- Consumer Organizations Urge Airlines to Compensate Actively After Delay[Nov. 21, 2012]
Recently, 22 consumer organizations in Nanjing, Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and other cities issued their opinions and called on airlines to make compensations on their own initiative after flight delay.
- Happy Birthday, Business Class[Nov. 21, 2012]
Break out the birthday cake and line up the candles: next year marks 35 years since the invention of business class air travel.
- Curbs on In-Flight Services and Laptops May Be Eased[Nov. 23, 2012]
Just as the in-flight movie reaches its exciting finale, the stewardess asks for your headset because the plane is due to land soon. Either that, or the sound is turned off.
- China Southern Visa Pact Crosses Ethical Line[Nov. 23, 2012]
Lounge access. Dedicated check-in. Priority seating. And to the list of benefits for holders of China Southern Airline's Gold and Silver cards can now be added a benefit less ordinary: a "streamlined" visa process for your visit to New Zealand.
- How British Airways Annoyed David Beckham[Nov. 21, 2012]
David Beckham has threatened to stop flying with British Airways because star struck hostesses won't stop staring at him.
- WestJet Sees Big Lift from "Premium Economy" Seats[Nov. 20, 2012]
WestJet Airlines Ltd expects a multi-million dollar lift from its new "premium economy" seating, and is planning a new in-flight entertainment system that will reduce costs, the chief executive of Canada's second-largest airline said on Tuesday.
- Airline Cabin Crew to Get Tablet Computers[Nov. 19, 2012]
Flight attendants on Emirates Airline are being given Windows 8 tablet computers with a built-in airline-specific business app, airline officials said.
- Kennedy Airport Is Third Most Stressful Airport in U.S., Business Travelers Say in New Study[Nov. 15, 2012]
Business travelers have ranked Kennedy Airport the third most stressful airport in the U.S., beat out only by Chicago's O'Hare and LAX.
- Three Domestic Airlines to Start Using New Booking Class Codes in 2013[Nov. 19, 2012]
On request of SkyTeam to use unified booking class codes in passenger plane, China Eastern Airlines Corporation Limited (MU), Shanghai Airlines Co., Ltd. (FM) and China United Airlines Co., Ltd. (KN) announced they will use new booking class codes for the flights taking off on or after July 1, 2013, effective from January 1.
- Mice, Roaches Seen by FDA Inspecting Airline Food[Nov. 17, 2012]
You're accustomed to airline food that's bland, tepid or otherwise unappetizing. You're probably not accustomed to hearing that it was prepared or stored in areas crawling with mice, ants and roaches.