Thread behind the last 2 pics before Air France flight Crash

Air France Flight crash between Rio and Paris raised lots of questions about Airline Travel.

The sadden news of death of 223 passengers spread the shocking wave around the world. The whole world witness the vanishing of AF 330 flight during transition between transatlantic ocean from Rio to Paris.

Recently I received 2 pictures that was taken before the crash. Its incredible and as per the sources was retrieved from the memory stick of one of the camera. The picture was taken by one of the passenger, Paulo G Miller, an actor. He managed to click the last pics where the passenger was sucked out of the gaping hole. He also died and left behind 2 daughters.

May heart goes with all the victims and their relatives. May God give them strength to bear this tragic loss

Lets hope that Airline Travel becomes safer.

Best Tips to avoid Jet Lag

So, how was your day? Are you also one of those passengers, who gets jet lag and waste 1-2 days of their much awaited holidays. These are the passengers that usually needs time to beat the Jet Lag. I have few golden tips that can help you to avoid Jet Lag and would make your Airline Travel and your vacation as the most memorable time of your life.

• No tension and no stress. Just calm yourself and avoid any kind of anxiety
• 8-10 Hours of goodnight sleep before the Airline Travel can help you to avoid jet lag
• Wear comfortable clothing during the flight
• Drink lots and lots of water as this would keep you hydrated
• Eat gum during take off and landing to ease the pressure of the cabin
• Alcohol and caffeine is simply NO-NO before and during the flight
• Plug in those earphones and listens to the soothing music on the flight. This would reduce the cabin pressure
• Take off your shoes and try to take some rest or sleep.
• Take walk around the cabin as this would relax the muscles and you will feel nice
• Taking shower during long layover flights would relax and calm the body

These tips might be sounding familiar and simple but trust me are very useful. Try these tips and Jet Lag would never dare to get near to you. These can make your Airline Travel very comfortable and calm.

Do remember these golden mantras whenever you fly next time and let me know the outcome..

Till then Happy Airline Travel !!

Indian Airlines Advertisement Video..Can't miss it

Just watched Indian Airlines advertisement and couldnot resist myself from posting the same on our own Airline Travel Blog.

Watch out the video by clicking on the following link

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fg7ajcTNPDA&feature=player_embedded

Happy Watching and let me know your views as well..

Best Advice to avoid Bumping

I am back with some more and useful information about etting bumped off from the Airline Travel. Apparently, there are few tips that can provide you from getting bumped off from the oversold flight.


Lets talk about best advice around the same:

• Can you afford to travel on different date than the scheduled flight time? No, then please do not volunteer yourself to be bumped off from oversold flight. Its always good to pre-assign the seat number. Pre- booking of the seats lessen the chances of the getting involuntarily moving to another flight. 80-85% is the maximum threshold for an Airline to allow the pre-seating.


• Another best advice to avoid bumping is to check in early as this would give you an edge over the others and there would be less chances of you getting bumped off. Remember one thing that waiting till last minute to get involuntary upgraded to business class is not an good idea for the oversold flight.


• Its mostly the holiday or peak season during which the flight is oversold. Don't assume that the flight would be oversold and you would surely be bumped off. Its always good to call the Airline in advance to check the total flight load or the capacity. They usually give you the fair idea if the flight is oversold or not.
• If you have the luxury of the time and you don't mind delaying the Airline Travel then its sometime benefit to get bumped off and enjoy the wonderful lounges and meal vouchers
• Airlines gives good compensation for getting bumped off . I was compensated EUR 600 for oversold Lufthansa flight and trust me I was really happy on my way back

So my friend, Its always not bad to be bumped off from the flight as it sometimes gives you the reason to be happy. Airline Travel can be full of adventure so enjoy each and every trip.

All the Best !!

Oversold Flights, Bumped Off- Best alternatives

Welcome back..So how was the weekend? Yesterday I was speaking to my one of my friend,who was recently bumped off from his scheduled Airline Travel as the flight was overbooked and the Airline couldn't take passengers more than the seat capacity of the aircraft..

Presently, lots of the major Airlines virtually overbook their flights by 20-40 percent because there tends to be few passenger that do not show up at the airport resulting financial losses to the Airlines. Airlines can be oversold at any time of the year and the percentage is often not disclosed by the airlines.

Now, lets see few best alternatives available for the overbooked flight :

• The Airline would ask for the volunteers,who can take the later flight or is ready to stay back.
• Sometimes, the passengers can be bumped off the flight even though they have not volunteered to take the later flight as the airlines is oversold and there are no seats available. These passengers are still entitled for the compensation.
• Airline staff would give the MCO known as Miscellaneous charge order. Its the travel voucher and can be redeemed for future travel
• MCO is not cash but like a boarding card and the value of their MCO is higher than the cash
• Always remember to check if this MCO can be transferred to other family member so that in case you are unable to use it then your family member can use it.
• Check the validity of the voucher plus if this voucher can be used both for domestic and international travel
• Few Airlines can extend the validity of the voucher.Hence, always remember to explore that option
• Check out the restrictions on the travel voucher, It should not restrict your future travel, your seat should be confirmed, you should be able to use the voucher on the partner airlines as well. For e.g: If you are taking British Airways (BA) from London to New york and American Airlines (AA) for New york to Seattle then you should be able to use the voucher for both the Airlines as BA and AA are one world partner
• Its your right to ask for meal voucher or hotel accommodation in case you are bumped off due oversold flight.

Above are the few best alternatives that's mandatory for all the passengers that are taking Airline Travel. All of us would face this situation one day and its always good to know our rights and keeping in mind these simple steps would ease the stress at the airport.

All the best and Keep Flying !!

Outstanding Tips for Airline Travel cancellations !!

So, how was the weekend?? Let me know your views about the airport list and details...

Remember, I shared the standard Airline policies with regards to the weather related cancellations.Today ,lets focus on some outstanding tips that can save lots of time in organising Airline Travel during weather related cancellations.

• Its always good to call the Airport or Airline before starting from your place as the flight or runway might not be operational due adverse weather conditions.
• Don't waste any time and immediately call the Airline reservation centre to rebook yourself onto the other flight or onto the next available flight
• Always check on the various options like: If any other Airline is operational out of the Airport? If yes, can you be booked on that flight? If not, whats the next flight from the Airport or Can you travel to nearest port to your destination?
• Always keep checking the arrival and departure screens to get the idea of the operating flights
• Ticketing desk at the airport should be able to take care of your booking ,If you are transiting then the Airline staff should be able to book your onward connections as well
• Check the weather condition at your destination as well.

Airline staff is always there to help you so be patient and calm . Remember, shouting or creating havoc at the airport would not help you. Now, you have the rough idea of the Airline policy, so just work around the same and make your decision rationally.

Lets enjoy the Airline Travel and face this cancellation audaciously

List of the Major countries and the Airports

Don't have list of the major Airports or countries? Do you struggle to find the list of major airports in US? Do you have the airport code and don't know if this code belongs to US or Europe?

Don't worry I am here to make your Airline Travel easy. Please check out :

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Lists_of_airports for the list of the major Airports in the world.
www.airportlist.com , its quite handy and gives the catalog of US major Airport directory and Airport codes.

Hope these site would help you to plan your airline travel in more better way..