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London Has A Capacity Problem
If you have ever flown from the continental US to London, you have most likely flown through Heathrow. I love flying through Heathrow as it holds a special place in my personal history. Heathrow was the jumping off point when I went to work in London for a six month stint and became enthralled with…
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Did you have an airport 4th of July?
Now the that long weekend in the U.S. is over, the fireworks celebrations all in the rear-view mirror, and all our getaway travel at an end, we thought we’d check in on how American airports celebrated (or didn’t) Independence Day. Welcome to the airport 4th of July.
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Talking Irish Aviation and Airports with Trevor Buckley
For today’s blog, tripchi caught up with Trevor Buckley, Founder at Irish Aviation Research Institute. Trevor has been an aviation “avgeek” for over twenty five years and launched Irish Aviation Research Institute Blog in July 2011. The blog has been nominated for the Blog Awards Ireland 2012 & 2013 and shortlisted in 2013. He also is…
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Hainan Airlines Now Boarding Boston to Beijing
The last twelve months for Boston Logan Airport have been important in terms of international route growth. Logan has added four new carriers Copa, Emirates, Turkish and now Hainan Airlines. There would have been a fifth but Wow Air out of Reykjavik has shelved their plans to fly to Boston for now. One of the most…
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Rio Airport – Skip It and Just Get to the World Cup
You may think, really? The Rio Airport (GIG)? But, they’ve reported to have invested seriously in the infrastructure and guest amenities in the past few years in preparation for the 2014 World Cup and the 2016 Summer Olympics. Maybe it’s time to give the Rio Airport (aka the Antonio Carlos Jobin Airport, named after the…
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The Re-Launch of PEOPLExpress
The trend of reviving failed airlines continues with the re-launch of PEOPLExpress on June 4. Many people of my age (pushing 30) have never heard of the airline PEOPLExpress. They existed as low-cost carrier, with a no frills model from 1981 thru 1987 when they merged with Continental Airlines. They were based out of Newark and had…
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A Few of My Favorite CLT Airport Things
If you’ve never been to Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT Airport) before – then you’re in for a real treat. It’s one of those airports with a very good layout – a hub and spoke model so that you can easily get from one terminal to the other without getting on a tram, or bus. In…
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MSP Airport Review with SlickNickRicky
Today we caught up with tweep @SlicknickRicky and long-time tripchi supporter to find our about his favorite airport, MSP Airport (Minneapolis-St. Paul). Thanks for joining us Nick.
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Dubai International A Second Time Around
On my way back to Cape Town, SA from Boston I had an 8 hour layover at Dubai International Airport. The timing was a bit out of sorts. I would land at 7pm but not leave until 3:50am. You might have guessed that I flew Emirates again, this time on the 777-200LR and 300LR variants.…