Comments on: AIRLINE NEWS

By: Kalin Thomas

Kalin Thomas — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 21:00:39 +0000

I like the new format, it’s easier to read.

By: Gary

Gary — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 03:51:20 +0000

I am not so big on the video. It is rather difficult to speed read or scan through the topic with a video. You are forced to listen to “crap” that you really do not want to listen to.

Video is nice sometimes, but please let me read the content and decide what I am interested in and what I can skip.

Love the Ticket!

By: Rich Orlick

Rich Orlick — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 00:55:03 +0000

It’s disheartening that AirTran is pulling out of Newark. I’ve ben flying at least twice a month to manage my parents’ medical care in central NJ. I like A.T. and would prefer to use them, esp since I have elite status on them. Tre is no direct rail link from Laguardia to NJ and I will not use ground transportation to get here.AirTran has set the prices to Newark as they are a discounter. With only the two Full Fare Lines flying there now, fares wil rocket up. I will not follow AirTran to Laguardia.

By: Phil Brown

Phil Brown — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 19:28:20 +0000

I’m no stranger to playing the contrarian, although I notice it happening with increasing frequency the older I get. Am I getting more comfortable expressing my opinion, or am I just getting crotchety? Tough call. Anyhow, I have to disagree with your statement that “Frequent travelers clearly prefer online video as a way to get their news…” Not only do I generally despise watching video in a web browser (or on any iDevice), but I do a lot of my catching up on newsletters and such by caching them in my browser and then reading them on the airplane — where streaming video isn’t an option (inflight WiFi notwithstanding, which I wouldn’t use for watching video regardless per the above rant). Thus, a video-oriented newsletter is of much less interest to this frequent traveler. I rather suspect I occupy a lonely niche, though, based on trends driven by the Ritalin set.

By: Chris Gorman

Chris Gorman — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 19:20:11 +0000

Love the videos, but the audio is not always the greatest. Maybe get a lavier mic to attach to speaker. Love the new site though.

By: Pat Little

Pat Little — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 17:39:03 +0000

I won’t fly SW until I can reserve a seat in advance. Perhaps their policy has changed since I last flew SW which was 3-4 years ago. I have the luxury of booking most of my flights well in advance, so getting a decent seat is very important to me.

By: Christine Colborne

Christine Colborne — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 17:05:41 +0000

I don’t like the news that Airtran is pulling out of Newark. I fly in and out of their all the time; if you have business or family between Manhattan and South Jersey, it’s the closest airport. Philly is too far. LGA is an awful place and not convenient. I hate this! And you can bet that Delta and Continental will be upping their fares. And how is it that Southwest always manages to make a profit without gouging its passengers? Only $6M in baggage fees compared with Delta’s $100+M. Hmmmm….

By: ann larson

ann larson — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 14:15:46 +0000

Nice!- Your new format.
Fingers crossed for SW to Atlanta-YES!

By: Carl Withers

Carl Withers — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 07:26:43 +0000

I don’t take Delta’s news about expanding it’s presence at LGA as a good sign. We don’t really have a predominant carrier in NYC the way other cities (ATL, ORD, DFW, MSP, SLC)do.

Already I’ve noticed higher prices on previous NWA routes since the Delta merger, and I suspect that is the motivation behind the expansion. Less competition equals higher fares.

Nice new format too – easy to access and read on an iPhone.

By: Cathy Logan

Cathy Logan — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 02:28:32 +0000

Can’t wait for Southwest to come to Atlanta!