Puerto Rico is a U.S. territory and no U.S.passport is required for U.S. citizens to travel to and from Puerto Rico. But Spirit Airlines refused to allow a 2 year…
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Aviation: EU to set “green fuels mandate” for air travel
Air travel: EU agrees to the ‘world’s largest green fuels mandate’ (cnbc.com) Undoubtedly, since this requires construction of new infrastructure and development of fuels that do not yet exist, this…
Continue readingClimate activists seek to ban air travel
UK Fires is a research consortia of the Universities of Cambridge, Oxford, Bath and Imperial. To achieve “net zero”, UK Fires says: Think about that last item – no more…
Continue readingAirlines seek to reduce economy seats, focus more on high priced premium seats
By next year, they [premium seats] will account for 30% of seats on Delta’s flights, up 2 percentage points from 2019. The mix is set to increase further when Boeing…
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Amsterdam Airport Plans to reduce allowed flights
Schiphol Airport will basically close between 12 midnight and 5/6 am for noise abatement and to be green.
Continue readingNice travel story: “Two strangers shared a hotel room. They became best friends for life”
This story sounds a lot like the Netflix Norwegian-language produced series “A Storm for Christmas!” (filmed at the Oslo airport): When their flights were canceled thanks to a snowstorm, strangers…
Continue readingAviation: Air travel becoming unaffordable
Delta raises flight crew pay by 34%. American Air by 40%. Other unions plan to seek similar pay hikes. The era of cheap air travel is now official over.
Continue readingWorld has insufficient airliners available now
But supply chain constraints mean those planes would not be delivered until possibly years down the track, with Jefferies investment bank estimating that there is currently an order backlog of…
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Easy Jet Requires physician’s letter to carry prescription meds on board
EasyJet requires travelers carrying prescription medications to have a letter from their physician explaining what the medication is for. Wow.
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How do so many young people afford to travel?
How do so many young people afford to travel? The two predominate ways are (1) they really are funded by their parents, or (2) they save up for trips and travel whenever they can, spend their savings, and then return and go back to work.
They do not save for a distant future, because many think the future is bleak and there is no point to long term saving.
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