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When Customer Experience Matters Most An eruption of volcanic ash leads to an eruption of service mistakes. |
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September 10, 2004
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Airline Eliminates Check-In Hassle Hawaiian Airlines now offers baggage pickup from your home, office, or anywhere. It will be interesting to see whether the somewhat costly service translates into more paid passengers and higher operating margins. |
BusinessWeek
March 7, 2005
Chester Dawson |
Plain Truth About Plane Seats Web sites such as SeatGuru.com can show fine details of the seating plans for your aircraft. |
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March 2010
Jennifer Wang |
The Commodification of the Exit Row For some airlines, exit-row seating is being included in their a la carte offerings. |
Inc.
September 2003
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Jet Stream E-mail Frequent fliers can now hope to e-mail at 35,000 feet. |
InsideFlyer
January 2009 |
AA Paperless Boarding Pass American Airlines is testing a new mobile boarding pass system for travelers flying from Chicago O'Hare, Los Angeles International and John Wayne Orange County. |
Popular Mechanics
January 2008
Thomas Hayden |
10 Ways to Fix Air Travel Flying may be incredibly safe, but it's also unreliable, inefficient and stressful. Here's how to make the experience aloft easier on us and the planet. |
Salon.com
June 16, 2000
Elliott Neal Hester |
Out of the Blue: The delinquent-flier upgrade Like high-altitude ninjas, they abandon the crowded coach cabin for an unoccupied seat in first class. |
Salon.com
December 14, 2000
Elliott Neal Hester |
Common cattle Every now and then, flight attendants must fly with the unwashed masses. It sucks... |
BusinessWeek
November 10, 2003
Carol Matlack |
A Great Divide Between Comfort And Cattle Class? What the first-class and coach cabins will be like aboard the new Airbus A380 |
Fast Company
June 2006
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Is This Seat Taken? Here are two travel Web sites to help you scout any seating situation before you book your flight. |
The Motley Fool
February 27, 2008
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Innovations and Opportunities Lets take a look at how some mature industries, DuPont and IBM, are performing old activities in new and innovative ways. |
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December 15, 2004
Lawrence Meyers |
The Unholy Airline Trinity Northwest, Continental, and Delta have a frequent flyer alliance. Too bad they're so stingy with their rewards. |
InsideFlyer
December 2009 |
Frontier's New Benefits New ownership at Frontier Airlines brings changes to its EarlyReturns program. |
Science News
March 24, 2001
Ivars Peterson |
Buses on Quantum Schedules Anyone who has waited for a bus in the city has probably casually observed that, after an inordinately long wait, two or three buses often come along at the same time. The question of why such bunching seems to happen has prompted all sorts of speculation... |
Fast Company
June 2006
Susan Stellin |
The Last Stand Many airlines now let you pay to jump the standby line. Here's what you need to know to get home sooner. |
IEEE Spectrum
September 2008
Robert N. Charette |
Sit Back, Relax, and Enjoy the Entertainment Modern in-flight entertainment systems are more than just eye candy |
InsideFlyer
June 2010 |
Randy Petersen's Opening Remarks 10 annoying things you might not realize you're doing on the airplane. |
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April 19, 2010
Selena Maranjian |
Hooray for Carry-On Luggage Fees! These airline fees make more sense than you'd think, but Congress has reportedly secured no-fee agreements from five major airlines. |
InsideFlyer
May 2009 |
Fast Track to A-List Southwest Airlines is offering a shortcut to elite status this spring. |
InsideFlyer
July 2010 |
Frontier Fee Changes The $25 ticketing service fee has been eliminated and EarlyReturns members can now book an award ticket via the call center at no extra charge. |
Inc.
March 2004
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Street Smarts: Learning From JetBlue One day flying JetBlue, I found myself being served by David Neeleman, the airline's founder. When was the last time you met your customers and asked how you could better serve them? |
Real Travel Adventures
November 2007
DeLencia Carter |
Huffin'and Puffin' When you're changing flights, why is the gate that you need to get to always at the opposite end of where you are? |
InsideFlyer
July 2006 |
Letters Comfort on long flights surpasses some etiquette choices... Travelers are miffed by the decrease in amenities offered by airlines... Reward the Freddies winners... Budget car rental gets a negative vote... etc. |
InsideFlyer
October 2003 |
Continental Announces Elite Enhancements Continental OnePass has announced enhancements to its elite frequent flyer program. |
Popular Mechanics
December 20, 2007
Erin Scottberg |
Anatomy of Lost Luggage: How to Track Your Bags (and Save 'Em) Find out how luggage gets lost -- and what you can do to minimize the risk. |
The Motley Fool
April 1, 2008
Tim Beyers |
United Should Be Flying Higher United misses out on a chance to pad its profits by at least $90 during flights. |
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August 25, 2011
Dan Caplinger |
This Good News Is No Big Deal New rules governing airlines took effect earlier this week, but they won't have a huge impact on flying. |
Fast Company
October 2006
Joseph Manez |
Comfort Class How Virgin Atlantic came up with a better airline seat - in coach. |
BusinessWeek
June 25, 2007
Greg Lindsay |
How To Avoid The Big Squeeze In The Sky Too close for comfort in coach? Try premium economy class. |
InsideFlyer
October 2012 |
Growing Fees Whether you love 'em or hate 'em (and we know you hate 'em), airlines fees are a lucrative business for the airlines. |
BusinessWeek
October 1, 2009
Esme E. Deprez |
For Airlines, Fees Become Lifelines From baggage to blankets, a la carte charges are becoming significant revenue sources for airlines. |
Fast Company
November 1, 2007
Alec Appelbaum |
Conferences Third Aircraft Interior Innovations 2007: At the Aircraft Interiors gathering, eggheads who know ergonomics and marketers who know mood lighting share prescriptions for making air travel more bearable. |
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June 11, 2010
Rex Moore |
Airlines Turn the Corner Profits are down, but passenger satisfaction is up. |
InsideFlyer
August 2005 |
Airborne Wi-Fi Picking Up Speed At least eight international airlines have followed Lufthansa's lead and are now offering onboard wireless Internet access on some flights. Passengers are able send and receive emails, join a Web conference, check the news, pay bills and make phone calls. |
Entrepreneur
February 2010
Jennifer Wang |
A Taste of Luxury in Economy Business-class benefits on low-cost airlines |
Wired
April 21, 2008
Katharine Gammon |
Coming This Summer: Fly the Wi-Fi Skies It's about time. That's what you'll say to yourself at some point in the next few months when you realize you can finally surf the Web while flying. |
Salon.com
October 16, 2001
Dennis Riches |
Get rid of first class! Putting an end to preferential treatment for the jet set will help thwart hijackers and save the environment... |
Salon.com
July 14, 2000
Elliott Neal Hester |
Robbery at 30,000 feet Adventures in real-life airplane stickups. (And you thought hijacking hardly happened anymore.) |
BusinessWeek
August 6, 2007
Stanley Holmes |
Better Living At 30,000 Feet Boeing hopes fliers will flock to bigger windows, cleaner air, and redesigned cabins. |
InsideFlyer
September 2004 |
Europe: No-Frills Carriers Adding Frills Low-cost carriers have flooded the European market, and some have responded to the competition by adding precisely what separated them from full-service airlines: frills. |
Popular Mechanics
August 27, 2009
Chris Sweeney |
15 Brilliant, Bad and Downright Strange Plans to Save Airlines Possible ideas to make plane trips more profitable and efficient. |
HBS Working Knowledge
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Julia Hanna |
Improving Fairness in Flight Delays Airlines and the FAA don't like flight delays any more than passengers, but what's to be done? Researchers propose a "fairness" system that could save travelers time and service providers millions of dollars annually. |
Salon.com
October 20, 2000
Elliott Neal Hester |
When passengers rage She hated my guts and ached to put me in a headlock, but I swear I never meant to send her to Barbados... |
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April 2009 |
Award Patrol 2009 Is the perception that it's constantly getting more difficult to claim an award flight true? |
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February 21, 2007
Tim Beyers |
Quick Take: Vouching for JetBlue A $30 million investment may be just the beginning for this airline. Investors, take note. |
InsideFlyer
December 2011 |
Reciprocal Elite Elite Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan members now receive additional benefits when flying on partner American Airlines. |
IndustryWeek
March 1, 2006
John R. Brandt |
Business Travel Tips For Bozos Yes, you do have to take your shoes off at the airport's security checkpoint -- and other things you should know. |
Salon.com
October 30, 2001
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Search for bombs, not nail clippers A commercial pilot says that security checks are laughably misdirected... |
