Why Do It That Way?

Why do European airlines prefer to board from a remote position when the airport has more gates than flights?  There were plenty of available jet bridges at Barcelona, but Austrian preferred to pack all the passengers on buses and board from a remote position.  I don't get it.  I guess it may cost less in fees even though it seems to be less efficient in every other way and it makes for a poor customer experience.

Remote Position Boarding

Frontier Airlines Coupon / Discount Code

10% of Frontier Airlines flights booked before the 26th.  

Frontier Airlines will offer a 10% discount on domestic fares from Tuesday, February 18, 2014, through 11:59 p.m. Eastern time, Wednesday, February 26, 2014. The discount will apply to regular and sale fares for domestic travel through June 12, 2014. All fare rules will apply.

Frontier Airbus at Denver

Great Circle Mapper

I enjoy tracking my flights each year with gcmap.com.  Every time I fly, I update my map.  Since the website doesn't have accounts, I save my map as a web browser favorite.  It's a cool tool that has a few other fun features too.  Enjoy!

2012 Paid Travel

US Airways Company Store Sale

Grab your US Airways branded gear while you still can, now 20% off.

Get an additional 20% off your entire order plus free shipping on all orders over $75.    

• Shop for gifts online February 14 - 18, 2014
• Enter discount code PRESIDENT after you add the first item to your cart
• Your 20% discount will be taken off your order

US Airways 737

Delta Museum at Atlanta Airport

The Delta Museum at ATL is closed for renovations until summer.  The closure is a bummer because I had some time before my flight and was excited to see the classic aircraft and trinkets on display.  I guess I will need to wait until next time, but I will definitely stop in.

Delta in Vegas

Atlanta Ice Storm

Southwest and AirTran cancelled all their flights out of ATL today and won't start flying until 1:00pm tomorrow.  That seems a little extreme.  I'm in suburban Atlanta this week for work and was able to drive to Waffle House for dinner without issue (though at 30 mph rather than the posted 55 mph).  I would expect Southwest to run a partial operation like other carriers.  As long as United is flying Friday, I'll be fine.

Southwest and AirTran in Better Weather

Dreamliner Excitement

I'm at Denver with a flight delay, but I just spotted the United 787 Dreamliner taxiing out to the runway and was stuck by excitement.  Even with fog and delays, flying and airports are still amazing.

Even Spirit Airlines Can Be Exciting