by Charlie Leocha | Feb 18, 2010
The blogosphere and twitter have been filled with with the “horror story” of filmmaker, Kevin Smith, being asked to leave a full Southwest flight because he was “oversized.” PR experts are sending out missives noting this is a PR flareup and...
by Charlie Leocha | Feb 17, 2010
Kate Hanni’s FlyersRights.com issued their 2009 Real Air Travel consumer Report Card yesterday at the Press Club in Washington DC. If I came home with a report card like this when I was a kid, I’d get a spanking. The 2009 report card for tarmac delays of...
by Charlie Leocha | Feb 15, 2010
Over the weekend, the Department of Transportatin (DOT) announced that they have given the oneworld Alliance provisional antitrust immunity. This brings oneworld into line with SkyTeam and Star Alliance and is the final nail in the coffin of advancing competition...
by Charlie Leocha | Feb 13, 2010
Student detained for toting Arabic flash cards sues police TSA in its infinite wisdom stopped a traveler for carrying Arabic/English flashcards through airport security. They detained him for five hours. Now the ACLU is involved as well as the FBI. This event happened...
by Charlie Leocha | Feb 13, 2010
Dozen Distinctive Destinations – 2010 The National Trust for Historic Preservation’s Dozen Distinctive Destination program has recognized cities and towns that offer an authentic visitor experience since 2000. These towns combine restored downtowns, unique local...
