Pint-sized #PaxEx presents challenges for parents
Traveling with a child is harder today than it used to be, and a lot of that is due to prevailing trends in the airline industry. For the fr... Continue Reading
Tag Archives: luggage
Lufthansa, Ryanair try carrot-and-stick cabin bag approaches
As European full service airlines continue to make cuts to the space and service in their narrowbody shorthaul business class, low-cost carr... Continue Reading
France’s low-cost TGV Ouigo impresses on price and service
It’s a time of transition for France’s national railway operator SNCF, as it shakes up its high-speed brands: a much-derided rebrand of its ... Continue Reading
Press Release: BAGTAG launches electronic luggage label for any bag
BAGTAG is the digital alternative to the traditional paper luggage label, enabling passengers to skip the queue at the airport. Today the co... Continue Reading
Boeing’s 777X shows off the latest update to overhead bin design
Consider the humble overhead bin as you heft your carry-on luggage into it the next time you’re on an aircraft. These carefully engineered p... Continue Reading
American rolls out new bag tracking and alert feature for passengers
American Airlines’ passengers are set to get more and better insight into their checked baggage as it routes through the airline’s net... Continue Reading
VIDEO: Smart design on display at Future Travel Experience expo
As vendors vie for space in the airport and on board aircraft, this week’s Future Travel Experience (FTE) Europe conference and exposition i... Continue Reading
Eurowings “Best” offers excellent alternative Eurobusiness option
Returning from Hamburg to the UK following the Aircraft Interiors Expo, I discovered that Lufthansa’s low-cost carrier arm Eurowings was ope... Continue Reading
#PaxEx Podcast: Tales from an airline ramp agent-cum-reporter
Welcome to Episode 42 of the #PaxEx Podcast. Our guest for this episode is Paul Thompson, an aviation and travel journalist for Airways Maga... Continue Reading
Business class: bring back our bins
Part of the benefit of flying business and first class is the additional carryon luggage space — either to avoid checking a back, to tote th... Continue Reading
AA383 Chicago 767 fire highlights evacuation safety issues
The passenger and crew casualties of the uncontained engine failure of the Boeing 767-300ER operating American Airlines flight 383 from Chic... Continue Reading
Flying first class on Team GB’s #victoRIOus BA Olympic 747 charter
After a record-breaking medal haul at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, British Airways — like many other national carriers — had the hon... Continue Reading
Press Release: Air.Go On bag drop enhances airport accessibility
The number of annual passenger journeys is set to hit the 7 billion mark by 2035. Airlines, airports and the air transport supplier c... Continue Reading
Delta tries radio tags so passengers and luggage arrive together
At a news conference at Delta Air Lines headquarters in Atlanta last week, I remembered an old joke about a skyjacker who demanded that the ... Continue Reading
United bundles Economy Plus with rollout of new packages
United Airlines is upping ancillary marketing efforts for its Economy Plus extra legroom product, splitting the offering into “Essenti... Continue Reading
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