Archive for October 2006

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Cranky Flier

• Followup on United’s 777 Reconfiguration - Yesterday’s post on United’s upcoming 777 reconfiguration generated a bunch of emails and comments. After sifting through everything, it appears that things will be slightly different (and better) than what I wrote yesterday. Inflight entertainment has to be standard throughout the plane, so there will be audio/video on demand in coach (they may charge for [...]

Upgrade Travel Better

• Airplane Xing: Gibraltar’s bizarre runway - Look both ways before crossing the runway! Reader KB pointed me toward the Airport of Gibraltar, which has a road intersecting the airport. I’ve driven under taxiways and runways, but never across one. I believe the plane has the right of way… Space in Gibraltar is at a premium, and tunneling into the [...]

One Mile at a Time

• Northwest WorldPerks “enhancements” - Today is a very sad day for Northwest’s WorldPerks program. Last week they added hefty award booking fees, but fortunately WorldPerks Platinum members were exempt. Today I received an email which includes: • An increase in both the award ticket redeposit and reissue fees (formerly called change fees) from $50 to $100. Platinum Elite members will [...]

View from the Wing

• Tumi Sale Discount Grows - Through January 31, Tumi’s online clearance got even better, the top of the page now shows an ‘additional’ 30% off sale prices. addthis_url = 'http%3A%2F%2Fboardingarea.com%2Fblogs%2Fviewfromthewing%2F2009%2F01%2F07%2Ftumi-sale-discount-grows%2F'; addthis_title = 'Tumi+Sale+Discount+Grows'; addthis_pub = '';

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