founded. Practically every one associates the fear of flying with a foreboding sense that the plane will actually crash. They may have a valid point; because now, most of the commercial airlines have eliminated two...

Calgary Airport's Grandiosity: White Elephant, Anyone?

Calgary City Council agreed to fund $90M of a proposed $287M required to construct a tunnel underneath a new runway to be built at Calgary International Airport.  The city said it would also go to bat for the airport authority in the pursuit of other funding from the...

Cabin crew quizzed over drug haul

A South African flight crew is suspected of attempting to smuggle cannabis and cocain into the UK. The crew and the pilot were arrested after 50 kg of cannabis and 4kg of cocain were found in their luggage." UK customs officers are questioning the entire crew of a South...

Post Holiday Nightmare shows need for Air Passenger's Rights Law

Excerpt from story at CodylyonblogolaterThat was a spooky post holiday truth I learned first hand in Milwaukee Wisconsin this past December 27 during an Air Tran airlines connection point on the way from Atlanta to New York City. The hours-long incident was a reminder that...

Trouble in the Air from Heathrow Terminal 5 to American, Who's to Blame?

The wave of troubles affecting Terminal 5 are giving the hiccups to the rest of Heathrow Airport states The Independent.There is talk of airlines seeking compensation as British Airlines is delaying by a few weeks the transfer of flights from Terminal 4 to T5.The UK...

Talking Point: Jet lag

Almost every long-haul air traveler suffers from jet lag but do any remedies really work? http://travel.independent.co.uk/biztravel/article2748453.ece

Travel the world in 8 days, for under £800

Fantastic, I would have never thought that flying to long haul, (New York, Hawaii, ect.) could be so affordable. The writer of this article traveled with Zoom airlines, surely, at these prices this will revolutionize air travel expense?   A must read...

BA backs down on £240 bag charges

The first day of British Airways' new excess baggage charges created confusion among passengers today. The airline said that because of the uncertainty, check-in staff were told to be "lenient" about extra fees that can add up to £240 extra on some...

Drunk on a plane slaps seat mate; bad move

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- A US Airways passenger faced charges of interfering with a flight crew Thursday after he apparently unknowingly slapped an undercover federal air marshal, said an official familiar with the case. The man, who'd been drinking liquor, threw a mid-air temper...