Not long after the world’s biggest airplane, the A380, was set to take off, Air France’s Superjumbo was forced to return to New York’s JFK airport 90 minutes after it took off because of technical difficulties.
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Monthly Archives: November 2009
Ryanair adds payment fee for Visa Electron
In an attempt to cash in on almost everything other than an airline ticket, Ryanair will add a fee applicable to those paying with a Visa Electron credit or debit card. Now, a family of four booking a 4 roundtrip tickets will have to pay a staggering £40.
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Flight attendant salaries and ratings uncovered
Ever thought of applying for a flight attendant job or just curious about the salaries, carrier, school and training of a flight attendant? Search no more!
BMI cuts 600 employees to survive the recession
BMI recently announced that it may be cutting 600 jobs and closing its final salary pension scheme to about 1,000 existing members, in an attempt to survive the recession.
WizzAir, the next low cost airline failure?
It seems that East European low cost airlines are now living very hard times. After SkyEurope’s last September failure and Seagle Air in Slovakia, is it now Wizz Air’s turn?
Singapore Airlines named Best International Carrier
According to the recently released Zagat survey, Singapore Airlines were chosen as the best international carrier. The 2009 Airline Survey was conducted among 73 international carriers and 16 domestic U.S. airline companies. Each airline was estimated according to Zagat’s 30-point scale. Such aspects as comfort, food, in-flight entertainment and luggage policies in premium and economy classes were taken into account when choosing the best airlines.
Airline baffled by toilet clogs
You have probably never asked yourself about the mechanics of an airplane toilet. Nor should you. But when onboard toilets cause an emergency landing because they’re clogged, it’s something you need to worry about. A flight belonging to Cathay Pacific, an airline company based in Hong Kong, had to make an emergency stop in Mumbai, India because all 10 bathrooms were clogged.