NY Senator Schumer Goes After Spirit Airlines Over Carry-on Bag Fee Spirit Airlines to charge for carry-on luggage beginning August 1 U.S. Senator Charles Schumer calls the idea of charging passengers for carry-on luggage "a slap in the face...
Amtrak Ridership on Pace to Set New Record Amtrak breaks ridership record Amtrak is reporting that ridership increased by 4.3% with a record breaking 13.6 million passengers during the first six months of their fiscal 2010 year....
Wife Claims Husband Was Still Alive at Airport John Lennon Airport in Liverpool, England Gitta Jarant, who was arrested recently for failing to provide notification of her deceased husband to proper authorities, still attests...
Travel Shot: Chapman’s Peak in Cape Town, South Africa Chapman's Peak in Cape Town, South Africa Located just over nine miles south of Cape Town, South Africa on the western side of Cape Peninsula is Chapman's Peak. Adventurous travelers will...
British Airways to Finally Merge with Iberia & Strike Updates British Airways and Iberia to Merge After two long years of negotiations back and forth, it looks like British Airways and Iberia are finally going to sign off on a merger deal. The new...
British Airways Numbers Down 11% After Strike British Airways has rough March British Airways reported on Wednesday that due to the strike that occurred over two consecutive weekends in March, traffic dropped by 11.4 percent from...
Ryanair Moves Ahead with Charging For Toilets Ryanair to charge for the loo The chief of European discount carrier Ryanair is at it again. It appears that Michael O’ Leary’s ‘bathroom fantasies’ are...
How to Travel with Your Pet You're about to plan the perfect getaway when it hits you, who will watch over your pet while you're away. If you can not afford a pet sitter or cant get someone to check on your pooch or kitty for a few days,...
Qatar Diplomat Causes Mid-Air Bomb Scare Qatari diplomat causes panic on United flight A United Airways plane from Washington DC to Denver was disrupted Wednesday night when a Qatari diplomat decided he needed a cigarette...
Alaska Airlines March Traffic Rises Alaska Airlines sees traffic increase in March March was a good month for Alaska Airlines, as they reported an increase in passenger traffic compared with the same time a year...
Odd Attractions: The Handbag Museum in Amsterdam Handbag Museum of Amsterdam Ok, so its official title is the Tassenmuseum Hendrikje, or Museum of Bags and Purses, but the Handbag Museum sounds much more fun. Either way, it’s not quite...
TSA: Your iPad is Airport Friendly Your iPad is airport friendly The Transportation Security Administration is allowing iPad users a pass when going through airport security...for now. The TSA said that the new Apple...
Spirit Airlines to Charge for Carry-on Bags Spirit Airlines to charge for carry-on bags In a first for the airline industry, Spirit Airlines said Tuesday that they plan to charge passengers for carry-on luggage. You read that...
American Airlines Sees March Traffic Increase American sees March traffic increase In yet another sign that air travel is picking up after a 2008-2009 slump, American Airlines reported Monday that they saw a March traffic increase of 2.5...