Geeky Traveller

Collecting air miles is all fine and dandy but trying to keep track of when you can redeem them for a specific flight isn’t always easy. Now it is, because Yapta.com has launched a completely free service which will alert members by email when they’re able to exchange their air miles for a specific seat.

At the moment the service works with Alaska Airlines, United, Delta, Continental, and U.S. Airways, although more may be added soon as the service grows.
When you search and find the fight and airfare you’re seeking, Yapta then gives you the option to track both …read more

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If you have plans to fly British Airways you should be aware of a brand new service that they offer, just launched today. British Airways now offers mobile check-in with global access. It’s a service that is also available in 11 different languages so far, which is a step up from any other similar services.
Designed especially for business travelers (but also handy for vacationers!), you simply use your mobile device to log in at http://www.ba.com/mobile. Check out the British Airways timetable, then choose the seats you want, and even check in.
A press release stated:
“We are proud …read more

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Not every airline’s movie choices are everyone’s cup of tea. If you’re a bit nervous about flying, a movie might not even offer enough distraction. If you’re looking for something a bit more interactive to pass the time on your flight, Virgin America has their Red inflight system to entertain you.
Red allows you to play a variety of fun brain games – against other passengers. For instance, you can play a word scramble game with someone ten rows up on the other side of the plane. You can also instant message or full on …read more

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British Airways is the latest to create an application for your iPhone, letting you take the airline’s information with you on the go. Right now they can provide you with up-to-date flight info, keeping you in the know about their arrival and departure times. You’ll know as soon as possible whether a flight is late or even canceled.
You can also check a timetable with your flight schedule to remind yourself of your itinerary.
The iPhone application pulls in all the same information you’d get on the British Airways website, but with the ease of simply pulling out …read more

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Have you ever come across something that other people have known about for months and you wonder why on earth you didn’t know it existed? That’s exactly how I felt when I learned that you can Google your flight to see how it’s standing (or flying, to be more precise).
You’d think I would have known, considering how much I love Google for anything and everything but apparently they’ve been using a mash-up with FlighStats for ages now to bring you up to the minute information of the status of your flight (or the flight of someone you …read more

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There’s a new mile high club in the making and it’s got nothing to do with what you’re thinking! Several different airlines (Southwest, JetBlue, Lufthansa, and more) are working on testing Internet access on their flights. Some are using local connections to provide the Wi-Fi access. T-Mobile, Verizon, and Aircell are among the providers offering up connectivity. Meanwhile, some airlines are looking into satellite systems.
The upside of satellite Internet access on flights is that it’s faster and allows access even over the ocean. The downside is that it’s more expensive.
So far, expectations are that it …read more

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