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Not Your Average Air Travel Stories: Week of May 20
This week: The mighty Garden Yeti, travel nightmares, plus a ride on an Airline Time Machine! Reasonable fee: That’s what Time mag calls JetBlue’s recent fee hike. No wonder everyone loves them so. Travel gizmos: The big inventors show called INPEX runs June 19-23 in Pittsburgh and there will be plenty of never-before-seen travel-related items including some from … Read Not Your Average Air Travel Stories: Week of May 20
Posted In: Airline News, Airlines (by name), Airport News, FeesOrlando Airport to Offer Quicker Entry for International Visitors
Sometime this summer, Orlando International (MCO) will begin setting up self-service kiosks that should make entry into the U.S. at least a little faster for international visitors. According the Greater Orlando Aviation Authority Board, this technological do-it-yourself tool will help the Customs and Border Protection officers cut down on “mundane but necessary data collection.” Translation: … Read Orlando Airport to Offer Quicker Entry for International Visitors
Posted In: Airport News, InternationalNot Your Average Air Travel Story: Week of May 13
This week: Gremlins on planes, rude passengers and 3 unusual videos! How to board ahead of the herd: American Airlines now allows passengers with teeny-tiny carry-ons that can fit under the seats in front of them to board early. Bam! That’s the sound of a million folks ditching hard-sided hand luggage. Rude passengers: See the gremlin … Read Not Your Average Air Travel Story: Week of May 13
Posted In: Airline News, Airport News, Airport SecurityAnimals at Airports: From Working Critters to Wild Carnivores
Starting next month, Chicago’s ode to the technological marvels of the jet-age – we speak of O’Hare, of course – will take flight into the past with an old-school method of lawn mowing: Goats. Goats at Airports That’s right, about 25 goats (complete with shepherd) are expected to begin a pilot “vegetation-management” program at the … Read Animals at Airports: From Working Critters to Wild Carnivores
Posted In: Airport News, Airport SecurityWorld’s Most Expensive Airport Taxi Fares
You might want to come up with alternate transportation if you were planning on taking a taxi from Narita to downtown Tokyo. That airport cab ride will set you back almost $300. $300 Taxi Ride The price – and it’s not technically a rip-off, just the going rate – was one of many eye-brow raisers … Read World’s Most Expensive Airport Taxi Fares
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