{"id":3110,"date":"2009-12-21T08:24:11","date_gmt":"2009-12-21T14:24:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/?p=3110"},"modified":"2016-12-16T23:45:15","modified_gmt":"2016-12-17T05:45:15","slug":"new-inflight-wi-fi-service-frequent-flier-program-changes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/2009\/12\/new-inflight-wi-fi-service-frequent-flier-program-changes\/","title":{"rendered":"In-flight Wi-Fi service; frequent flier program changes"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"fllights\"By Joe Brancatelli<\/em><\/p>\n

NEED TO KNOW<\/strong><\/p>\n

On-the-Road Intelligence to Help You Travel Smarter:<\/strong><\/p>\n

A firm called the Holdup Suspender Company has introduced a line of airport-friendly braces. The company claims the suspenders will not set off the alarms as travelers pass through the security checkpoints.<\/p>\n

United Airlines<\/strong><\/a> now offers GoGo Inflight Wi-Fi connections on its so-called p.s. service, which operates flights<\/strong><\/a> between New York’s Kennedy Airport and Los Angeles and San Francisco.<\/p>\n

And Air Canada<\/strong> is testing GoGo on two routes (Montreal-Los Angeles and Toronto-Los Angeles), but the Wi-Fi only works when the planes are flying over the continental United States.<\/p>\n

US Airways<\/strong><\/a>‘ frequent flier program, Dividend Miles, undergoes a radical shift in January. There will be four prices for awards instead of two: off-peak, low, medium and high. So that means, for example, a business-class seat to Europe will cost 60,000, 100,000, 200,000 or 350,000 miles.<\/p>\n

The big airlines have a new way to raise airfares: They impose a surcharge of as much as $60 on flights on so-called “busy” travel days. There are currently about 40 busy days between Thanksgiving week and Memorial Day.<\/p>\n

Related Orbitz resources:<\/strong><\/h3>\n