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<title>Jaunted - Tag: Joe Sharkey</title>
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<dc:date>2009-11-23T10:22:54Z</dc:date>
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<title>The Titanic Awards Lets You Say, &#x27;Yes, This Travel Experience Is The Worst&#x27;</title>
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<description><![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.jaunted.com/files/1425/lamest_wonder.jpg" class="top"><p> Over here at Jaunted, we see all kinds of travel surveys on nearly every part of the travel experience. There are surveys about the worst airline food and the meanest flight attendants and the hottest destinations and so forth. Heck, we've even created <a href="http://www.jaunted.com/tag/open thread">some of our own.</a> But there's a new sort of survey site on the scene called <a href="http://www.titanicawards.com"><b>The Titanic Awards</b></a>. Here is the site's mission statement in its own words: <blockquote><p>If you&#146;ve ever wedged yourself into an airplane seat, checked your luggage or checked into a hotel, you know there are few perfect trips on this planet. Something invariably goes wrong. At times, very wrong. It may be a computer scheduling glitch you can almost understand. Or something bizarre, but entertaining. Even outright incompetence at almost incomprehensible levels.<p><b>The Titanic Awards seeks to take a different approach to these often spectacular underachievements in the travel industry&#133; by celebrating them.</b></blockquote></p><p>]]>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        </description>
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<title>&#x22;The Devil at 37,000 Feet&#x22;</title>
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<description><![CDATA[<p><img src="/files/4912/collision.jpg"> <p>The main event--for us anyway--in the January issue of <em>Vanity Fair</em>* is a piece called "<b>The Devil at 37,000 Feet</b>," about the incredible mid-air collision over Brazil in 2006 that killed 154 people and <a href="http://www.jaunted.com/story/2006/10/2/221919/308/travel/Joe+Sharkey%27s+Harrowing+Jet+Tale">sucked survivor and aviation journalist <b>Joe Sharkey</b> into an incredible vortex of storytelling, xenophobia and international finger pointing</a>. <b>William Langewiesche</b>, who is, in an interview about the article on vanityfair.com, cooler than the other side of Barack Obama's pillow, wrote the piece. <p>Perhaps garnering as much attention as the story itself are the cockpit tapes from both aircraft, hosted on the magazine's website. While VF says the voice recordings are newsworthy, the International Federation of Air Line Pilots' Associations says such use of cockpit voice recordings "for public entertainment" is an outrage. <p><em>* Owned, like Jaunted, by Conde Nast.</em> <p><b>Related Stories:</b><br>&#183; <a href="http://www.vanityfair.com/magazine/2009/01/air_crash200901">The Devil at 37,000 Feet</a> [VF]<br>&#183; <a href="http://www.vanityfair.com/mp3/ontheweb/0812-aircrash-gol.mp3">The Recordings from the Gol Boeing 737</a> [VF, MP3]<br>&#183; <a href="http://www.vanityfair.com/mp3/ontheweb/0812-aircrash-excel.mp3">The Recordings from the ExcelAire N600XL</a> [VF, MP3]<br>&#183; <a href="http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gK9SWkKY_qRQ7YTldUEEjqcCpJigD94VUHD00">Pilots Outraged by Release of Recordings</a> [AP, via Google]<br>&#183; <a href="http://www.jaunted.com/story/2006/12/28/12157/447/travel/2006+Awards%3A+Best+Travel+Media+Story">2006 Travel Awards: Joe Sharkey for the Best Travel Media Story of the Year</a> [Jaunted]<p><em>[Rendering of the collision: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Embraergol737.png">Wikimedia</a>]</em>]]>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 </description>
<dc:creator>pbb</dc:creator>
<dc:date>2008-12-10T17:00:28-05:00</dc:date>
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<title>Adventures of Link: Hating on Fees Is So Easy to Do</title>
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<description><![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.jaunted.com/files/4912/baggage_carts.jpg"><p>So, yes, <a href="http://www.jaunted.com/story/2008/5/21/101942/001/travel/American+Airlines+Making+Big+Capacity+Cuts">that American Airlines first-checked-bag fee</a> is sticking, and just about everybody hates it. Frequently miffed business traveler Joe Brancatelli doesn't mince words:<blockquote><p>This fee is going into the Airline Stupid Hall of Fame.</blockquote></p><p>Getting his back is <b>Joe Sharkey</b>, who also frequently hates whatever it is airlines are doing these days. The <i>New York Times</i> writer turned over his column today to aviation consultant Michael Boyd, who promptly announced:<blockquote><p>Airlines need to realize that they have to get the customer on their side, and you don't do that by making them line up longer at the counter checking bags.</blockquote></p> <p>Fair enough. But there <i>is</i> at least one person out there who isn't upset by the new rules. Jeff from Beat of Hawaii actually doesn't mind the $15 checked bag charge--because unbundled extras will keep fares low. As so many airline execs would tell us: Why pay extra for a service you're not using? <p><b>Related Stories:</b><br>&#183; <a href="http://www.portfolio.com/business-travel/seat-2B/2008/05/27/Americans-Bag-Fees">A Bad Bag Idea</a> [Portfolio]<br>&#183; <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/27/business/27roads.html">More Travelers, Costlier Oil and More Commotion</a> [NYT]<br>&#183; <a href="http://beatofhawaii.com/why-aas-15-checked-bag-fee-is-fair/">Why AA's $15 Checked Bag Fee Is Fair</a> [Beat of Hawaii]<br>&#183; <a href="http://aviationblog.dallasnews.com/archives/2008/05/american-to-hike-the-charge-on.html">American to Hike the Price of Onboard Snacks</a> [Airline Biz Blog]<br>&#183; <a href="http://www.jaunted.com/tag/airline%20fees">Airline Fees coverage</a> [Jaunted] <p><i>[Photo: <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/joi/830142119/">Joi</a>]</i>]]>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         </description>
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<dc:date>2008-05-27T17:45:01-05:00</dc:date>
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<title>First-Person Flight Reviews: Virgin America&#x27;s First Class</title>
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<description><![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.jaunted.com/files/admin/virgin10.jpg"><p>It's true. We enjoy <a href="http://www.jaunted.com/tag/virgin%20america"><b>Virgin America</b></a>. The airline's got high-quality entertainment, fun-but-classy crews, low prices and, most importantly, flies where we do. But enough about us. What does grizzled airline reporter <b><a href="http://www.jaunted.com/tag/joe%20sharkey">Joe Sharkey</a></b> think?<blockquote><p>I was in no mood for a bad trip when I left for a 7 a.m. Virgin America flight to New York. And I didn't get one...The biggest surprise was the seat, which had 55 inches of legroom, compared with the typical 40 inches or less in first-class cabins on most domestic narrow-body flights<p>The in-flight service was excellent...The in-seat entertainment system had live television and on-demand selections that included about three dozen movies.</blockquote></p> <p>Beyond the run-down of the first class experience, Sharkey reports that in-flight WiFi won't be available until fall. Also coming this year are two cities "east of the Mississippi." Let's see: <a href="http://www.jaunted.com/story/2008/2/18/155136/942/travel/Virgin+America+is+Flying+High">Chicago, Boston and Miami</a>. That's three cities isn't it? <p><b>Related Stories:</b><br>&#183; <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/18/business/yourmoney/18road.html">A Cross-Country Flight That Can Cure a Bad Mood</a> [NYT]<br>&#183; <a href="http://www.jaunted.com/story/2007/8/13/94414/7250/travel/Virgin+America+Flight+Review">Virgin America Flight Reviews</a> [Jaunted]<br>&#183; <a href="http://www.jaunted.com/tag/Flight%20Reviews">Flight Reviews coverage</a> [Jaunted]]]>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      </description>
<dc:creator>pbb</dc:creator>
<dc:date>2008-03-19T14:30:02-05:00</dc:date>
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<title>More Coachless Flights Crossing the Atlantic</title>
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<description><![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.jaunted.com/files/admin/maxjet_767_N260MY.jpg"><p>The passengers hung out to dry by <b><a href="http://www.jaunted.com/tag/maxjet">Maxjet's</a></b> <a href="http://www.jaunted.com/story/2007/12/26/95522/459/travel/Maxjet+Plays+the+Scrooge">bankruptcy</a> may not agree, but the all-biz-class airline sector is booming. While <b>Eos</b>, <b>Silverjet</b> and <b>L'Avion</b> were likely popping champagne corks when the competition went belly up, they won't be as happy to hear that <b><a href="http://www.jaunted.com/tag/british%20airways">British Airways</a></b> and <b>Virgin Atlantic</b> are joining the fray.<br> <p>BA's secret plans--known as Project Lauren--could be introduced by next week, with transatlantic service between the New York area and a European city starting by May. Thanks to the Open Skies agreement, it's hard to say which city it might be, though Joe Sharkey at the <i>New York Times</i> says Paris is a possibility. (That'd put British Airways in direct competition with L'Avion.)<br> <p>While Virgin is at work on something, details are still a bit sketchy. In the meantime, the existing boutique carriers are acquiring more planes and looking to expand, making a stylish flight to Europe more available than ever.<br> <p><b>Related Stories:</b><br>&#183; <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/01/business/01road.html">Despite One Failure, Growth Is Seen in Coachless Flights</a> [NYT]<br>&#183; <a href="http://www.jaunted.com/tag/maxjet">Maxjet coverage</a> [Jaunted]<br>&#183; <a href="http://www.jaunted.com/tag/eos">Eos coverage</a> [Jaunted]<br> <p><i>[Photo: <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/mthird3rdaviation/870286038/">Martin Third Av'n</a>]</i>]]>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             </description>
<dc:creator>pbb</dc:creator>
<dc:date>2008-01-02T12:20:01-05:00</dc:date>
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<title>Cruise Travel: Mutinies Are In for 2008</title>
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<description><![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.jaunted.com/files/admin/sapphire_princess.jpg"><p><a href="http://www.jaunted.com/story/2007/12/12/165553/00/travel/Adventures+of+Link%3A+Cruisin%27">Speaking of cruises</a>, sounds like starting a mutiny is the new calling customer service. <i>New York Times</i> writer Joe Sharkey is tracking the "trend" of organized passenger resistance after a recent Sapphire Princess cruise that had to skip many of its scheduled stops when typhoons whipped up seas. <p>Passengers angry with the unplanned diversions started cooking up schemes, says passenger Carolyn Spencer Brown, who also happens to run the influential site <a href="http://www.cruisecritic.com/">Cruise Critic</a>:<blockquote><p>First there was a group of what I'd call rabble-rousers, led by a lawyer. We were missing all of these ports, and they felt they weren't getting the truth...[at one point, assembled in the ship's theater] the attorney jumped up and grabbed the microphone away from the assistant cruise director and said: `We're taking over the stage! We have a petition!'</blockquote></p> <p>List of names notwithstanding, officers on-board were able to retain control, and Princess Cruises gave everyone some free spending money and <i>a discount on another cruise</i>. Let that be a lesson for you instigators: Just because you organize a mutiny doesn't mean you won't be invited back to sail again! <p><b>Related Stories:</b><br>&#183; <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/16/business/16bug.html">Growing Rebellion on the High Seas</a> [NYT]<br>&#183; <a href="http://www.jaunted.com/tag/cruises">Cruises coverage</a> [Jaunted]<p><i>[Photo of the Sapphire Princess: <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/squeakymarmot/190492094/">SqueakyMarmot</a>]</i>]]>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      </description>
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<dc:date>2007-12-17T12:00:01-05:00</dc:date>
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<title>Adventures of Link: So Long, Tony</title>
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<description><![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.jaunted.com/files/admin/tonyryan.jpg"><p><b>Tony Ryan</b>, the founder of <b><a href="http://www.jaunted.com/tag/Ryanair">Ryanair</a></b> died yesterday at the age of 71. His airline, which started with one small plane 23 years ago, revolutionized the way Europe travels, even if sometimes it only seems good for ferrying Brits to southern Spain. And, strange as it is to heap praise on anyone involved with airlines these days, even the Prime Minister of Ireland had nice things to say about the billionaire:<blockquote><p>The establishment of Ryanair and its subsequent rise to become one of the leading carriers in Europe is one of the greatest Irish economic success stories and will be rightly regarded as perhaps his greatest legacy.</blockquote></p><p>While Ryanair and its founder are glorified, though, airlines in the US are taking a beating. Mostly because only 72% of flights arrived on-time in August, barely better than they did in June and July. How long until there's a "congestion" surcharge next to the fuel surcharge on our tickets? <p>The rest of the day's airline news:<br>&#183; <a href="http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/10/03/europe/EU-FIN-Britain-Obit-Ryan.php">Tony Ryan's Obituary</a> [IHT]<br>&#183; <a href="http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hM_nW37j9xLJIWAGgUIeqaaUa1_gD8S1T1580">More Airline Delays in August</a> [AP, via Google]<br>&#183; <a href="http://prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&amp;STORY=/www/story/10-03-2007/0004675342&amp;EDATE="><b>US Airways</b> Slashing Service to and from Pittsburg</a> [PRNewswire]<br>&#183; <a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/reutersEdge/idUSN0240926420071002"><b>Virgin America</b> Launch Has Sparked a Major Fare War</a> [Reuters]<br>&#183; <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/03/world/americas/03cnd-brazil.html">Brazilians, Not Americans, Responsible for Mid-Air Collision</a> [NYT]<p><i>[Photo: <a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21118162/displaymode/1176/rstry/21118112/">Aidan Crawley / EPA file</a>]</i>]]>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              </description>
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<dc:date>2007-10-03T16:45:01-05:00</dc:date>
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