AirOpinion.com - Traveller and Passenger Reviews for Airlines
I received an email from a new site on the travel block - they call themselves AirOpinion.com and aim to bring to Air Travel what TripAdvisor.com brings to the world of hotel reviews. Unfortunately, when I checked the site, I got an error "PHP has encountered an Access Violation at 097E9878"...an embarrasing start, no doubt :| Attached is a cached screenshot of the site...more information on the concept and features below...
Sivilized air travel Dubai, London and New York - Great Silverjet Adverts and Deals
Silverjet Business Class to London. 30 Minute Check In. Private terminal in London. Silver Class from $1099 One Way!
The latest Silverjet (raunchy) advert above. :) Silverjet (claims to be the most “sivilised” airline in the world) is a British all-Business Class airline based at London Luton Airport that operates services to Newark Liberty International Airport and Dubai International Airport. Silverjet Aviation Limited was created in 2004 by Lawrence Hunt. Silverjet is the only airline to offer a private passenger terminal at London Luton Airport. The airline also has a private check in area at Newark Airport separated from the normal check in desks, and uses the executive terminal at Dubai International Airport for arrivals and departures. The Silverjet fleet consists of the following aircraft as of December 2007: 3 Boeing 767-200(ER) (+2 orders for delivery March 2008. Read on…
Boeing Invites the World to View the 787 Premiere on Sunday, 8th July 2007
Boeing will broadcast the Premiere of its newest technologically advanced passenger jet - the 787 Dreamliner - to viewers around the world. The 787 Premiere will be carried live and in nine different languages on Sunday, July 8, at 3:30 p.m. PDT or 10:30 p.m. GMT via satellite and Webcast. To view the Webcast, viewers may log on to www.boeing.com or www.newairplane.com. Boeing will broadcast the Premiere to more than 45 countries using 35 satellite TV networks. Satellite television subscribers may tune in the following channels, depending on their satellite service provider: Specific channel or frequency information can be found on the Premiere Web site.
Airline Passenger Duty is to be scrutinised on 2 legal grounds in a challange mounted by the Federation of Tour Operators. Firstly it is claimed that the UK Government can not impose charges solely to exit or enter the UK, charges can only be made for use of an airport service. Secondly the manner in which the recent doubling of APD was introduced is being called into question. Only seven weeks notice was given and passengers who had already booked were still liable for the additional tax.
British Midland are exploiting a loophole so that business class passengers only have to pay the standard rate of APD. They have removed the partitions which demarcate ecomony and business class. I can’t understand this as the business class passengers are still gaining access to lounges and receiving a higher standard of on board catering. Therefore how can they claim that, solely on the grounds that the partition is no longer there, it is now a one class plane? At present passengers travelling with airlines which only have one class, even if it is all business class, such as with Silverjet, pay the lower rate. However with that scenario everyone on the plane is receiving the same treatment.
Ever wanted to know the best time to buy your airline tickets?
If you've ever wished someone would tell you just when to book your air tickets for the best possible deal, then hope is at hand. Farecast.com is a Beta aimed at just this task...an electronic and intelligent fortune teller of sorts, that'll tell you if its the right time to buy or not.
Value focused carriers emerge as growing airline model
Experts say that VFC's (value-focused carriers / airlines) could be the next growth drivers in the airline industry. Important to note that VFCs are not the same as no-frills airlines. Examples of VFC's include Flybe (UK), JetBlue (USA) and Kingfisher (India). A particular high-potential region is the Middle East, where development and travel is growing at a rapid rate.
"Value-focused carriers have emerged as a new airline model, merging the benefits of both traditional and no-frills carriers, according to Sabre Airline Solutions.
The company's consulting business president Nejib Ben-Kheder described VFCs as being identified by their focused route networks, simple fare structures, relatively cheap sales and distribution arrangements, limited array of partnerships and streamlined ground operations"
This article takes a look at the revolution created by the online platform for the airline industry. To quote:
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Ten years ago only 16 million people had "any experience of using the Internet." Today "more than 400 million passengers book online; e-ticketing saves the industry $2 billion a year (and paper tickets are set to disappear by 2007). Direct booking saves airlines another $1.2 billion a year in flight reservation fees with the Global Distribution Systems.
No-frills carrier Jazeera Airways, Kuwait’s first private commercial airline, will start operations next month with flights to five Middle Eastern destinations, it said on Monday.
“We are proud to announce that the official launch of the airline will be in late October as scheduled and we are currently taking in bookings for flights on November 16 and beyond,” Chairman and CEO Marwan Boodai said.
