Assuming their long-distance trains will be with us for a while longer, Amtrak really needs to find a way to deal with something that is a serious issue for younger prospective customers. Many of them, probably most, can’t bear the thought of being two-and-a-half days without consistent, reliable and fast internet service. I suppose there…
This is a view up the windward coast of Maui taken from my Alaska Airlines flight on Saturday. It’s hazy from the “vog” (Volcanic Smog) we often get from the Kilauea volcano on the Big Island which has been erupting continuously for more than 30 years. The couple sitting next to me–first time visitors…
In the past year so, I have flown on Alaska Airlines a few times. I did again today, concluding my trip by catching one of their flights from Oakland to Maui It was an early flight, departing Oakland at 7:00 a.m., which meant I rolled out of bed at the airport hotel in the very…
I wonder if it’s an actual marketing strategy of the airline industry to confuse their customers. For example, there doesn’t seem to be any rhyme or reason to the price of a ticket. Oh, I know there’s a computer somewhere that figures it all out and the amount they charge for flying us from A…