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Biz Plan: Low Cost Caribbean Airline
I am going out on a limb for this weeks blog and swerving away from my usually industry and airport analysis. I have been contemplating writing a business plan for a of a low-cost airline in the Caribbean. What business do I have trying to create my own airline? In truth, not much? I have…
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Washington Dulles Airport – the New and Improved Washington Airport
Dulles Airport is not what it used to be – and that’s a good thing. It’s amazing how, with the passing of time and the Airports 2.0 transformation that is sweeping the aviation industry, a terrible airport can become a great one. That has certainly been the case for Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD), affectionately known…
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The Ghost Airport of Spain
One hundred and forty miles south of Madrid on a wind-swept desert plain just outside the city of Ciudad Real lies a ghost airport. The terminal buildings are empty as sand slithers through the hallways reminiscent of a abandoned old west mining town. Signs depict an airport “under construction”, but the reality is much more grim. Construction…
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Profiling the Modern Mobile Business Travelers
Today we caught up with Megan Ritter to find out about modern business travelers. She was able to share an interesting infographic with stats about who these people are, how they travel, and what technology they prefer. Megan is an online journalist and technology geek from Southern California. As an entrepreneur, she enjoys writing about start-ups and…
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Cathay Pacific Expands To Boston
As many of you know I tend to enjoy focusing on my hometown airport of Boston Logan. I am proud of my airport, even with the high landing fees and singular private aviation FBO that is essentially a monopoly. Massport, the agency that governs Logan Airport have really been attacking the international route market. They…
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Some of our favorite #layovertips
The tripchi airport app team have a few hashtags on Twitter that we participate in – namely #namethatairport and #layovertip. They are games our tripchi community plays whenever we’re at an airport. For #namethatairport, take a non-obvious airport picture, tweet it out with the hashtag, and let others try to guess! For #layovertip, share your knowledge and tips to our tripchi…
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Delta Shuttle and the Boeing 717 Saga
The BackRowFlier is back at it with a piece of nostalgia and business insight. This week he brings us his take on Delta’s decision to launch their newly acquired Boeing 717‘s on shuttle routes from New York City LaGuardia Airport (LGA) to Boston (BOS), Chicago (ORD) and Washington, DC (DCA). The 717 will increase capacity…
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tripchi airport app July newsletter
It’s been a busy month for the tripchi airport app team, we are inching oh so close to our beta launch…. We are excited to offer our community the chance to unlock new airport experiences and hack your way to airport sucking less. We have been hard at work putting the finishing touches on the app and…
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5 Airports with Best Extracurricular Activities
Summertime travel in the US can be an arduous and aggravating process. With booming storms, crowded runways and full aircraft; delays and cancellations are bound to happen. So we at the tripchi airport app wanted to brighten up your travel blues and bring you our top 5 most exciting extracurricular activities from airports around the world.…
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Emirates Flight 201 on the Airbus A380
As I searched for a return ticket from Cape Town to Boston for the second time in six months, I faced an awful reality. Even though it was winter in the southern hemisphere, I was going to pay summertime prices. I searched and searched but was unable to find any prices below the 1k mark…