Interesting article on “direct” flights
The Washington Times recently started a weekly travel column that seems to be stuff I’d write about. I’m actually a bit jealous that the guy...
TSA
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Lots of stupid TSA things this week
I can always depend on the TSA to do stupid things, so I don’t write about them all that often. But there were a few...
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Short rest across the pond
I’m now somewhere over the Atlantic ocean at about 4:45 in the morning Amsterdam time. We left Newark a short 5 hours ago and are...
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Time to buy a new laptop bag for flying
The TSA has been working for the past few months to relax one of the most annoying rules that they enforce at the checkpoints –...
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No ID? That’s a watchlisting for you!
Is has been revealed that over the past couple months the TSA has been compiling a list of air travel passengers who refused or were...
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Chertoff speaks on TSA, Customs and other fun stuff
I like to pick on the TSA a fair amount – I think that they deserve it for most of their policies. So when the...
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Please keep your hands and arms inside the vehicle
This includes not attempting to open any of the doors while the airplane is in flight. While this seems like a pretty reasonable and logical...
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Ads now invading boarding passes
It is no surprise that airlines are looking for ways to increase revenue, and selling advertising space is one of the ways they are doing...
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The TSA agrees to disagree
It has been a while since I’ve ranted about the TSA, but I’m sitting here on Independence Day and reading some of the more recent...
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TSA Ups the Ante on No ID Flying
I’ve posted before about the TSA and their strange interpretations of the word required when it comes to presenting ID while passing through their checkpoints....