Judging from experiences last year, the United States Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) showed that 40 out of 100 recorded flight delays occurred in Newark, New Jersey. Out of these flights, Delta Air Lines owns the top spot for both of its departures from Newark to Atlanta scheduled at 5pm and 6:25pm. Air traffic congestion [...]
A stalemate caused by partisan politicking has caused the partial shutdown of the Federal Aviation Administration, with the possibility that this will continue well into September. This has effectively stopped airport construction projects and will deprive federal coffers of the potential $1 billion or more in uncollected ticket taxes, after congress failed to reach a [...]
France recently launched a new marketing campaign entitled Rendez-Vous en France (Let’s Meet in France), in an attempt to encourage travelers to visit the country. A Friendlier France The French government is seeking to revamp the country’s bad reputation with a marketing campaign specifically intended to attract more tourists. The Rendez-Vous en France campaign aims [...]
On Thursday, US Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood called the attention of lawmakers. He recommended that they pass a bill in support of reviving the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) operations, to provide employment for more than 70,000 construction workers and staff. Work Cancelled, Staff Unemployed It can be recalled that the FAA’s normal course of [...]
A total of 24 flights were canceled by United Airlines Wednesday on account of a shortage of pilots. According to United’s parent company, United Continental Holdings Inc., the shortage was caused by a barrage of pilots calling in sick. Megan McCarthy, spokeswoman for the airline, said that the cancellations were mostly from Newark, NJ. She [...]
The latest surveys have pointed out that the American traveler is now likely to be stressed-out and highly sensitive to prices, along with suffering from a problem the travel industry describes as “time poverty.” While this condition may prove to be a challenge for the tourism industry of Central Florida, there is some good news [...]
Seems like Etihad Airways is determined to reap yet another award, after the much talked about World’s Leading Airline recognition it was given last year. On Thursday, United Arab Emirates’ national airline unveiled the uniquely liveried A330-200 aircraft, in its effort of furthering its sponsorship of the Manchester City Football Club. Said livery is dubbed [...]
London is without a doubt the representative of Europe and is still the best European city to visit. The capital city of the United Kingdom and England was named the “easiest European city to travel around in ” for two consecutive years by travel advice firm, TripAdvisor. It also earned accolades as the “most exciting” [...]
Travelers bound for the UK have been earlier warned about possible delays on their expected arrival time on Thursday, June 29th, both at the ports and airports, as a bunch of customs and immigrations officials were all set to partake in the public sector strike. The commotion was the result of the proposed changes in [...]
Airports now have a choice—whether or not to avail of the federal screening program. As airports are usually crowded and busy with the goings on of the daily flights, they often become an easy target of unscrupulous individuals, thereby compromising public safety. Thus, it’s essential to have an effective security checkpoint staff. The Option to [...]