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British police say officers spent about 12.5 million pounds ($20.6 million) on first class and business class flights in the last three years.
Last week, in preparation for Halloween, the Well-Mannered Traveler column was filled with scary travel stories “ripped from the headlines.” Unfortunately, there was no room for the unnerving story about the for failing a breathalyzer test just before joining a crew flying from London to San Francisco. Or for the saga of the inebriated passenger who earlier this month tried to with what turned out to be an imaginary bomb.
The number of international air travelers flying in business or first-class fell in March by the largest amount in five years, the latest bad news for an industry buckling under record fuel prices and slowing global economies.
How to Upgrade to First Class for FreeThe unfortunate reality of business travel today involves cramped economy seats, rental cars, and second-tier hotels. These treasured tips for bagging an upgrade on your ticket class at the airport may be just what you need to say so long to coach.
First-Class Privilege - Airport SecurityThere have always been special queues for first-class check-in and boarding. Those are part of a private transaction between an airline and a customer. But two-tiered security checks are a different story. Airport security, after all, is not a business transaction.
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Commuter who can't get a seat is fined for standing in luggage space near first class A commuter who could not find a seat on her train but managed to squeeze into a tiny luggage space by a lavatory was fined because she was too close to first class.
BA ups fuel fees in premium seatsBritish Airways (BA) has increased fuel surcharges for travellers in its premium classes. This is the first time BA has introduced different surcharges for different classes.
Fly First Class at Coach PricesYou've tried to upgrade: After all, you travel 100,000-plus miles a year and you're in all those "elite" programs, but it never works out. Well, no surprise. There are at least 50 other elite travelers hoping for upgrades and just a handful of first-class seats available.
Coach Seats, First-Class BenefitsIf the sky is, indeed, the limit, it seems 2008 will be the year that the Internet finally reaches it. Airlines like JetBlue, American and Virgin America have all announced plans to allow passengers to surf the Net while in flight.
The High Cost of Joining the MarinesI am a Marine (Once a Marine always a Marine) Simper Fi!! That being said I have a few problems with what is going on right now. Not with the "War on Terror" but with the recruiting efforts.
The X-Men get a new lesson planAfter the success for the mini-series X-Men: First Class Marvel has decided to go ahead and grant the original members of the first mutant superhero team their own ongoing series. The series will tell continuity based stories of Professor Xavier's original X-Men.
BA upgrades corpseA first class British Airways passenger got short shrift from cabin crew after expressing his displeasure at waking up to find them maneovering a corpse into the seat next to him, the Daily Mirror reports. The elderly woman had apparently died shortly after take-off, and was qui …
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