It'll take more than a hashtag to get small-minded travelers comfortable with taking a trip to the African continent. Still, hats off to Brussels Airlines for trying to raise awareness of an issue that isn't being widely discussed.
Random selection was always a teaser that gave travelers a taste of the good life. It's a sign of the program's success that they're not as frequent now.
It's really difficult to find Clark unprepared or off his game. The big three U.S. Airlines and the EU Transport Commission will have to get up pretty early in the morning to beat his arguments--not just because of the time difference with the UAE, either.
Missing in action in the U.S. airlines' report about the Gulf carriers' subsidies was transparency about the U.S. airlines' own subsidies. Although the congressional report is very dated, the Business Travel Coaltion, via WikiLeaks, is helping to fill in some of the blanks.
We appreciate this honest take from Arnold. It's not everyday we see a brand admit that it's not always going to get it right, but it's always going to forge ahead where others fear to tread.