Delta: Free Meals Returning in Coach on 'Select' Cross-Country Routes
It turns out fliers like free meals, after all. Even in coach.
That’s the conclusion at Delta Air Lines, which will add free meal service for all passengers on "select coast-to-coast" routes following a test of the idea last year.
Delta says the change will begin on 12 of its transcontinental routes this spring, all routes on which the carrier faces competition. On those routes, Delta will offer fliers a breakfast option in the morning and sandwich or wrap options for flights later in the day. Passengers on red-eye flights will be included, too; they’ll receive a breakfast bar during their flights’ pre-arrival beverage service.
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Houston Airport Restroom Technology Takes a Step Into the Future
Just days after Bush Intercontinental Airport was showing off a new, swanky United Airlines Terminal C North we find out that restroom technology at the airport is also taking a step into the future.
According to a release via the Houston Airport System, so-called “smart restroom” technology is currently being tested at both Bush and Hobby airports.
What’s so smart about it? Does it make sure you don't leave your jacket in a stall? Tell you if you have toilet paper stuck to your shoe?
Using a touch pad, bathroom users can now submit a satisfaction report on their bathroom experience.
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Los Angeles International Breaks Ground on New US$1.6 Billion Concourse
A 750,000-square-foot (70,000 sqm) addition to the Tom Bradley International Terminal at Los Angeles International Airport will include a dozen new gates, baggage facilities, and shopping and dining outlets, officials said at a groundbreaking ceremony this week. “Our passengers will soon experience LAX in a new and exciting way,” said Los Angeles World Airports Chief Executive Officer Deborah Flint.
Slated for completion in late 2019, the five-level Midfield Satellite Concourse will include a pair of gates capable of accommodating Airbus 380 super jumbo and Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental aircraft. A 1,000-foot (304-metre) underground pedestrian tunnel will connect the new facility to the Bradley terminal. Buses will provide connections to the airport’s other terminals.
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