News and notes from around the interweb:
- Scenarios and timelines for getting the Boeing 737 MAX back in the air
- Google’s hotel search is a threat to online booking sites – because it’s pretty good
- White House budget proposes raising security tax from $5.60 each way to $6.60
- Boeing set its all-time record for political contributions last month
- The 20 best hotel lobbies in the world (HT: must-follow @LuxeTiffany)
- Ruh Roh.
Asiana Airlines stock has been suspended. Asiana did not file its audited financial statements since auditor PwC refused to sign off.
— Will Horton (@winglets747) March 21, 2019
- Urban farming lets your inflight meal grow right by the airport (HT: Kalboz)
- Worcester airport an hour from Boston is apoplectic over reduction in American Airlines flights I don’t know with all the growth in Boston, between JetBlue and Delta and non-stop international flying, making the drive seems increasingly compelling versus connecting through Philadelphia.
Death of the BRG? Google-hotels will show the best price every time:
“Secondly and perhaps most importantly, it’s entirely feasible that an undercut price from an OTA will trigger that ‘deal’ tag, especially if it’s a significant disparity – which, while it might help your hotel stay in the consideration set for price-conscious searchers, will promote the fact that the best price for your property is available elsewhere.”
If a non-stop isn’t an option, the secondary airport often has a lot of fans if the getting to the airport/ parking situation is cheaper and easier. There are plenty of people in the northern Detroit suburbs who use Flint for that reason instead of DTW
@Gary – Any chance that you could at least indicate that a link leads to a paywall site?
Gary
Please make a note in the description when the articles you are forwarding to are protected by paywalls. Annoying sites that think they are going to get people to subscribe..not going to happen yet they persist