by ThatTravelGuy | Dec 2, 2015 | Travel |
In today’s heightened terrorist alert period, airport security is especially tight. You would think the obvious would be…well, obvious. But the number of confiscated items at any gate in the country would astound you. While people know that guns or knives are strictly...
by ThatTravelGuy | Aug 17, 2011 | Travel |
We all hate when airline prices go up. Especially if they seem to be going up faster than we perceive they should. There was a strong belief, backed by a number of expert comments, that airlines were hiding behind fuel prices to tack a few bucks of their own onto the...
by ThatTravelGuy | Dec 11, 2010 | Travel |
The best laid plans of mice and men! They just seem to get mucked up sometimes…and if you’re in the aircraft manufacturing business little things like fires in flight can really screw up things a lot. So the Boeing 787 Dreamliner, initially scheduled to be...
by ThatTravelGuy | Dec 9, 2010 | Travel |
Just in…You and I will be able to book codeshares with Westjet and British Air early next year. This will change the dynamics of the competitive environment, domestic travel, and international booking patterns. Westjet is also after Asian carrier agreements...
by ThatTravelGuy | Nov 16, 2010 | Travel |
With great fanfare the Airbus A380 was introduced by flying it to airports around the world to show it off. This mega-plane which sells for a cool $350 million USD each triggered the excitment of the travelling public, but more importantly it motivated the writing of...
by ThatTravelGuy | Oct 5, 2010 | Travel |
For Canadians, this is big! As Cathay Pacific Airways and WestJet announced that they will begin a new code-share arrangement , it signals the beginning of a new field of competition. While immediately the announement will give passengers a wider choice and greater...
by ThatTravelGuy | Oct 1, 2010 | Travel |
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by ThatTravelGuy | Sep 21, 2010 | Travel |
Another airline message has been consumated…so why arn’t the celebrations going on in full force? There are lots of reasons not to haul out the banners and the horns with a big band leading the wedding march. Firstly, it is a sign of how sick the airline...
by ThatTravelGuy | Aug 30, 2010 | Travel |
The best that Mexican can offer these days as they cut most if not all flights, is that they are going to try to get back in the air as soon as possible. At a bargain price someone sooner or later may pick up the pieces, but creditors will not be anxious to partake in...
by ThatTravelGuy | Aug 28, 2010 | Travel |
Under the category of ‘what will they think of next’ this one was tough to see through. Flying pasties! For a guy who spends half his life searching new travel products, this really came as a surprise to me. For those whose modesty is such that they...
