Tag: airline

Strike at Pakistani Airlines Cripples Air Traffic, Leaves Thousands Stranded

10 February 2011 Strike at Pakistani Airlines Cripples Air Traffic, Leaves Thousands Stranded Employees of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA), including pilots, flight crew and ground staff, have gone on strike, paralyzing Pakistani air traffic and leaving thousands of tourists stranded. The strike was ... read more

Ryanair Flight to Spain Hit by Students’ Protest over Fees

7 February 2011 Did you ever think an air carrier fees for baggage could start a mutiny? It happened on a Ryanair flight in Spain where about a 100 students got tired of ... read more

Businesses Travelers Don’t Trust Regional Airlines

2 November 2010 More than half of the US commercial flights are flown by regional airlines that partner with larger carriers like United, American, Delta. As major airlines have begun to rely more ... read more

Japan Airlines (JAL) to Slash Routes and Aricrafts in Hope of Profit

31 August 2010 Japan Airlines (JAL) to Slash Routes and Aricrafts in Hope of Profit Japan Airlines Corp, an air flight company whose business path has been quite troubled in recent years and has been bailed out by the government in January, has released its ... read more

Ryanair sells seats to musical instruments

3 August 2010 Ryanair sells seats to musical instruments When low cost isn’t that low… Two music students and their tutor, flying to Stansted to perform a Bach concert, were requested by the Irish airline staff to purchase extra seats ... read more