065 BOS - Will Hunter, JFK Bomb Cyclone, ground handling revealed, Alaska Timbers, ANA brothers
Summary
Flight 065. Special guest Will Hunter tells us all about the hidden side of ground handling. The East Coast 'Bomb Cyclone'. A very very safe 2017. The bizarre tale of the ANA turnaround. The public versus private airport dynamics. A new Google Flight. United can't catch a break.00:00 - Introduction, a Hunter family historical event
- Williamhunter (@Williamhunter) | Twitter
- Alex Hunter on Instagram: “My daughter Juno” • Instagram
- Attache Los Angeles Travel Guide - YouTube
- Layovers 038 BOS — Layovers
02:07 - Will Hunter: why Boston, past aviation career
09:12 - Safe 2017, soiling United, in flight ice-cream
- Airline safety: 2017 was safest year in history for passengers around world, research shows | The Independent
- Chicago flight diverted after man spreads ‘human waste’ in bathrooms | WGN-TV
- North American Premium Cabin Dining Menu | United Airlines
17:21 - JFK bomb cyclone
- J.F.K. Airport Plagued by Delays After Winter Storm - The New York Times
- Planes Clip Amid Growing Passenger Frustrations At JFK Airport « CBS New York
23:43 - Ground handling revealed
31:11 - ANA bonus passenger, names mixup, Ryanair fast exit
- Chrissy Teigen live tweets bizarre flight turnaround, featuring John Legend
- How exactly does a passenger get on the wrong flight? - CNN
- 'I'm going via the wing': fed-up Ryanair passenger takes emergency exit | Business | The Guardian
40:46 - Worst airports, airport business models, MNL handouts
54:25 - Emirates 777 First, New Google Flights, Alaska Timbers
- ALL TIME GREATEST AIRPLANE SEAT - Emirates First Class Suite - YouTube
- Emirates To Start London Stansted With New First Class - TravelUpdate
- Google Flights gets a major upgrade right before the holiday season – BGR
- Portland Timbers Commemorative Aircraft | Alaska Airlines
1:03:58 - BOS
1:10:24 - Next flights, DEN, Mastication Nation
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- Mastication Nation - a food podcast without the fuss. by Mastication Nation - Food without the fuss\ - Apple Podcasts
- Mastication Nation - Facebook
- Mastication Nation (@masticationntn) - Twitter
- layovers ✈︎ - air travel and commercial aviation - SoundCloud
- layovers ✈︎ - air travel and commercial aviation - Apple Podcasts
- Layovers - Facebook
- Layovers ✈︎ (@lay_overs) | Twitter
- William Hunter (@Williamhunter) | Twitter
- Alex Hunter (@cubedweller) | Twitter
- Paul Papadimitriou (@papadimitriou) | Twitter
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