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Got praise for American Airlines? Share it here

Thursday, January 31st, 2008

An astute commenter today pointed out:
Quit acting like airlines needs to treat you like something special; you are only paying for a public bus ride in the sky
They have a point. Faceless corporations are awful easy to demonize — I mean, they don’t have a face, you’ve got that demon-mask in hand, one thing leads […]

Got complaints about American Airlines? Share them here.

Monday, January 14th, 2008

This is the first in a series of posts to harness the desire of people on the internet to have their load, complaining voice heard. If you came here with a beef about American Airlines’ service, its punctual nature, the pilots, the flight attendants, the ticket prices, the seats, whatever — you’ve come to the […]

How to find out why your flight was really delayed

Monday, November 19th, 2007

The Consumerist blog figured out that while airlines may lie and waffle on the reasons your flight is delayed, they tell the truth to their cargo clients. And they also have a special website that tells what the reason for the delays are, for those cargo-fare folk. These are the cargo websites for the major […]

Airline seat reviews and guide: Love My Seat

Friday, October 13th, 2006

They call it a “consumer guide to better airline travel,” and answer such questions as:

Which are the best seats in on United Airlines? (answer)
Which first class seats are good in American Airlines? (answer)
What is the seat legroom for British Airways 747-400? (answer)

» Get more air travel tips here.
» Check out their information on seat deals, […]

American Airlines wants to charge you for coke

Monday, January 9th, 2006

Okay okay, they don’t want to, they will. At least on their regional carrier, American Eagle. But that’s okay. It’s an experiment: If it works, they expand the program. They expand it to American Airlines, they expand it to charging for pillows, they turn flying in the states into an a la carte experience. I mean, that’s how the cheap airlines do it in Europe. And it’s good to see airlines experimenting with their revenue models. Now, about that free liquor on domestic flights …

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