Articles tagged “baggage handling”

Tourism

India Daily: U.S. to Amp Up Visa Interviews for Indian Students by 30 Percent 

While the U.S. is hitting records every month with the number of visas it is issuing in India, visa appointment delays continue to be a nightmare for Indians seeking interview slots for the U.S. visitor visa.

Amrita Ghosh | 1 year ago

India Daily: U.S. to Amp Up Visa Interviews for Indian Students by 30 Percent 

Airlines

Alaska Airlines To Eliminate Airport Kiosks in $2.5 Billion Tech Upgrade

Alaska Airlines is not the biggest airline in the U.S., but it appears that it’s aiming to be one of the most modern, or at least as the customer sees it.

Justin Dawes | 1 year ago

Alaska Airlines To Eliminate Airport Kiosks in $2.5 Billion Tech Upgrade

Tourism

India Daily: Families and Couples Seize Majority of Inbound Bookings

India must ease travel formalities to attract more international tourists — apart from focusing on niche areas like medical, wellness, and spiritual tourism.

Amrita Ghosh | 1 year ago

India Daily: Families and Couples Seize Majority of Inbound Bookings

Travel Technology

The Real Reasons Behind Air Travel Baggage Delays

More airline debacles and their resulting luggage delays are almost a guarantee. While a full revamp of the baggage handling system is far away, industry leaders are trying to piece together tech solutions to help in the meantime.

Justin Dawes | 1 year ago

The Real Reasons Behind Air Travel Baggage Delays

Airlines

Did American or U.S. Airways lose more passengers’ bags in 2012?

With an average of two mishandled bags per 1,000 passengers, neither airline is particularly stunning in the baggage handling. Small operational improvement such as this would help make the merger a win for consumers.

Samantha Shankman, Skift | 11 years ago

Did American or U.S. Airways lose more passengers’ bags in 2012?

Airlines

Delta apologizes again, this time for passenger’s broken guitar

Delta has done a lot of apologizing lately, including to a disabled vet, and it should especially be careful about the social media whiplash potential of aggrieved musicians. After all, the video/song "United Breaks Guitars" has millions of YouTube views.

Wayne Risher, Commercial Appeal | 11 years ago

Airlines

How airline crews service the plane between flights

It's curious that to depict this "highly choreographed ballet," CNN chose a flight from United, which ranks among the worst for mishandled bag complaints and on-time arrivals. Some airlines, such as Southwest, do this a lot better than others.

Skift | 11 years ago

How airline crews service the plane between flights