Warren Buffett said: “How do you become a millionaire? Make a billion dollars and then buy an airline.” At the 2013 Berkshire Hathaway annual meeting, when asked a question about airline investing Buffett responded: “Investors have poured their money into airlines and airline manufacturers for 100 years with terrible results. It’s been a death trap…
Full article here “Here’s a paradox: The airline that gets the fewest complaints also seems to have the most things go wrong, according to data compiled by Crain’s Chicago. Among the five categories surveyed, Southwest led seven U.S.-based airlines for rate of: Involuntary boarding denials, Mishandled baggage, Fewest on-time departures. Yet, Southwest also had the…
This article Airlines to sell events in real time on board drew my attention. Payment technology specialist GuestLogix is on the verge of signing up an airline to begin leveraging inflight connectivity to enable passengers to purchase tickets in real time for attractions and events specific to their destinations. GuestLogix executive vice-president global sales Ilia Kostov…
I have received an email from Superfly with the subject the title of this post, and as I would like to visit Israel in the near future, perhaps a status with EL AL might be the deciding factor to use this airline. However, the key words were “You may be eligible”. I asked Superfly what…
“Follow the footsteps of the founding father of the New South Africa. This cultural journey will give you a first hand experience to the routes that paved way to the miracle reform of South Africa. ” From $2,599 for departures from New York (JFK) or Washington Dulles (IAD) Mandela’s Journey to Freedom
This is another highly viewed video (more than 30 million views) from an airline.
I said 30 but there could be 34 or 40 or even 50 (but no promises) in case the winner requires more to upgrade for a long flight especially as I have no travel plans so rather than have the eUpgrades expire I would give them away. The eUpgrades expire on 28 Feb, 2014 so…
Another successful ad (more than 120 mil. views) from Turkish Airlines, “the carrier that flies to more countries than any other”. I would have thought it was Lufthansa or British Airways or perhaps Air China not Turkish Airlines, but if they say so it has to be true. However, curious as I am had to “check”…
This was my first time I have flown Delta. I would have preferred to fly Air Canada for the upgrade and the Aeroplan miles but not only didn’t they have a direct flight to Minneapolis but they were much more expensive. Air Berlin matched my status so my next option was a member of oneworld,…
I have just come across a very interesting site: “At Jobstr.com, you can ask people anything about their jobs and answer questions about yours. It’s as though we took the classic “What do you do?” cocktail party question and turned it into a website…minus the awkward small-talk.” The following are the top 4 highest rated…