Daily Roundup--October 27, 2011

Megabus, the “luxury” bus service taking over America, Canada and the UK, is expanding southward and will soon open a hub in Atlanta. Additionally, in the UK, they’ve started sleeper service between London and Glasgow.

Air France flight attendants are planning to strike from Oct. 29 through Nov. 2. Air France says to expect some delays. 

The EU has agreed to share air passenger data with Australia. Under the new legislation, which is supposed to help fight terrorism, passenger’s names, addresses, passport numbers and credit card details will be shared with Australian Customs who may keep the data for 5 1/2 years. Similar negotiations are underway with the U.S. and Canada but the EU says they are worried about the confidentiality of the data with current U.S. laws. 

According to Consumer Reports, the fish you buy in restaurants or supermarkets may not be what you think you’re ordering. . 

Comments

[Jessica]

Food unsecurity...

[Alan B]

I do think that there is a market for luxury bus service in several markets, particularly to connect upper middle class areas of smaller cities with the downtown area of metropolitan areas three to five hours away. Here in Fresno, CA, a 7:00 AM bus with comfortable seating that would get one into San Francisco by 10:00 AM, then with a return leaving late afternoon, ought to find a market, if the price were right, say around the current Amtrak fare of $32, which in turn is far below what airfare costs, even on a roundtrip basis.