So really, what motivation is there for (usually very unpaid) games journalists to turn down a free flight, hotel and early access to a game?
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If the delay is for five hours or more, passengers are also entitled to a refund of their ticket with a free flight back to the initial point of departure if this is relevant (for example, if a connecting flight has been cancelled).
Casie Stewart, a 28-year-old social-media consultant from Toronto, has earned a free Virgin America flight, a shopping splurge at Mark's Work Wearhouse and an all-expenses-paid trip to New Zealand fashion week thanks to her prolific tweeting and blogging about her life.
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The FAA plans to have a system whereby each aircraft in free flight has a satellite-linked probe that tells the pilot if another aircraft is within 20 miles.
Their overtired bosses, meanwhile, can get a free in-flight massage if they travel Upper Class with Virgin Atlantic.
Two round-trip flights during the promotion will get you a free one-way flight, originating from Atlanta.
In 1907, the first helicopter to achieve free flight carrying a man rose six feet (two meters) above the ground at Lisieux, France.
In many cases airlines will try to find a passenger who is willing to take a later flight, often sweetening the pill with a free upgrade.
For its part, Eos appears to be overhauling its sales effort. (The company denies this.) One quirky promotion promises a free Apple video iPod for purchasing a round-trip flight by August 31.
Second place gets a free zero-gravity plane flight.
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Campbell was a volunteer pilot for Angel Flight, a nonprofit group that arranges free air transportation for the sick.
The Wall Street Journal recommends several travel apps, including SeatGuru (free, Android, Apple) for finding the best seats to reserve on a flight, and Seat Alerts (free, Android, Apple) which can notify you when desirable seats become available.
Angel Flight is a nonprofit group that arranges free air transportation for sick patients from volunteer pilots.
Campbell was volunteer pilot for Angel Flight, a nonprofit group that arranges free air transportation for the sick.
What better symbol is there of the beauty of the human spirit than a device that harnesses the power of flight to deliver free merchandise into the hands of deserving fans hundreds of feet away?
It used to be in cases of overbookings that airlines usually could find a passenger who would volunteer to give up a seat in exchange for cash, a free ticket or some other compensation with the expectation of catching another flight later that day or the next morning.
With its old program, flight credits expired if you didn't fly enough to reach a free ticket.
ADS-B is a big step toward what the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration calls "free flight, " in which commercial pilots will be free to determine their own routes to minimize time and fuel usage.
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