Outlook for fall travel
Election-year uncertainty and a weak US economy combined with higher gasoline prices, airfare and hotel rates have not deterred American travelers this summer, and healthy demand should carry on into...
View ArticleRaw sewage spewed on airline baggage
Raw sewage from a broken pipe was spewed on the checked luggage of at least 100 passengers at London Heathrow airport earlier this week, according to a report in the British tabloid, The Sun. The...
View ArticleWhat the new iPhone might do for travelers
Have you had a chance to check out what Apple has in store with its new iOS 6 operating system… the one that will be in the new iPhone when makes its debut this month? It’s got all sorts of new gadgets...
View ArticleWhy no popular PreCheck at SFO?
By now every frequent traveler has heard about the TSA’s innovative and very popular PreCheck trusted traveler program. In a nutshell, PreCheck offers certain high mileage frequent flyers access to...
View ArticleSingapore Air cancels world’s longest flight
I know that this is going to crush a lot of frequent travel dreams out there, but here goes– This sad story just in from AP: The world’s longest commercial flight — Singapore to Newark, N.J. — is being...
View Article5 most annoying habits of infrequent flyers
Over time, most frequent travelers adopt an unruffled, zen-like attitude when it comes to flying. But at times, especially during the holidays, infrequent flyers exhibit certain behaviors that get...
View ArticleVirgin America adds 20th city
Today Virgin America announced that it would begin nonstop service three times per day to the second largest business travel destination from San Francisco. Can you guess which city it is? Does the...
View ArticleVirgin America’s new lounge at LAX
At San Francisco International, Virgin America’s digs at the bright-n-sassy new Terminal 2 are so nice that the whole thing feels like an airport club. However, those who have flown Virgin to Los...
View ArticleMore United 747s arriving at SFO
Starting in April of 2013, United plans to turn its San Francisco International Airport base into a 747 hub of sorts. In an internal memo obtained by The BAT last week, United told employees it’s doing...
View ArticleSingapore Airlines giant A380 arrives at SFO
Last Friday (Dec 28), a giant double-decker Singapore Airlines Airbus A380 arrived at San Francisco International from Hong Kong at 7:10pm, marking the first A380 flights between SFO and Asia. (SFO...
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