I’m not sure I even understand this: Bonnie Tyler, whom you may remember as the singer of "Total Eclipse of the Heart," was flying from Paris to Mauritius on Air France. So far so good. A flight attendant tells her that the co-pilot is retiring, and asks if she would sing Total Eclipse of the [...]
Read the Rest of the Story: Bonnie Tyler’s Song Causes Air France LawsuitBut news for Canadian travelers: your flights may get a bit more expensive. Discount carrier CanJet shut down yesterday with no warning, stranding passengers across the country. The airline cited the usual high fuel costs blah blah blah as the reasons for its shutdown. Canjet held about 5% of domestic market share.
Read the Rest of the Story: CanJet Shuts DownA man who makes his living as a scavenger in Delhi’s garbage dumps was not permitted to board his business class Aliatlia flight to Brazil because he "did not look like a businessman." The passenger told Alitalia staff that a charity had purchased him the ticket to attend a waste recycling conference in Brazil (no [...]
Read the Rest of the Story: Indian Traveler Barred from Alitalia’s Business ClassA Northwest Airlines flight from Minneapolis to London was diverted to Duluth after smoke was seen in cabin of the plane. Not a big deal. What is a big deal is the 10 hours that the passengers were forced to wait on the plane while the problem was fixed. Yes. 10 Hours. Apparently holding passengers [...]
Read the Rest of the Story: Northwest Airline Flight Diverted, Passengers Wait Onboard 10 HoursHi all,
The OTR offices are closed for the holiday weekend in the US. We’ll be back on Tuesday. Have a great vacation…
