Yes, there is travel related news out there other than TSA and DL/NW 253. Listed below in no particular chronological order: Japan Airlines’ stock dropped 24 percent today. Apparently the wheels have started to come off...
Read MoreI always enjoy Gordon Bethune’s commentary. Effectiveness of Airline Security – CNBC.com.
Read MoreYes, that’s right. I am going to defend the TSA. Shocking I know. While it’s obvious that I don’t agree with some of the things TSA pulled in the immediate aftermath of DL/NW 253, I have to acknowlege that...
Read MoreSilver lining? I must be drinking. No, I’m quite serious. There is a silver lining in the Christmas Day security incident on NW 253. How so? Frankly, it’s been a while since 2001, the shoe bomber, and whatever...
Read MoreFellow Boardingarea.com blogger Steve Frischling over at Flying with Fish has posted details of the TSA Security Directive issued in the aftermath of NW 253. These directives aren’t “classified” and the...
Read MoreI’m not going to review the situation with Northwest 253 yesterday. Unless you’ve been really out of touch, you know that some jackhole managed to burn himself and others trying to blow the airplane up yesterday. ...
Read MoreJust a brief missive to wish everyone the best of holiday seasons. Mrs MJonTravel and I are in North Carolina now celebrating Christmas, but we plan to head back home to DC today. Look out I-95! I hope the drive back will be...
Read MoreI recently completed a 2-night stay at the Omni Hotel at CNN Center in Atlanta. This was a business-related stay, and the Omni happens to be the absolute closest hotel to my Atlanta work site. Given that I’ve done about...
Read MoreIt’s Snowing in DC It’s been a while since we’ve had this much snow. I was still working for AA during the big President’s Day storm in 2003. The airport was closed for at least 2 days, but the...
Read MoreLooks like we’re going to have heavy snow in DC this weekend. That’s a good thing, because I owe you a review of my stay at the Omni Hotel in Atlanta this week. Look for that over the weekend as well as my thoughts...
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