Articles in In Flight
How Deicing Makes Flying Safer in Winter Conditions
It’s wintertime, and in many parts of the country, that means inclement weather, with rain, hail, sleet, and snow creating hazardous conditions. Based on the number of snowstorms and blizzards last winter, you will probably see the white stuff sooner rather than later and it will inevitably snarl travel plans throughout the course of the season.
However, imagine if you will – it’s snowing. There are already inches of snow on …
5 Tips on How Not to Lose Stuff (And Your Mind) When Traveling This Holiday Season
If you are traveling through an airport this holiday season, chances are, things are going to be somewhat hectic. Amidst the hustle and bustle passengers rush to their gates and belongings sometimes get left behind.
Clothing is one of the most common items that travelers lose, often including a belt or jacket left at a security checkpoint. Personal items and accessories that can fit in a pocket or bag, such as …
Customer Satisfaction Survey: Rate Your Favorite Airline
When it comes to air travel, some airlines clearly deliver a better product than others. Frequent Business Traveler wants to know how you – our readers – rate the airline you fly on the most.
Here’s your opportunity to do just that and provide direct feedback in the form of comments and suggestions for that specific airline.
Frequent Business Traveler and FlyerTalk, the world’s largest online travel community, are collaborating with …
25 Years Ago: Pan Am, A Cultural Icon, Stops Flying
Pan Am, the nation’s unofficial flag carrier and a cultural icon, ceased operations on Wednesday (December 4) after what could only be described as a tumultuous decade both for both the airline and the airline industry. It is the second major U.S. airline to cease operations this year.
Had Frequent Business Traveler existed in 1991, some 25 years ago, that could have been the lead paragraph of the top news story …
Review: United’s First Polaris Lounge, Chicago O’Hare International Airport
In advance of its first-ever Polaris Lounge’s formal opening the following day, United Airlines held a media preview on Wednesday.
Located in Terminal 1, Concourse C at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport, the cavernous lounge (it’s 12,782 square feet or 1,187 square meters) will be open to passengers traveling in the airline’s Polaris cabin starting December 1.
Polaris, also known as the North Star, is the brightest star in the constellation of Ursa …
Task Force: Lack of Communication and Personnel Training Contributed to Panicked Evacuation of JFK in August
A joint task force that reviewed panicked evacuations of several terminals following false reports of shots being fired at John F. Kennedy International Airport in August said Monday that poor communication, a lack of training, and poor interagency coordination were the primary contributors.
On the night of August 14, a wave of panic spread across JFK starting at Terminal 8, which was evacuated by passengers acting on their own at 9:30 …
Alaska Airlines First Class Washington, D.C. – Los Angeles – Flight Review
Once again in the nation’s capital, once again there with Alaska Airlines. My assignment three weeks ago was to be the first writer at Frequent Business Traveler to review an Alaska Airlines flight. My assignment three weeks hence was to write the second.
I arrived at Terminal C at Washington Reagan National Airport at 8 a.m., ready for my flight home to Los Angeles. Given that it was early morning on …
