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12/09/2008 – The Weekly Round Up : Airline Jargon 102; Rent Green; Passenger Bill of Rights; Passenger Etiquette; In-Seat Power; FAA Wait & A New Workshop!
This week has been a busy one on Flying With Fish. I somehow managed to post more than one entry a day a few days this week.
I'll kick off the Weekly Round Up introducing you all to a new blog that has been created by the Travel 360 Network, the new blog is TheBestTravelBlogs.com (www.TheBestTravelBlogs.com). The new blog kicked off yesterday, and Flying With Fish was the first blog they chose to write about and highlight. If you any of you know other travel blogs they should write about click the link and send them an e-mail.
So, now onto the week in review.
I'll kick this off with the announcement of a new travel-photography workshop. The Get Up & Fly Workshops are a hands on, in the field, one day marathon workshops. The first two workshops are scheduled on the 7th of November leaving from New York's JFK and the 13th of November leaving from Los Angeles' LAX. For more information on this one of a kind, single day travel photography boot-camp, click here:
10/09/2008 – Get Up & Fly Workshops For Photographers Available Now!
The first entry on Flying With Fish this week was unexpected. I awoke in my hotel room to find a message that the Wedding & Portrait Photographers International organization had highlighted Flying With Fish in their newsletter as a source their members should reference when traveling. To read what WPPI wrote check here:
6/09/2008 – WPPI Highlights Flying With Fish As Resource For Traveling Photogs
This week I followed up on the Airline and Airport Terminology Glossary 101 with a "102" of this Glossary. This entry focuses on acronyms commonly heard in airports or on commercial aircraft. If you want to expand your knowledge of what is being said around you while traveling visit this entry:
8/09/2008 – Airline & Airport Terminology Glossary 102
Airline passengers need a bill of rights! Airlines are often unaccountable for their actions, and Citizens of the United States can urge their Senators to attach a Passengers Bill of Rights to Bill S:1300, the FAA Reauthorization Bill! To find out how you can help get a Passengers Bill of Right Passed click here:
8/09/2008 – U.S. Passengers Bill of Rights : Help Get It Added Onto 'Bill S:1300' Before Sept 15th!
When we travel we often enlarge of carbon foot-print. I have discussed purchasing carbon offsets in past entries, however this week I discussed how you can reduce your carbon foot-print when renting cars on the road. Find out how you can travel in a more 'green friendly' way here:
9/09/2008 – Rent Green : Downgrade Your Rental Car
A frequent topic on Flying With Fish is 'Passenger Etiquette,' this week I discussed 'Public Display of Affection' when locked in a confined space (aircraft) with dozens of strangers for hours at a time. Weigh in on my opinions by reading this post:
10/09/2008 – Passenger Etiquette : Public Display of Affection In Flight
Everyone wants in-seat power when they travel. Even if you want want to work you may want to charge your batteries, watch movies or revive your dead Blackberry. While many airlines are moving to standard 110v/220v outlets, many still offer 'emPower' outlets in their aircraft. To learn more about emPower, what it is and how to use it, this post should answer most of your questions:
11/09/2008 – In-seat Power & emPower Revisited : Working In Flight
I wrapped the week up with my iPhone 'App' of the Week. This week I discussed "FAA Wait," which has become an incredible tool for travel. FAA Wait provides users with real-time FAA delays and ground stops, with detailed information related to delays and ground-stops. To find out why you need to have this iPhone 'App' in your iPhone check here:
11/09/2008 – iPhone 'App' Of The Week : FAA Wait
On a business note, I may begin experimenting with some ads on Flying With Fish in the next week. Flying With Fish up until now has been ad free, however the time it takes to update Flying With Fish, and gather the information is equal to that of a full-time job. I have not decided if I will run ads or not, but if I do they will be as unobtrusive as possible, and the content will always remain free and open to anyone and everyone who can use the information.
I know many seem to think I am getting rich off of Flying With Fish. So far to date I have earned $0.00/€0.00/£0.00 from Flying With Fish. The goal of this site from day one was simple.....help people travel smarter. My goal and intentions have not changed, however I never intended to run a blog that was updated more than once a week.
Have an opinion on this? Drop an e-mail and let me know.
Happy Flying!
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U.S. Passengers Bill of Rights : Help Get It Added Onto 'Bill S:1300' Before Sept 15th!
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8/09/2008 – U.S. Passengers Bill of Rights : Help Get It Added Onto 'Bill S:1300' Before Sept 15th!
On the 15th of September Bill S:1300, the FAA Reauthorization Bill, will go before the United States Senate.
There is still time to add a Passengers Bill of Rights to this Bill. While the Bill S:1300 may be delayed for nearly two years it is important to have the Passengers Bill of Right added on. As the airline industry changes and service levels have dropped significantly from airlines, a Bill of Rights must be in place to protect those people flying on commercial airlines.
If the Passengers Bill of Rights was to be added onto the Extention of Bill S:1300 it could potentially become law and immediately take effect for all airline passengers traveling in the United States.
The following are the proposed Passenger Bill of Right
* Establish procedures to respond to all passenger complaints within 24 hours and with appropriate resolution within 2 weeks.
* Notify passengers within ten minutes of a delay of known diversions, delays and cancellations via airport overhead announcement, on aircraft announcement, and posting on airport television monitors.
* Establish procedures for returning passengers to terminal gate when delays occur so that no plane sits on the tarmac for longer than three hours without connecting to a gate.
* Provide for the essential needs of passengers during air- or ground-based delays of longer than 3 hours, including food, water, sanitary facilities, and access to medical attention.
* Provide for the needs of disabled, elderly and special needs passengers by establishing procedures for assisting with the moving and retrieving of baggage, and the moving of passengers from one area of airport to another at all times by airline personnel.
* Publish and update monthly on the company’s public web site a list of chronically delayed flights, meaning those flight delayed thirty minutes or more, at least forty percent of the time, during a single month.
* Compensate “bumped” passengers or passengers delayed due to flight cancellations or postponements of over 12 hours by refund of 150% of ticket price
* The formal implementation of a Passenger Review Committee, made up of non-airline executives and employees but rather passengers and consumers - that would have the formal ability to review and investigate complaints.
* Make lowest fare information, schedules and itineraries, cancellation policies and frequent flyer program requirements available in an easily accessed location and updated in real-time.
* Ensure that baggage is handled without delay or injury; if baggage is lost or misplaced, the airline shall notify customer of baggage status within 12 hours and provide compensation equal to current market value of baggage and its contents.
* Require that these rights apply equally to all airlines code-share partners, including international partners.
WRITE YOUR SENATORS! MAKE YOURSELF HEARD!
To find your Senator and send them an instant e-mail letting them know you want to support the addition of the Passengers Bill of Rights to the Extention of S:1300 visit:
http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm
Enter this in the subject header: Please Support Adding The Passengers Bill of Rights To Extention of Bill S:1300, The FAA Modernization Bill
Time is running out, it goes before the Senate on the 15th of September......write your Senators now and help pass the Passengers Bill of Right!
Happy Flying!
8/09/2008 – U.S. Passengers Bill of Rights : Help Get It Added Onto 'Bill S:1300' Before Sept 15th!
On the 15th of September Bill S:1300, the FAA Reauthorization Bill, will go before the United States Senate.
There is still time to add a Passengers Bill of Rights to this Bill. While the Bill S:1300 may be delayed for nearly two years it is important to have the Passengers Bill of Right added on. As the airline industry changes and service levels have dropped significantly from airlines, a Bill of Rights must be in place to protect those people flying on commercial airlines.
If the Passengers Bill of Rights was to be added onto the Extention of Bill S:1300 it could potentially become law and immediately take effect for all airline passengers traveling in the United States.
The following are the proposed Passenger Bill of Right
* Establish procedures to respond to all passenger complaints within 24 hours and with appropriate resolution within 2 weeks.
* Notify passengers within ten minutes of a delay of known diversions, delays and cancellations via airport overhead announcement, on aircraft announcement, and posting on airport television monitors.
* Establish procedures for returning passengers to terminal gate when delays occur so that no plane sits on the tarmac for longer than three hours without connecting to a gate.
* Provide for the essential needs of passengers during air- or ground-based delays of longer than 3 hours, including food, water, sanitary facilities, and access to medical attention.
* Provide for the needs of disabled, elderly and special needs passengers by establishing procedures for assisting with the moving and retrieving of baggage, and the moving of passengers from one area of airport to another at all times by airline personnel.
* Publish and update monthly on the company’s public web site a list of chronically delayed flights, meaning those flight delayed thirty minutes or more, at least forty percent of the time, during a single month.
* Compensate “bumped” passengers or passengers delayed due to flight cancellations or postponements of over 12 hours by refund of 150% of ticket price
* The formal implementation of a Passenger Review Committee, made up of non-airline executives and employees but rather passengers and consumers - that would have the formal ability to review and investigate complaints.
* Make lowest fare information, schedules and itineraries, cancellation policies and frequent flyer program requirements available in an easily accessed location and updated in real-time.
* Ensure that baggage is handled without delay or injury; if baggage is lost or misplaced, the airline shall notify customer of baggage status within 12 hours and provide compensation equal to current market value of baggage and its contents.
* Require that these rights apply equally to all airlines code-share partners, including international partners.
WRITE YOUR SENATORS! MAKE YOURSELF HEARD!
To find your Senator and send them an instant e-mail letting them know you want to support the addition of the Passengers Bill of Rights to the Extention of S:1300 visit:
http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm
Enter this in the subject header: Please Support Adding The Passengers Bill of Rights To Extention of Bill S:1300, The FAA Modernization Bill
Time is running out, it goes before the Senate on the 15th of September......write your Senators now and help pass the Passengers Bill of Right!
Happy Flying!
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