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Asiana San Francisco and some numbers

On Saturday, two people were killed and many more injured, some severely, in the crash-landing of an Asiana Boeing 777. The event received blanket-coverage across news channels in the US and much of...

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Asiana in a better light

When an aircraft crashes, people want immediate explanations. The press and on-line chatrooms come up with their instant conclusion about the cause and, whether that is eventually shown to be right or...

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Air France behaving badly

An Inside Traveller subscriber was booked to fly from Verona to Birmingham on Air France with a change in Paris. He has written to us with the following tale of woe: At Verona, although my luggage was...

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New technology going nowhere

It seems rather strange that the two airlines in the IAG group have announced trials of do-it-yourself luggage tagging systems without any apparent cross-referencing. Iberia have come up with a system...

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After the crash, back to normal

It is a rather depressing fact that, whilst serious disasters normally bring out the best in people, it does not take long for the other side of human nature to resurface. The crash of the Asiana 777...

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The Guardian’s shrewd move over Miranda?

It looks as if The Guardian was really rather clever in the way it handled the Miranda situation. They have let it be known that Mr Miranda was carrying sensitive information from Germany to his...

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Boeing 787 impressions

Earlier this month our publisher had his first trip on a Boeing 787 – from Oslo Gardemoen to Gatwick, care of Norwegian. Was he impressed? Yes, it did have a “new-car” smell. In a way, impressively...

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Welcome to the whacky world of Dubai

I had to laugh when I read the glowing tribute a new 5 Star hotel was paying to its new Chief Concierge. “He is an expert on making the most of Dubai… He can fluently converse in English, Hindi,...

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Route News Stop Press

The latest route news from Inside Traveller is available here. Below are some further news items that missed the editorial deadline: • AerLingus is launching a Sunday service between Dublin and...

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A strange statistic for 9/11

The Americans are known for their dislike of most forms of personal control. Europeans do not enjoy airport security but they tend not to get as heated about it as the Americans, many of whom regard...

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