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How to sneak a third bag onto a plane {Gadling}
Nov 5th 2009 10:22PM Nobody forces you to keep your jacket on, do they? Most people take their jacket off once on board the plane.
Taking a look at new in-flight food with a United Airlines executive chef {Gadling}
Oct 21st 2009 4:50PM Actually - they do not serve peanuts, and they do not use peanut oil in any of their products. They do warn that some of the vendor products are made in a factory that produces items with peanuts.
Thailand Hitler billboard draws controversy {Gadling}
Oct 20th 2009 9:31PM The image can be seen here:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8313249.stm
We can't display certain images because the copyright belongs to someone else (like in this case).
Thanks!
Airline elite status - does it still have any value left? {Gadling}
Oct 19th 2009 8:18PM Josh, I'm quite aware of the Flyertalk thread. I helped add stuff to it in its first version, six years ago.
My initial reply here was by no means a complete guide, which is why I said I'd post more about it in a later post. As for having no idea how popular it is, I'm not entirely sure where you got that idea, but the concept of matching is indeed more popular than it used to be - simply because more people know that it is possible.
As for matching not being easy or worthwhile, now I need to question you on this. I know from experience that status matching has been, and still is very profitable on some airlines. On some it is a pain in the backside, and with others it is just a single email or fax away. United for example, still matched PremEx, which is worth about $600 based on free luggage allowance and E+ alone.
As for keeping status for years being "blatantly misinformative", I know someone who is on his seventh year of elite status, all based off a single year of real elite level status. It really isn't hard to match away from one airline and match back into them. Tricks like having an international address are not exactly reserved for the smartest people.
Regional airport renamed to honor Jimmy Carter {Gadling}
Oct 19th 2009 5:24PM I think Blagojevich International Airport would be more controversial.
Airline elite status - does it still have any value left? {Gadling}
Oct 19th 2009 3:38PM Good question - the easiest way is to contact the airline you want to match with. In most cases, they'll ask you to mail or fax in your current elite card. Others may "challenge" you. I'll write a separate article on matching later this week.
Regional airport renamed to honor Jimmy Carter {Gadling}
Oct 19th 2009 3:13PM Actually, I said it does not have an IATA code - the code you mention is their FAA designation. An IATA code is required for airline booking systems.
Also, just because an airport has a long runway and ILS does not make it suitable for commercial passenger traffic.
TSA disproves blogger's claim that agent took her baby {Gadling}
Oct 17th 2009 10:52AM I'm by no means a fan of the TSA, but I'm glad they were able to show the true story here. The only part of her story that turned out to be true was that she was at a TSA checkpoint. Every other bit of drama was one big lie. One has to wonder why - was it really just a hallucination? Or just another "balloon boy" media hoax? She sure got the attention she wanted, if that was her objective...
Child pornography law may put an end to UK airport x-ray machine plan {Gadling}
Oct 16th 2009 1:25PM Well, "all the research" says it is perfectly safe. Of course, in ten years we may start reading how they were wrong. Sadly you don't have much choice other than to trust the manufacturer and all their research.
Child pornography law may put an end to UK airport x-ray machine plan {Gadling}
Oct 16th 2009 1:24PM Children will still be screened - it'll just be the "old fashioned" way, using a metal detector.
