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Flight Review: Southwest 659 and 514 ORF-BWI-BOS
Background and Ticketing I bought these tickets as part of a return leg from a wedding in Maryland and a week in sunny Virginia Beach, VA. When I fly back to BOS from the Hampton Road area I have a choice of two airports, Norfolk International Airport (ORF) and Newport News International Airport (PHF). Richmond’s…
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tripchi airport app newsletter
tripchi Airport App, What’s the Haps, and Recaps – October 2014, Autumn Edition Halloween is right around the corner and all of us at the tripchi airport app are all starting to think about our holiday travel plans (at least for those of us in North America). If you’re following us on Twitter, then you already saw our tips on when…
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World’s First Airport Winery
You may have a had beer at an airport brew pub in Boston at the Cisco Brewery or at O’Hare’s Goose Island Brewing Company but have you ever had a glass of wine produced at the airport? Chances are the answer is no. If you get a chance to travel to Cape Town International, which…
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Southwest International – It’s here, Sort of
Three years ago, Low-Cost Carrier Southwest merged with its rival, AirTran. Combined, the airlines now carry more domestic passengers than any other. One of the key reasons Southwest bought AirTran in the first place was for AirTran’s attractive international routes – allowing Southwest International to come into existence, reaching coveted and higher-margin international markets.
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Flight Review: Qatar Airways 1366 on the 787 Dreamliner
Background/Ticketing for Qatar Airways Flight 1366 (Full Disclosure this flight was taking by my girlfriend Suzanne. What follows is her thoughts as dictated to me.) The trip was part of a two leg return flight from Cape Town International to Johannesburg to Hamad International Airport in Doha to Washington Dulles. Hopefully we can feature all four…
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Flight Review: Frontier 405 DEN – LAX
Background/Ticketing for Frontier 405 I bought my Frontier 405 flight from Denver to Los Angeles as part of a round-trip ticket on Orbitz. The purpose of my visit to LA was to film a video with Post Script Production of my grandfather, Marv. The shoot lasted 2 days over the weekend and was a smashing…
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Bluetooth Enters Airport Space
If you have a smartphone chances are you have used Bluetooth technology. Bluetooth by definition is a standard for the short-range wireless interconnection of cellular phones, computers, and other electronic devices. Bluetooth can be used to link you smartphones to a compatible device such as a portable speaker or your car to make calls. There are…
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Airport Restaurant Month
Airport Restaurant Month is Here As many of you know, it’s restaurant week across our nation’s restaurants, at various points throughout October. Different cities coordinate different weeks, but many kick-off this week – Oct 6 through 10. But, airports across North America (US and Canada) are honoring restaurant week across the entire month of October, essentially…