Today Glance Networks began offering a free trial month of their web conferencing services to air travelers who have lost valuable office time in the recent barrage of delays and cancellations at airports nationwide. Glance Networks provides online collaboration tools and web conferencing services that aim to eliminate the need for face-to-face meetings and frustrating travel.

The Airline Quality Ratings (AQR) survey reported that 2008 is the worst year since the inception of the ratings survey. American Airlines and other carriers that fly the MD-80 aircraft have canceled more than 2,000 flights as the FAA implements mandatory inspections on the aging fleet. To add insult to injury, Aloha Airlines, ATA Airlines, Frontier Airlines and Skybus are either shutting down or filing for bankruptcy, which has increased the delays and cancellations.

These kinds of delays have amounted to a loss in productivity that is nearly incalculable. We’ve heard reports from recent weeks of more than 300,000 displaced passengers who are missing meetings and losing sales,” said Rich Baker, CEO of Glance Networks. “Our customers have eliminated or dramatically reduced their business travel by meeting remotely through Web conferencing. We want to assist these stranded travelers and anyone who’s fallen victim to air travel delays and cancellations. So starting today, we’re offering a free month voucher for Web conferencing to help them catch up on lost time.”

The free month of Glance Web conferencing service (a $49.95 value) is available today through the end of May. http://glance.net/airlinewoe.