When I worked on SeatExpert.com one of the concerns we had was that, as the airlines were moving to preferred economy seating it was becoming less clear if any of the non-preferred seats (read: seats you didn’t have to pay extra for) held any actual advantage over another. Now it appears SAS is taking that…
Monthly Archives
Monthly Archives for December 2013.
Sit On It
Financial experts recommend that people live on their expected retirement budget for a year or so before actually retiring to find out if their budget estimates are realistic. Applying that theory to international airline travel, perhaps prior to booking a ticket in economy class you would be well advised to find a chair that is…
Unsolicited Testimonials for Flightfox
A couple of years ago, Randy Petersen and I traveled to Mountain View, CA to meet with a couple of young entrepreneurs who were preparing to launch a site called Flightfox.com. Lauren and Todd, the two young entrepreneurs, had an idea to help travelers find the cheapest/best itineraries and Randy and I were scouting them…
Stubbies, Singlets and a Thong
Stubbies, Singlets and a Thong … sort of sounds like the name of a musical group, or maybe a clue on “The Pyramid” (“Things you wouldn’t want to purchase at a consignment store!”). This trifecta of fashion apparel was mentioned on this thread at the Australian Frequent Flyer forums. Full disclosure, I had to Google…
Baby Snakes on a Plane
This thread on Milepoint about a man who caused panic in the air when he let his baby snake out of its container to give it a quick snack isn’t remarkable in its originality or insight. It does, however, offer a couple of quotes that I found quite amusing. From Captain Oveur: “Scuse me while I whip…
Five Pounds Worth of Security
If you have traveled enough, it has happened to you. A knock at your hotel door, immediately followed by the sound of a key in the door. And before you even have to time to shout out, “I swear I must have accidentally pressed the wrong button on the remote,” you are eye-to-eye with a…
Not Plane, Nor Bird, Nor Even Frog…
What’s that, up in the air at about 30,000 feet? Inside that shiny metal tube and surrounded by 100-200 human strangers. Why, it’s FamilyDog! The question is, who needs rescuing – Polly Purebread or her fellow passengers who are engaged in various stages of sneezing and ear plug manufacturing? As a pet owner like Christnp2, I…
