Posts Tagged ‘travel’

Air France offers a free second seat to obese passengers

Thursday, January 21st, 2010

Overweight air passengers – often the victims of ridicule and the butt of many jokes – were given something of a boost this week when Air France (part of the Air France-KLM group) released a new incentive that allows them to purchase additional seating for their own comfort.
As it stands, obese passengers can already [...]

Snowy weather brings travel chaos

Wednesday, December 23rd, 2009

The recent snowy weather has wrecked travel across Britain, with roads closed off, trains cancelled and airports brought to a standstill. Many flights from a multitude of different airports have been affected, including Gatwick, Heathrow, Luton, Glasgow and Edinburgh. Aberdeen airport even had to shut twice because the heavy snowfalls caused such problems.
Of all the [...]