Overweight Passengers - Air France-KLM Cracks Down

Have you measured your derriere lately?  The way things are going, it may become necessary before booking a flight! 
The news is full of the latest skinny on charging extra for overweight passengers. It is obviously a very delicate and sensitive matter for all concerned, including the airline, flight attendants, and airline personnel – as well as [...]

Flight Seat Companions that Send You Barking Mad!

Gone, it seems, are the days when people dressed up and behaved well on flights.  There was a time when the worst problems you faced were screaming babies and smokers in the back.  Whatever happened to manners and etiquette? 
These days when you’re stuck in a cramped seat on a plane you may find yourself faced with a variety [...]

U.S. - Enhanced Airport Screening for Many Visitors

Just when we thought it couldn’t get any worse, it looks certain that flying to the U.S. will never be the same again. 
All airlines flying routes to the U.S. are under stricter security since the Christmas Day failed bomb attack on the Northwest flight from Schiphol to Detroit. 
The United States Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is [...]

Full-Body Scanners Being Installed at UK Airports

Despite doubt about the effectiveness of full-body scanners to detect certain types of liquid explosive devices, the UK government has given the green light for their installation at UK airports. 
The move is a result of the failed Christmas Day attempt to blow up a Northwest Airline plane over Detroit.  However, doubt has been expressed whether [...]

UK Allbury Travel Group Collapses

The Allbury Travel Group has ceased all trading as of 19 December 2009.  The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) is currently handling customers affected by the collapse of the company. 
Allbury Travel Group also traded as:

JetLife
Libra Holidays
Argo Holidays

The Hertfordshire-based company was ATOL-licensed and operated flights and package holidays from Manchester, Newcastle, Gatwick, Birmingham and Leeds Bradford.  The holidays [...]

Airline Christmas Carry-on Rules - Lucky Santa!

Great news that the BA strike has been called off - for the sake of its customers, and BA itself.   However, travellers are facing yet another challenge - travel chaos due to the snowy and wintry weather.   
Lucky old Santa doesn’t have to worry about the weather or getting his sleigh through airport security, but the rest of us do.  [...]

Globespan Airline Fails

Another devastating blow for the airline industry – for passengers with reservations – and staff who have lost their jobs - all just before Christmas. 
Globespan, a Scotland-based airline has gone into administration and all flights have been cancelled and grounded.  Globespan customers expecting to fly tomorrow are advised to stay at home, or attempt to make other [...]

BA CityFlyer Unaffected by Threatened Strike

According to the website, BA’s European and domestic CityFlyer service from London City Airport will not affected by the threatened industrial action.  CityFlyer is a subsidiary of British Airways and was not involved in the strike ballot. 
Note:  BA’s business-class only service from London City Airport to New York (JFK) is not part of CityFlyer and is [...]

British Airways Strike - Are you Covered?

If the BA 12-day strike from 22 December to 2 January 2010 goes ahead it will affect the Christmas and New Year holiday plans of more than a million travellers. 
Unfortunately, passengers are in a state of limbo because BA has not actually cancelled any flights and is currently pursuing a court appeal over irregularities in [...]

BA Means Business from London City Airport to JFK

The new British Airways all-Business Class Club World flights from London City Airport (LCA) to New York JFK took off today, September 29, 2009. 
BA’s chief executive, Willy Walsh, has defied the naysayers by going ahead with the new service despite the recent demise of the likes of all-business-class airlines MaxJet, Eos and Silverjet.

The Airbus A318 was [...]