Feb 17th, 2009 at 9:00AM: Blame Northwest. Or, blame the merger with Delta. Either way, peanuts are back, and some passengers are pissed. On February 1, Northwest began dishing out peanuts on flights, which Delta has been doing since dirt was new. The timing isn't all that hot, given a national salmonella outbreak involving Peanut Corporation of America. And then there are the people who are allergic to peanuts ... they're ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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Passengers protest peanuts, prefer pretzels
Feb 17th, 2009 at 9:00AM: Blame Northwest. Or, blame the merger with Delta. Either way, peanuts are back, and some passengers are pissed. On February 1, Northwest began dishing out peanuts on flights, which Delta has been doing since dirt was new. The timing isn't all that hot, given a national salmonella outbreak involving Peanut Corporation of America. And then there are the people who are allergic to peanuts ... they're ...Merge your Delta and Northwest frequent flyer accounts -- get 500 miles
Feb 1st, 2009 at 11:00AM: In this week's chapter of "Merger Mania, Delta Devours Northwest," lots of changes have happened to each respective frequent flyer program. To merge the two programs, small changes in mileage earning, spending and transfer have been implemented, largely to make Northwest's program emulate Delta. System Wide Upgrades, a feature that many Northwest flyers briefly enjoyed, will now be translated to ...So long, Northwest 747's
Jan 14th, 2009 at 4:30PM: The end of an airline is upon us. While there are still a few wrinkles in th merger between Delta and Northwest Airlines to iron out, things are pretty much set in stone when they start repainting aircraft. To start, Delta, a carrier that has never had the 747 jumbo jet in its livery, will be usurping Northwest's aircraft and putting them on long haul routes. You can see the whole process of ...
Update on your Northwest and Delta miles
Jan 2nd, 2009 at 2:30PM: As we barrel forward into 2009 and the processing merger between Delta and Northwest Airlines, small facets of the company are slowly being integrated. Just a few weeks ago, the first NW 747 was repainted in DL colors, and ever so gently the NW routes are starting to disappear. Throughout the year, mileage accounts between the two airlines will also be integrated, with the joint rules pulling from ...Many inexpensive last minute holiday airfares do exist
Dec 19th, 2008 at 9:30AM: You've probably noticed the stories about how airfares have dropped and air traffic is down. Two weeks ago, I flew from Copenhagen to Columbus on two airplanes that were not full. The Continental flight from Copenhagen to Newark was empty enough that most people had seats between them.
The flight from Newark to Columbus was even more roomy. The row in front of my daughter and me was empty, and ...Delta offers buyouts to 75,000 employees
Dec 16th, 2008 at 11:30AM: Despite promises that job cuts will be minimal as a result of the Northwest/Delta merger, Delta recently offered buyouts to 75,000 employees. Delta CEO Richard Anderson explained that the airline needs to make the cuts because of the economy: "To deal with the effect of the recession, we are moving quickly and decisively to decrease system-wide capacity by 6 to 8%." This could be bad news for ...Travel Alert! Join the battle for Salt Lake City!
Nov 17th, 2008 at 2:15PM: Either the LDS, The Salt Lake City Tourism Board or Northwest and Delta are up to something, because all of the sudden, prices out to SLC just tanked. I'm pulling up tickets from about $100-$125 round trip departing from Detroit and Chicago respectively, with other cities across the country at fairly competitive rates. At this point, fares look to be good through early February. "Why go to Salt ...Gadling Take FIVE: Week of Nov. 1--Nov. 7
Nov 7th, 2008 at 3:30PM: With Obama's win has come a round of election related posts this week. There's an Obama musical planned in Kenya, bling to be had with inaugeration hotel packages and Obama-themed safaris.
In other travel related avenues that had nothing to do with the election, here are five other reads that range from the serious to the silly.
Aaron pointed out how cruises are still considered travel ...Who Wins and Who Loses in Delta-Northwest Merger?
Nov 6th, 2008 at 10:00AM: Gadling has been closely following the merger between air travel giants Delta and Northwest Airlines. The marriage of the two carriers was recently approved by the Department of Justice. But what does this mean for the people on the ground and in the air? Aside from seeing new color schemes on the staff and aircraft, there are all those frequent flier miles Northwest patrons have been saving. ...Salvation: Northwest and Delta to drop fuel surcharges
Nov 5th, 2008 at 4:00PM: During that whole oil debacle this past summer, airlines were levying fees left and right to recoup some of the massive losses they were incurring to pay for jet fuel. Charges included paying for checked bags, preferred seats and worst of all, heavy fuel surcharges. The addition of fuel charges when oil was expensive made disappointing sense to most, but what really irked many frequent flyers was ...So long, Northwest. Department of Justice approves merger
Oct 29th, 2008 at 5:00PM: For those of you who were holding onto one last shred of hope that Delta and Northwest might not merge, you can go ahead and flush that down the toilet -- the Department of Justice just approved the merger, saying:
"After a thorough, six-month investigation, during which the Division obtained extensive information from a wide range of market participants–including the companies, other ...Michael Phelps flies Northwest
Oct 1st, 2008 at 6:00PM: Another boring flight to the East Coast suddenly perked up when I looked up from my iPhone on Monday's Northwest flight to Baltimore and saw Michael Phelps standing in front of me. Apparently, after everyone had boarded the plane the Olympic swimmer was snuck on to prevent any swooners from interfering. Sporting a Baltimore Ravens jersey and Tigers baseball cap, Phelps quickly darted over to seat ...Jumbo Jets Disappearing from the Sky
Aug 21st, 2008 at 1:00PM: Jumbo jets, like Boeing's classic 747, are a bit like that Buick your grandpa used to drive. They are sizable enough that you don't have to concern yourself too much with what is going on outside. What's a little turbulence to such a massive beast? What's a six hour flight when you can stand up and actually walk around? (I was a little kid last time I rode in "the boat," but you get the analogy). ...Actor on NWA plane strikes a flight attendant and hits an officer
Aug 7th, 2008 at 7:00PM: After the issue with the wife of Joel Osteen, here comes another anger management case from the pressurized cabin. A veteran character actor, E.D. Nixon Jr., was arrested for allegedly assaulting a flight attendant and a police officer at Memphis International Airport on Tuesday. The 80-year-old actor, the son of a leading organizer in the Montgomery bus boycotts, is accused of striking a flight ...Continental Airlines to join Star Alliance
Jun 19th, 2008 at 4:00PM: Continental just issued a press release saying that they're entering a cooperative agreement with United Airlines, saying the two airlines will "cooperate extensively, linking their networks and services worldwide to the benefit of customers, and creating revenue opportunities and cost savings and other efficiencies." This means that Continental will also join United in the Star Alliance. For ...Politico: Delta pilots = Class, Northwest pilots = Trash
Jun 6th, 2008 at 3:00PM: Ah, there's nothing like a little classist profiling to get rival unions a little fired up. Remember that Northwest - Delta merger that was announced earlier this year? Wondering why you haven't heard much news from it lately? Well, the brass has got their noses to the grindstone working hard to get congress to approve of the merger before the new administration moves in. And the pilots, well, ...More free miles: Northwest elite members get 50% bonus
May 20th, 2008 at 6:00PM: Perhaps as a result of some of the recent increased marketing (read: fare sales) lately or perhaps because of the pending mergers and passengers switching carriers, several airlines have been pitching to frequent fliers in an attempt to retain their business. I posted earlier on double miles promotions on Delta and American, two classic examples of the pitches. Northwest just launched a similar ...Airlines are slowing down to save on fuel costs
May 2nd, 2008 at 10:30AM: How much can an airline save on fuel costs just flying a little slower? JetBlue reckons that by adding two minutes to each of its flights, it saves $13.6 million a year. Southwest is now extending most flights from 1 to 3 minutes, and says it will save more than $40 million. Northwest says it saved about $530 by flying 532 mph instead of 542 mph on one recent Paris-Minneapolis flight (that added ...Five reasons to be happy about the Delta / Northwest merger
Apr 22nd, 2008 at 11:00AM: Most passengers I've talked to in the Northwest and Delta communities have been pretty gloomy about the merger of the two airlines. Many see it as an excuse to cut out the best aspects of either airline and merge all of the cost-saving and sloppy parts together, from the old aircraft to frequent flier benefits to business lounges in the airport. What's done is done however, and we now need to ...What does the NWA & Delta merger mean for passengers?
Apr 15th, 2008 at 1:00PM: The news, so to speak, is inevitable, as last night's news and this morning's press conference are confirming: Delta and Northwest Airlines are to merge. Together they will form the world's largest airline capable of moving more passengers to more corners of the globe in fewer steps -- so they say. What does this mean for the current passenger of each respective airline? As far as routes and ...
