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Making it Through the Rain: A Few Airline Travel Tips for Bad Weather

It was past midnight and I was just about to log off my computer, when I got a semi-hysterical email from a client scheduled to leave on a cross-country flight at noon.

She had just watched the late night news with a forecast for heavy rain, especially in the late morning and early afternoon, and wanted to change her flight. She figured a late afternoon flight would have a better chance of being on-time.

But in reality, she was looking at a far greater chance for delay, and here’s why:

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Shoe Scanners Being Considered at US Airports

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A scanner that allows travellers to keep their shoes on when passing through airport security could soon be introduced in the United States.

Travellers passing through airport security in the United States could soon be asked to stand on a scanner instead of having to remove their shoes.

The MagShoe scanner is already being used in Israeli airports and it is reported that the US Transportation Security Administration is assessing MagShoe’s feasibility for US airports.

It takes the scanner just two seconds to x-ray shoes for unusual quantities of metal, which could indicate…

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Airport Scanner ‘Shows Passengers Naked’

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An X-ray machine which produces ”naked” images of passengers has been introduced at Manchester Airport, enabling staff to instantly spot any hidden weapons or explosives.

The full body scanner, which is being trialled, will also show up any breast enlargements, false limbs, piercings, and a clear outline of passengers’ private parts.

Some travellers might not want to be scanned because of the graphic nature of the images, bosses admit.

They can refuse to undergo the virtual strip search at Terminal 2, opting for the traditional ”pat down” search instead.

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Low-Cost Airlines All A-Twitter with Customers

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A Seattle woman tweets from an airport that JetBlue’s birthday present to her was forgetting to put her wheelchair on her flight. Seven minutes later, an airline official tweets back that the crew will work quickly to make things right.

On a Facebook page used by Delta Air Lines, a traveler suggests Delta wrap its Wi-Fi fee into its ticket price rather than charge separately. The airline doesn’t respond. The page mainly promotes the airline, talks up new services and offers travelers tips on popular things to do in the cities Delta flies to, like Las Vegas.

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Tips for Better Wi-Fi on the Road

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Travel, business, and government leaders and pundits have been buzzing about public Wi-Fi for years; projects to wire every corner of major airports have come one after another, upstaged only by projects to wire entire cities. A price and policy war wages among hotel chains as many low and mid-priced chains offer free Internet access while some upscale chains, red-faced but holding tight, still charge as much as $14.95 a day for Internet in your room and hotel lobbies.

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Tours4Fun Announces “Halloween Tricks, Treats & Tours”

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Tours4Fun is all set to offer a spine-chilling experience this month to our travel enthusiasts with our “Halloween Tricks, Treats & Tours!” Who can escape the devilish charm of Dracula and the hypnotic spell of the wicked witch? It’s that time of the year when regular clothes take a backseat and creepy costumes are in vogue. Front yards and windows are illuminated by the eerie glow of the pumpkin face. Orange and black are the flavors of the month!

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