Categories: Business Travel

British Airways Gives Bankers a New London-NY Flight Option

Posted by: Justin Bachman on September 28

British Airways (BAY) launches its new, 32-seat, all-business-class service on Sept. 29 from London’s City Airport to JFK. The flight is designed around bankers, with the small airport situated near…

OpenSkies Drops Amsterdam Route, Renewing Last Days Questions

Posted by: Justin Bachman on July 24

The British Airways (BAY) offshoot, Open Skies, said Friday it will end service to Amsterdam on Aug. 16. The decision could mark the beginning of the end for BA’s premium…

Please Upgrade the Standby List

Posted by: Justin Bachman on May 26

I had an up-close-and-personal view of the standby list on Memorial Day, entangled at Washington’s Dulles Airport after a missed connecting flight. I made it home from Europe the same…

Why is Delta Going Down Under?

Posted by: Justin Bachman on April 16

On April 14, Qantas Airways sent a shiver through the international airline community with a startling profit warning: Income for the second half of this year could plunge more than…

Delta Grants Cincinnati Fare Relief

Posted by: Justin Bachman on February 06

Here’s the kind of airline release you will not see often. Practically never, in fact. Unless, of course, you live in the Cincinnati area, a hub city for Delta Air…

Wi-Fi on the Delta Shuttle

Posted by: Justin Bachman on December 15

The Boston-NYC-DC shuttle corridor is getting Internet access starting Dec. 16 on five Delta Shuttle (DAL) flights, including free trials for the rest of the month. After that, it’ll cost…

Continental Card May Lure Small Business

Posted by: Justin Bachman on November 25

Will airlines find in baggage fees a way to drive business to their affinity programs? Continental (CAL) customers catch a break on the customary $15 to check a suitcase if…

Airlines Expand 757s to Europe and Beyond

Posted by: Justin Bachman on October 27

Remember the days when flying across the ocean meant a plane with two aisles? (If not a 747 with a piano?) Those days are long gone. The 757, right, a…

Business Travel 2009: Costs and Benefits

Posted by: Justin Bachman on September 23

The fundamental changes this year from U.S. airlines have many companies approaching their travel spending in a far more rigorous, systematic way than ever before, according to the business travel…

United: OK, the Food Stays

Posted by: Justin Bachman on September 02

Who says an airline won’t listen these days? United (UAUA) is reversing a decision to end complimentary hot-meal service on European flights from its Washington hub, following a storm of…

Did You Really Want Airplane Food?

Posted by: Justin Bachman on August 22

The melee over meals – ie, the lack of them – this week over at United has been a little surprising to me. Each periodic move in U.S. airlines’ race…

Grab bag of goodies for road warriors

Posted by: Dean Foust on August 07

Just back from two weeks’ vacation, and going through my Inbox I found a number of goodies that should be of interest to fellow travelers: »»Google now has a widget…

The Airline Gods Were Angry

Posted by: Justin Bachman on July 24

A guest blog today from BW colleague and Detroit-based road warrior, David Kiley, on a recent harrowing travel experience Ever have one of those flights when you start looking up…

Your Boarding Pass For an Advert

Posted by: Justin Bachman on July 15

Coming to a boarding pass near you: A free appetizer at the Hard Rock Café! The six big U.S. legacy carriers have a new source of advertising revenue, unveiled…

Airfares: Is a Consumer Pushback Coming?

Posted by: Justin Bachman on May 08

The latest airfare fuel surcharge, $20 from Delta, may well be another that sticks. American, Continental and United have matched as of late on May 8, according to the blogger-guru…

A Funding Jolt for DayJet

Posted by: Justin Bachman on May 07

The largest air shuttle operator, DayJet Corp., laid off nearly half its 260 employees this week as it was unable to secure $40 million to expand to a fleet…

Skip the Flight, Meet Online?

Posted by: Justin Bachman on April 25

Were you among the hundreds of thousands of travelers snared this month and last as the FAA and airlines sorted out the contours of the agency’s renewed “by-the-book” policy on…

Is This Trip Necessary?

Posted by: Justin Bachman on March 18

Are you or your employer mulling this question more of late? The airlines, led by United (UAUA), made a calculated gamble last week that an extra $50 on long round-trips…

Intriguing new airline booking site

Posted by: Dean Foust on March 10

I stumbled across this interesting new airline booking site called InsideTrip.com, that’s designed to not just show you all available flights based on fares and departure times, but also on…

Jet Lag Hotel?

Posted by: Dean Foust on March 07

I confess, I’ve never suffered much from jet lag. I’m one of the lucky ones who can usually make myself sleep when I need to, and who can hit the…

Coming to Seatbacks Near You

Posted by: Justin Bachman on January 29

Television is moving into the U.S. airline mainstream. I say this because of the announcement that Continental Airlines has signed on with LiveTV LLC to install 36 channels of live…

Ding ding! We have a winner!

Posted by: Dean Foust on January 23

When we launched this column shortly before Christmas, I decided to have some fun and offer the reader who recounted the most miserable business trip would win a $25 Amex…

The Joy of Jetlag?

Posted by: Justin Bachman on January 02

Last week, a blogger for The New York Times opined on the upside of jet lag, citing the perception-altering awareness and greater sense of awe one can experience when your…