By Joe Brancatelli
Daylight saving time in the United States ends at 2 a.m. on Sunday, November 2. Be ready to adjust your watches, clocks and flight times accordingly. If you’re having trouble keeping up with the time where you travel — the return to standard time isn’t all that standard anymore — try the deceptively simple, but absolutely irreplaceable, time grid at TimeandDate.com. Meanwhile, a reminder: Most of the world’s airlines began their "winter" schedules over the weekend of October 25-26. There were many more changes than usual this year, especially schedule reductions on trans-Atlantic flights to and from the United States. It might be wise to double-check your itinerary if you’re sitting on an airline ticket you booked earlier this year.
AIRPORT REPORT
Here come two more of those new airport terminals: After a three-week delay, JetBlue Airways has opened its new terminal at New York/Kennedy Airport. The big news: Computer terminals at the gate that allow you to order food for delivery. Meanwhile, in Raleigh-Durham, Terminal 2 has opened, too. The first tenants: American Airlines, which once operated a hub at RDU; United Airlines; and Air Canada. Delta Air Lines is due to move into Terminal 2 on November 9. The good news? Both terminals opened relatively smoothly and without incident. And don’t forget that you can get real-time information about airport developments at that invaluable resource, the OrbitzTLC Traveler Update.
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Joe Brancatelli is editor and publisher of JoeSentMe.com, a non-commercial Web site for business travelers. Copyright 2008 by Joe Brancatelli. Licensed by contract for Orbitz use
Daylight saving time starts Sunday, March 8.
