Sep 13th, 2011 at 4:00PM: Window or aisle? Coffee or Coke? Choices for airline passengers are shrinking faster than the on-board snack. But there are some airlines that are still mindful of the passenger experience and they were announced last night at the 2011 Passenger Choice Awards.
Winning the top awards for Best Overall Passenger Experience were Emirates and Virgin America. The top awards were split between larger ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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Emirates, Virgin America win Passenger Choice Awards
Sep 13th, 2011 at 4:00PM: Window or aisle? Coffee or Coke? Choices for airline passengers are shrinking faster than the on-board snack. But there are some airlines that are still mindful of the passenger experience and they were announced last night at the 2011 Passenger Choice Awards.
Winning the top awards for Best Overall Passenger Experience were Emirates and Virgin America. The top awards were split between larger ...Daily Pampering: Emirates and Montblanc create limited edition writing instrument
Jan 13th, 2011 at 4:00PM: Need a new pen? Emirates has partnered with Montblanc to offer customers the opportunity to win an exclusive Montblanc Skeleton A380 Limited Edition writing instrument, inspired by the Airbus A380.
The Montblanc Skeleton A380 Limited Edition is a collector's dream. Its dual-leveled windows and dark blue precious resin dominates the writing instrument's 18k white gold barrel and is designed to ...Daily Pampering: Dubai Shopping Festival hotel packages
Jan 11th, 2011 at 4:00PM: You read the title right, fashionistas: There's an entire festival devoted to shopping that takes place in Dubai, and Emirates Airlines has partnered with hotels and luxury retailers to offer travelers a few good discounts and a place to drop their bags after a long day of shopping.
The 15th annual Dubai Shopping Festival (DSF) begins on Jan. 20 and runs until Feb. 20 in the glamorous city of ...Emirates Airbus A380 taken out of service by a catering truck
Dec 19th, 2010 at 5:00PM: Of all the things that can disable a $300 million plane - a broken catering truck has to be one of the more embarrassing.
Sadly, this is the fate of Emirates A6-EDE, the seventeenth Airbus A380, delivered to the airline in April of 2009.
During a routine catering delivery at Toronto airport, the scissor lift on the truck broke, smashing the truck body onto the wing of the jet.
The plane ...Emirates Airlines bringing Internet and mobile phone calls to entire A380 fleet by 2012
Jul 20th, 2010 at 6:00PM:
Emirates, the world's largest customer of the Airbus A380 just announced that its entire fleet of super jumbos will be outfitted with in-flight Internet and mobile phone technology by 2012. The service is provided by Swiss firm OnAir, and will offer voice calls, data and text messaging on its entire route network using Inmarsat SwiftBroadband satellites.
According to Emirates, the ...Dubai based Emirates places $11.5 billion Airbus A380 order
Jun 8th, 2010 at 12:00PM:
Dubai based Emirates just placed a whopping $11.5 billion order for 32 Airbus A380's. This is in addition to the ten they currently own and the 48 they still have on order - which instantly makes them the largest customer of the super jumbo. Once all their orders are delivered, Emirates will operate a fleet of 90 A380's - worth about $30 billion.
This news comes hot off the heels of the ...GadlingTV's Travel Talk 015: World drinking laws & Portland's hippest destinations!
Jun 2nd, 2010 at 9:00AM:
GadlingTV's Travel Talk, episode 15 – Click above to watch video after the jump
In our continuation from last week, we continue to dissect drinking laws around the world - tune in to find out who is the most liberal (no regulation at all) and where in the world you won't find a single bar.
We wrap up our Portland tour with a showcase of some of the hippest spots that the ...Galley Gossip: Flight attendant is sent to prison for sexy texting
Mar 18th, 2010 at 9:30AM: Recently someone said to me, "I travel on international flights all the time to visit family and I've noticed that the women who work for the airlines are getting older. Is this okay?"
Is this okay? Is this okay! I couldn't decide whether to laugh or throw whatever was in my hand at the time. Instead I took a deep breath and replied, "Of course it's okay! Women age. So do passengers."
I mean ...The most over-the-top first class cabins
Dec 23rd, 2009 at 11:30AM: While most coach flyers would kill for a little extra leg room and a free bag of peanuts, first class passengers are often living the good life with free-flowing drinks and fully-reclining seats. But there are some first class cabins that go beyond simply luxury and begin to cross into the land of excess.
For example, according to a post on Divine Caroline, Singapore Airlines offers its first ...Inside the Emirates A380 First Class shower
Oct 12th, 2009 at 9:00AM:
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Last week, I wrote how smelly passengers are among the most annoying people to be sitting next to on a flight. For passengers in First Class on Emirates flights serviced by their Airbus A380, body odor can be a thing of the past (and I don't mean though copious ...Australian eco spa resorts going green in the wilderness
Aug 26th, 2009 at 1:00PM: A recent poll shows that Australia is, once again, the top destination for American tourists (outside the US, when cost is no consideration). The country has some of the most amazing scenery in the world, and some beautiful spa resorts taking full advantage of that scenery. Here are three of the most impressive, and eco-friendly resorts in Australia. ...Gadlinks for Tuesday 7.14.09
Jul 14th, 2009 at 5:00PM: While we believe we have one of the best travel sites on the web here at Gadling, we also realize we're not your only source for travel news and information. With that in mind, here's a look at some other great travel content we've been tracking around the web. Stick around awhile, OK? We enjoy your company.
Thinking about leaving it all behind and heading out to Southeast Asia for a few ...Book your Africa flight today or tomorrow for up to $500 off
Jul 14th, 2009 at 8:30AM: We've mentioned other deals recently on Emirates flights, but when it comes to flights to Africa (read: typically expensive) this one is worth circling in red ink. For today and tomorrow only, the first 500 people who book a flight from the US to Africa get $500 off Business Class airfare, or $150 off Economy Class airfare. Emirates offers travel to 16 African cities on sale: Abidjan, Accra, ...Booking an Emirates flight? Save $100 today only
Jun 1st, 2009 at 3:00PM: If you've got any transoceanic travel coming up in the next few months, today is a great day to buy tickets. Why, you ask? Because Emirates, one of the best airlines on the planet, is having a one day sale where they're taking $100 off any online booking. This could be your opportunity to try out one of the hottest carriers for a discounted price, or maybe get $100 back on the primo-expensive ...Galley Gossip: Airline uniforms (plus a chance to win free tickets on Olympic Airlines)
Jun 1st, 2009 at 8:30AM:
Just like Cliff Muskiet, the uniform freak, I have a thing for airline uniforms. I think most flight attendants do. In fact, inside my guestroom closet hangs three different uniform styles from two different airlines. I've saved it all - the pants, the skirts, the dresses, the jackets, the vests, the blouses, the wings, and even the blue tie I snapped around my neck and the epaulets I wore on ...Flight attendant pleads guilty to bomb hoax
May 23rd, 2009 at 2:00PM: It was a bad week for Australians, it seems. A naval officer was physically restrained on a flight to London. Not too long after, Matt Carney, a flight attendant from Melbourne, was sentenced to 18 months in jail in England. It was his own fault: he left not one but two(!) notes on a plane to London, "warning" of a bomb. Of course, he was working the flight.
The 23-year-old soon-to-be-former ...Galley Gossip: Laviators unite! (mile high headshots)
Apr 27th, 2009 at 9:30AM:
Recently I wrote a post, the hottest trend on the airplane since the mile high club, about something disturbing, yet quite intriguing, that was taking place not just on the airplane, but behind the locked lavatory door at 35,000 feet. Passengers, and I'm talking all kinds of passengers, have been photographing themselves in the bathroom. Alone. Doing what, I don't know. But they look like they're ...Showering at 43,000 feet
Feb 17th, 2009 at 12:00PM: When we heard that you can shower on the Emirates A380, we were fascinated. The Sydney Morning Herald just published a first-hand account of the showers. Never before has a commercial airplane bathroom been equipped with a shower, and we're okay with that. I mean, what, are we gonna share a communal shower with all the sketchy looking people in coach? With us? This isn't a hostel in Berlin! The ...Newest airline fee racket - oxygen!
Jan 24th, 2009 at 11:30AM: Not content with charging you for water and checked bags, some airlines have discovered the lucrative business of charging for oxygen. Not to worry, most passengers won't run out of oxygen mid-flight when they don't pay, the fees are being charged for those passengers that require oxygen for medical reasons. One passenger had already booked $3,500 in tickets with Emirates when the airline notified ...Airbus wins bet, makes president less of a loser
Jan 2nd, 2009 at 4:00PM: When your reputation is so bad that you have to make a bet that you'll meet production targets, as Airbus President Tom Enders did, you need to realize that your victory would be break-even for anyone else. The man with the poor track record scored a bottle of champagne by delivering the fourth of four planes to Emirates Airline on time. The total order is for 58, which means Airbus has plenty of ...
