JetBlue Airways executives think the carrier could “disrupt” air travel between the U.S. and Europe by offering business class service across the Atlantic.
Month: September 2018
Dutch pilots’ union VNV has announced it will join Ryanair cabin crew from five different countries, including the Netherlands, in striking for 24 hours on Friday 28 September. Pilots hope to win a pay deal which “guarantees fundamental workers’ rights,” the VNV union said in a statement. “The Dutch demands are modest: Dutch law should
Aboard the Amtrak Crescent (CNN) — Enthusiasm. It’s not terribly widespread among the traveling masses gearing up for the getting-there part of their journey. Yet it’s a little after 8 a.m. on a Saturday, and travelers gathered at the Atlanta Amtrak station are eager — excited even — about starting their trip. The people arriving
The view, as you fly into Lanzarote, is unusual. It’s not white sand and sunburnt hills: it looks black, almost dirty. Closer to land, the earth is shattered, roads winding between dark rocks. The rubble appears freshly churned. If you didn’t know better, you could see it as ugly; slag-heaps or building sites. But in
FILE- In this file photo, a McDonald’s Quarter Pounder, left, and Double Quarter Pound burger is shown with fresh beef in Atlanta. Following years of reformulating at McDonald’s, most of the burgers it serves in the U.S. are now preservative-free. The chain says classics like the Big Mac and Quarter Pounder with Cheese are preservative-free,
Free money: that is the popular view of the European rules on delayed flights. A windfall of at least £225 awaits passengers whose airline delays them significantly, unless the carrier can cite “extraordinary circumstances” that excuse a payout. As travellers survey the turbulence that awaits aviation in the event of a no-deal Brexit, we can
(CNN) — The planet’s most recognizable jetliner celebrates its 50th anniversary this month. The first Boeing 747 was rolled out in Seattle on September 30, 1968. Its maiden flight was in February 1969 and it entered service with the fondly remembered airline Pan American World Airways in January 1970. It’s been a passenger favorite ever
Why go? The world’s only capital to border three countries (it also brushes Austria and Hungary), Bratislava is Slovakia’s principal city. And yet the bijou 18th-century centre crested by a Baroque castle, is conducive to strolling around on its compact network of cobbled streets. Fronted by the Danube, where regular river cruises stop by, and
2018 — Designed by University of Richmond senior Olivia Pivirotto and her mother, Brenda, the SwigSafe plastic tumbler aims to prevent drink spiking and binge drinking.SwigSafe As women and men worldwide try to process accusations that Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh spent his teenaged years drugging and raping girls, with Christine Blasey Ford testifying about her
A United Airlines passenger was left “beyond infuriated” when a cabin crew manager said her baby’s crying was “completely unacceptable” during a flight from Sydney to San Francisco on Tuesday 25 September. Krupa Patel Bala was travelling with her eight-month-old son and husband in business class on flight UA 870 when the infant began to
The man in his twenties and a woman had missed a Ryanair flight to Amsterdam, according to RTE. As the couple spoke with airline staff at the gate, the man broke through the door and ran onto the tarmac, the Press Association news agency reported. He then tried to flag down the plane as it
The vibrant bustle of Suzhou, China © Dan Clarke Lonely Planet Pathfinder, Daniel Clarke of Dan Flying Solo, recently spent two weeks exploring China, one of our top 10 countries to visit in 2018. China is a country that is constantly evolving, and manages to blend 21st Century cities of skyscrapers with tiny traditional villages,
As United Continental Holdings turns its business around after a host of public relations issues crippled the airline giant’s stock, its CEO is trying to heighten United’s focus on the customer, he told CNBC on Wednesday.
Two coots race along Amsterdam’s Oudezijds Achterburgwal canal, throwing up spray while swans and their cygnets preen themselves on a nearby bank. A postman delivers parcels and neighbours greet each other on the street. Stories abound of a red light district choked with noisy stag dos and drunken tourists – but get up early in
(CNN) — Just when every coffee place in whole wide world was beginning to look like an identikit Williamsburg hipster joint, along comes something very different. YND239-20 is a quirky cafe that’s delighting visitors to Seoul, South Korea, thanks to its super cute cartoon decor. Stepping into YND239-20 feels like entering the black-and-white world of
Take one Italian seaside town with a deep vein of culture, add the sunny geniality of Rossini’s music and some great food, and you’re looking at a pretty convincing recipe for la dolce vita. As a local might say: cosa non ti piace? What’s not to like? Midnight in the piazza of a small Italian
Although quite distinct, the Pacific Northwest cities of Portland and Seattle make a great vacation pair. These siblings divided by state lines are equally as beautiful and interesting, but in different ways. Travelers can take various pathways between Portland and Seattle. For the most scenic (and slow) route, drivers can veer to the coastline and
Shopper Ela Ustel walks through the Amazon Go store in Seattle, Washington. After more than a year in beta Amazon opened the cashierless store to the public. (Photo by Stephen Brashear/Getty Images) Imagine walking into a store and automatically paying for your groceries without waiting in a long line. Amazon Go already lets you do
As rules over what you can and can’t bring as carry-on luggage get ever more complicated, one search engine has launched a tool to check whether your bag will make it onto the flight before you leave for the airport. Kayak, an online flight booking platform, has just launched an augmented reality luggage measurement tool
(CNN) — A long-lost warship has been discovered off the coast of China after an extensive hunt to track down relics from from a naval battle fought more than a century ago. An archeological team had been searching for several years before it stumbled across a golden wooden name plaque bearing the name Jingyuan, says
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