On Monday, an Alaska Airlines flight from Newark bound for Seattle had to divert to Buffalo for an emergency landing because of smoke reported in the passenger cabin. According to a statement from the airline, a malfunctioning credit card reader on board Flight 17, operated by a Boeing 737-900ER, started producing the smoke. A flight […]
Much to many AA flyers’ relief, Skywest’s contract with AA will expire sometime in October. This means no more CR2s at LAX; instead, Embraer 175s from Compass Airlines will fly routes out of LAX, including to SJC. The E175 features 76 seats, including a proper first class cabin and larger overhead bins that will fit a normal roll-aboard.
We walked up the ramp, ducked into the narrow fuselage, and quickly found our seats. Anyone taller than 5’10” will feel the urge to slouch while walking the aisle; anyone over 6’0″ will definitely have to slouch.
We had exit row seats 8C and 8D for our original flight, but took the last available seats on our standby flights, which were 3B and 11A. Being a short flight, we didn’t mind sitting apart instead of bothering others to ask and move around, even if it was the first flight of our honeymoon.
Some parts of the airline industry are very “cloak-and-daggar,” but once in a while something rears its ugly head and seems like it could be a bad thing, if only you knew what the heck was going on. Such is the case now, as two of the largest airlines in the world, who also happen to be bitter rivals, American Airlines and Delta Air Lines, abruptly ended their interline agreement on September 15.
Why would such direct competitors have such a partnership in place, and what does it mean for the flying public?
A few days ago, I reported that American Airlines had seemingly opted to honor mistake fares purchased, after a currency conversion error resulted in pricing at a fraction of the actual cost. Unfortunately for some passengers, the airline has reversed their position and voided certain bookings it determined to be improper. American previously issued a statement that it would, “honor mispriced fares that were […]
NOTE: An update to this story has been posted on AirlineReporter. Some customers found an unexpected and pleasant surprise last week while buying tickets online from American Airlines. An apparent error on the airline’s website caused all published fares to be a mere fraction of normal prices for any ticket purchased. It is unknown how long the error […]