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Home » Airfarewatchblog » New App Lets You Trade for a Better Airplane Seat New App Lets You Trade for a Better Airplane Seat rss link Airfarewatchblog New App Lets You Trade for a Better Airplane Seat Posted by Dara Continenza on Friday, August 22, 2014 (Photo: Thinkstock/iStock) Stuck with a middle seat? Want to sell a first-class upgrade? A new app can help. The startup app AirrTrade, which appears to have launched earlier this month and is still available via invite only, provides a marketplace through which flyers can trade, sell, or buy airplane seats. Users can search their flight via the app and find users who are willing to part with or bargain for a more desirable seat. Then, they simply purchase the seat they would like and pay the seller directly. The app is run by a third party, which means a) the airline isn't involved in seat swapping, and b) official boarding passes won't change. At security checkpoints, both flyers will show their original boarding passes; once on the airplane, the seller and buyer are free to swap seats themselves. Our take? AirrTrade could be a neat way to avoid paying for premium seat perks or getting stuck in an undesirable seat, turning the fees-for-all airline industry into something of a free market. However, like many other third-party apps that rely on consumer participation (such as FaceBelt, which served as an in-air matchmaking service), we imagine that downloads could be low and selection scarce. Often, we find that these apps have trouble taking off. We say, if you simply must have an exit row seat, you should just want to pay ahead of time for the privilege. But if you don't mind the gamble, AirrTrade could offer some bang for your buck.
New App Lets You Trade for a Better Airplane Seat
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New App Lets You Trade for a Better Airplane Seat
Posted by Dara Continenza on Friday, August 22, 2014
(Photo: Thinkstock/iStock)
Stuck with a middle seat? Want to sell a first-class upgrade? A new app can help.
The startup app AirrTrade, which appears to have launched earlier this month and is still available via invite only, provides a marketplace through which flyers can trade, sell, or buy airplane seats. Users can search their flight via the app and find users who are willing to part with or bargain for a more desirable seat. Then, they simply purchase the seat they would like and pay the seller directly.
The app is run by a third party, which means a) the airline isn't involved in seat swapping, and b) official boarding passes won't change. At security checkpoints, both flyers will show their original boarding passes; once on the airplane, the seller and buyer are free to swap seats themselves.
Our take? AirrTrade could be a neat way to avoid paying for premium seat perks or getting stuck in an undesirable seat, turning the fees-for-all airline industry into something of a free market. However, like many other third-party apps that rely on consumer participation (such as FaceBelt, which served as an in-air matchmaking service), we imagine that downloads could be low and selection scarce. Often, we find that these apps have trouble taking off. We say, if you simply must have an exit row seat, you should just want to pay ahead of time for the privilege.
But if you don't mind the gamble, AirrTrade could offer some bang for your buck.
ADO leads to Zipolite, Oaxaca
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Hurricane MARIE Public Advisory
Hurricane MARIE Public Advisory
000 WTPZ33 KNHC 232046 TCPEP3 BULLETIN HURRICANE MARIE ADVISORY NUMBER 8 NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL EP132014 200 PM PDT SAT AUG 23 2014 ...MARIE REMAINS A CATEGORY 1 HURRICANE OFF OF THE MEXICAN COAST... SUMMARY OF 200 PM PDT...2100 UTC...INFORMATION ---------------------------------------------- LOCATION...15.1N 107.6W ABOUT 345 MI...555 KM SW OF MANZANILLO MEXICO MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...90 MPH...150 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 295 DEGREES AT 12 MPH...19 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...979 MB...28.91 INCHES WATCHES AND WARNINGS -------------------- THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT. DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK ------------------------------ AT 200 PM PDT...2100 UTC...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE MARIE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 15.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE 107.6 WEST. MARIE IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 12 MPH...19 KM/H...AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT TWO DAYS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 90 MPH...150 KM/H...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS AND MARIE IS EXPECTED TO BECOME A MAJOR HURRICANE SUNDAY OR MONDAY. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 35 MILES...55 KM...FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 115 MILES...185 KM. THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 979 MB...28.91 INCHES. HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND ---------------------- SURF...SWELLS GENERATED BY MARIE ARE AFFECTING PORTIONS OF THE SOUTH-CENTRAL AND SOUTHWESTERN COAST OF MEXICO AND ARE EXPECTED TO SPREAD NORTHWESTWARD AND BEGIN AFFECTING THE SOUTHERN BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA BY SUNDAY. THESE SWELLS ARE LIKELY TO CAUSE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS LIFE-THREATENING SURF AND RIP CURRENT CONDITIONS. FOR MORE INFORMATION...PLEASE CONSULT PRODUCTS FROM YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE. NEXT ADVISORY ------------- NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...800 PM PDT. $$ FORECASTER LANDSEA
There is alot of activity on the Pacific and Altantic. Let's send out love and light that Mother Ocean and the winds will calm.
NOAA NWS National Hurricane Center added 4 new photos.
There are still two hurricanes and a tropical storm over the eastern North Pacific Ocean at 5 p.m. EDT on this Saturday.
Hurricane Marie now has 90 mph winds - a strong Category 1 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale - and it's forecast to become a major hurricane on Sunday as it continues to parallel the west coast of Mexico.
Hurricane Karina has 80 mph winds, but is expected to weaken during the next couple of days while remaining over the open waters of the ocean.
And Tropical Storm Lowell, almost a post-tropical cyclone, should become a remnant low tonight.
Get the latest on all of three of these tropical cyclones by visiting the NHC website atwww.hurricanes.gov
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