The BBC: Three US amputee veterans have climbed Mt Kilimanjaro, enduring tumbles and sores to reach Africa’s highest peak with only one good leg among them. The veterans – of Vietnam, Afghanistan and Iraq – hiked to the top of the 5,891m (19,330ft) high Tanzanian mountain in six days to show that disability need not [...]
Kayak.com launched a new feature on their site: Explore.
Some airlines chart $25 for additional checked bags. KLM is not one of those airlines. I was just told the first two checked bags are free; the third is $200. Two hundred dollars! Jiminy.
An infographic accompanies an article by SPIEGEL detailing, in lay terms, the last four minutes of Air France 447.
On Air New Zealand’s new 777: When the so-called “friendly skies” are mentioned, a few airlines in particular come to mind: Virgin America, Singapore Airlines and Qantas, for starters. Starting today, you can safely include Air New Zealand in that discussion. In a bid to turn long-haul international travel on its head, the outfit has [...]
