Written by: Mary Shull Ever flown in a commercial airplane? If you’re one of the 637 million (U.S. statistics for 2011) who fly each year, your answer would be “yes.” People do love to fly. I mean, come on, what other choice do we have? It’s the fastest mode of transportation available to us. It’s [...]

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Travel authorities and airlines have asked that all “non-essential travel” be delayed while they recover from the great delayed cased by the Icelandic volcano spewing ash in to European fly space. English soccer clubs Liverpool and Fulham took this to heart as they slowly made their way around the continent to fulfill their game commitments [...]

Southwest Airlines is posting earnings in the last quarter, despite refusing to charge passengers for checked bags, as their competitors have done. Their traffic rose 1.6 last quarter, compared to their numbers from last year, and Gary Kelly, CEO, thinks his refusal to follow the trend is a strategy that’s working. Southwest still rakes in [...]

The travel delays and chaos wrought by the Icelandic volcano has now affected the music industry. Coachella, one of the California’s biggest music events, had to do without some of its European acts as they, like the rest of the country, were unable to leave via airplane. Early last week, a volcano in Iceland began [...]

Airlines operating in the European countries are asking travelers to delay their plans due to the continued flight delays because of an erupting Icelandic volcano. Qantas and Singapore Airlines, two of the largest airlines offering service between Australia and Europe, have indicated that they will offer priority booking to customers who have existing booked flights [...]

Volcanic ash is delaying air travel throughout Europe. The volcano, located in Iceland, has shut down surrounding airspace due to clouds of rock and ash spewed up in to the air. The hazard is affecting airspace as far away as 1,000 miles, thus stranding thousands of air travelers. Among the countries affected by this natural [...]