Business Travel Tips

Starting from February 15, Delta will replace current service between New York LaGuardia (LGA) and Chicago O’Hare (ORD), with seven daily round-trip flights between LaGuardia and Chicago Midway (MDW).

The service will be operated by Delta Connection partner Shuttle America with Embraer E-170 jets fitted with six first-class seats and 64 in coach.

Concerning New York JFK (JFK)-Chicago O’Hare service, Delta also will increase to five daily round-trip flights.
That route will be operated by Delta partner Comair.

Beginning December 1st, 2006, KLM Airlines will renew its inflight catering service.

From meals to design of trays, crockery and cutlery, anything has been developed by leading gastronomic experts.

To serve its Business Class passengers, KLM has opted for the internationally renowned cuisine of Jacques and Laurent Pourcel, who run top-class restaurants in many countries.

In order to tighten airport security, London’s Heathrow Airport is set to introduce fingerprint checks.
The scheme will initially involve on voluntary basis passengers flying with Cathay Pacific or Emirates.

Passengers, at check-in kiosk, will be asked to scan their passport photo page and an image of their right index fingerprint will be recorded.
Once these details have been recorded, passengers will be able to check in as normal using the same kiosk.
The scanners will be located in Heathrow’s Terminal 3.

German airline Lufthansa is offering discounted flights on several U.S. - Europe routes.

Boking must be done by December 12.
Travel period: departure before March 16, 2007.
All of the discount airfares are one-way based on round-trip purchase.

Below is a sampling of Lufthansa’s discount airfares (some of these airfares are good on both Lufthansa and its Star Alliance partner United Airlines):

-Atlanta (ATL) – Amsterdam (AMS) $269
-Atlanta – Madrid (MAD) $282
-Boston (BOS) – Amsterdam $228
-Chicago O’Hare (ORD) – Basel (BSL) $309
-New York – Copenhagen (CPH) $209
-San Francisco (SFO) – Budapest (BUD) $385
-San Francisco – Warsaw (WAW) $367
-Washington, DC Dulles (IAD) – Lisbon (LIS) $322
-Washington, DC Dulles – Milan (MXP) $329

The readers of Business Traveler magazine selected Singapore Airlines as the best airline in the world and Continental the best airline for North American travel.

The annual Readers’ Choice Business Travel Survey also awarded Emirates as the best first-class airline. Concerning airports: Singapore Changi International Airport was named the world’s top airport while Denver the best in North America.

Below the 2006 Best in Business Travel awards:

- Airline -
Best overall airline in the world: Singapore
Best airline for North American travel: Continental
Best flight attendants in the USA: Continental
Best in-flight services in the USA: Continental
Best flight attendants in the world: Asiana
Best in-flight service in the world: Asiana
Best first class in the world: Emirates
Best business class in the world: Virgin
Best premium economy class in the world: United
Best economy class (more…)