Feb 14th, 2011 at 11:15PM: In a time when everyone's on heightened alert against terrorist attacks, a woman in Chile called in a fake bomb threat to keep her boyfriend from flying off to a new job. MSNBC has reported that Grace Guajardo phoned in the threat to keep Rodrigo Gomez from departing on his Iberia flight bound for Madrid.
The couple, who've been in a relationship for over eight years and have three children ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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Woman calls in fake bomb threat to keep boyfriend from leaving
Feb 14th, 2011 at 11:15PM: In a time when everyone's on heightened alert against terrorist attacks, a woman in Chile called in a fake bomb threat to keep her boyfriend from flying off to a new job. MSNBC has reported that Grace Guajardo phoned in the threat to keep Rodrigo Gomez from departing on his Iberia flight bound for Madrid.
The couple, who've been in a relationship for over eight years and have three children ...British Airways, American Airlines, and Iberia in transatlantic tie-up
Sep 29th, 2010 at 10:30AM: British Airways has signed a "tie-up" deal with American Airlines to share passengers and costs between the European Union and North America. Two non-EU nations, Switzerland and Norway, are also covered in the agreement.
BA says the deal will be worth $7 billion a year and will give passengers greater access to discounted fares. They'll also get better connections and access to the airlines' ...British Airways and Iberia agree on a "merger of equals"
Nov 12th, 2009 at 4:15PM:
If you ever needed any more evidence that the aviation industry is changing, look no further than the big announcement from British Airways and Spanish flagship carrier Iberia this afternoon.
The two have announced that they reached an agreement on a "memorandum of understanding" to proceed with a full merger of equals. The combination will create one of the largest airlines in Europe, ...Hundreds of flights cancelled as Iberia workers go on strike
Oct 26th, 2009 at 11:00PM: Thousands of passengers were left stranded today as workers at Iberia Airlines walked off the job for the first day of a two-day strike. Iberia was forced to cancel more than 400 of its 2,000 flights for this Monday and Tuesday as cabin crews protested the fact that they haven't received a pay increase in four years. This is a tough situation for Spanish workers, who live in a country with one of ...Fare Alert! Fall Barcelona fares from New York for under $250!
Mar 5th, 2009 at 6:30PM: It's that time of the year when fare sales start to come in heavy and the frugal traveler with wanderlust is fraught with options. This one, however, was too outstanding to not pass to Gadlingers: Iberia, Spain's national carrier, just put half of Europe on sale, starting with Barcelona and Madrid for about $250 from New York City. You can't get to Los Angeles for that price half of the time! But ...British, American and Iberia Airlines to sign cooperation agreement
Aug 14th, 2008 at 12:30PM: The UK's British Airways, American Airlines and Spain's Iberia this morning announced that they would soon be cooperating on flights between North America and Europe while they would also start to collaborate and expand on other routes together in the Oneworld Alliance. Are the airlines merging? No. But aren't they already all part of the Oneworld alliance? Yes, they are. What the airlines have ...British Airways and Iberia to MERGE
Jul 30th, 2008 at 8:00AM: Word coming in from Australia's The Age is that British Airways plans to merge with Spanish national carrier Iberia in light of the tightened economy and fierce competition. The two are said to be in advanced talks in preparation for a merger, though several reports from the wire proffer conflicting reports about how complete the deals is. Surprisingly, the European Union has already granted the ...
