Articles tagged “baggage handling”

The Indian hotel industry is expected to grow over the next three years for several reasons: limited room supply, growing demand, better infrastructure. The demand-supply gap is a positive aspect, but could also cause issues if not carefully dealt with.

A new stock market index to track the performance of the travel sector is an indicator of the segment's growth in India. Travel companies are having a dream run at the Indian bourses. It remains to be seen whether this demand will sustain over the long term.

Air India Express has become the first airline to operate from two airports in the national capital region. The airline is aiming to use the Hindon airport to connect with the smaller cities in western Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, and Haryana. It is not yet known if the airport will serve as another hub - but would it make sense if it were to become one?

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.