http://www.howwasyourflight.com an information source for airline passengers Wed, 20 Aug 2008 23:39:16 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en You have probably seen the latest United Airlines commercial at the 2008 Beijing Olympics: a woman says goodbye to her husband for a business trip, leaves her heart behind as a token of her love, only to be reunited with her husband, all thanks to United Airlines. That's nice. Anita Cabral's ... http://www.howwasyourflight.com/united-airlines/real-life-family-reunion-brought-to-you-by-united-airlines/ On Wednesday, 2,500 service workers at LAX will vote to determine whether to go on strike. The workers, who have been negotiating their contract since May, are employed by airline subcontractors to provide passenger services to several major airlines, such as United, American, and Southwest. A ... http://www.howwasyourflight.com/united-airlines/lax-workers-to-hold-strike-vote/ As the U.S. airline industry attempts to use “oil speculators” to draw attention away from the chronically low passenger satisfaction rates and an array of new fees, a new online source, www.TheAirlineOilSpin.com was launched today to encourage the public to see through the industry’s spin on the issue. The site is ... http://www.howwasyourflight.com/featured-story/site-questions-airline-industry%e2%80%99s-subsidies-inefficiencies-and-demands-for-loophole-in-oil-speculation-legislation/ The Wall Street Journal, in an August 12th piece by Heidi N. Moore, sums up the real problems in the airline industry succinctly. And if you guessed rising oil prices, you're only seeing part of the picture. Ms. Moore explains: Rising oil prices, of course, hurt the airline industry, but those ... http://www.howwasyourflight.com/featured-story/the-real-crisis/ Delta Flight 4 from LHR to JFK departing at 8:45 GMT arrived into JFK on 8/2 at 3:30. Below is the letter I wrote to Delta about the ordeal and their abysmal reply. ------------------------ August 3, 2008 Dear Delta, Cannot tell you how disappointed I am with the way flight 4 on August ... http://www.howwasyourflight.com/featured-story/featured-passenger-story/stranded-on-tarmac-delta-flight-4/ On July 31st my wife had brain surgery in Santa Monica Ca. We flew Us Airways from Kansas City, Mo to the surgery center. We were scheduled to come back to KC on 8-6-08 but the doctor wanted to keep her hospitalized for at least a couple more days. I ... http://www.howwasyourflight.com/complaint/us-airways-all-about-money-2/ Many sites reported that United flight 888 from Beijing to San Francisco had to return to Beijing because of faulty landing gear on August 3. I have seen no reports that the same flight the next day suffered the same problem. Shortly after take-off on August 4, the pilot reported ... http://www.howwasyourflight.com/complaint/united-flight-888-had-faulty-landing-gear-again/ Polly Drew with the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel recently gave a definition of "Flightmare" in her post: Flightmares go well beyond the usual perils of airline travel such as crowded seats, lost luggage and food not fit for a dog. A flightmare usually involves lost money, lost opportunities (such ... http://www.howwasyourflight.com/airline-industry/have-you-had-a-flightmare-lately/ My seven year old son and I were schedule to fly on June 9, 2008 with American Airline on flight 647 departing at 1:25 pm from JFK to San Juan. I arrived an hour and half early to confirm my fly tickets. Once i was in line an American ... http://www.howwasyourflight.com/complaint/american-airline-flight-647/ A Note from HWYF.COM: HWYF.COM believes that the overwhelming majority of airline employees and contracted airline service workers strive to provide the best services to airline passengers. However, U.S. airlines have continued to make staff cutbacks in recent years that have resulted in the deteriorating performance and customer service received ... http://www.howwasyourflight.com/complaint/vomit-on-united-airlines-flight/