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....
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Behind the scenes at JetBlue’s new JFK T5 terminal
JetBlue has been working for several years on the construction of a new flagship terminal at JFK airport in New York, rebuilding TWA’s old T5...
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Statistically unlikely events
I don’t hide my contempt for the TSA, at least not particularly well. I’m not really all that impressed by their overall modus operandi, which...
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The biggest lie you’ll hear at the airport
<Insert bad joke about on-time flight here> But seriously folks, the most common lie you’ll hear at the airport these days is that you are...
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Sad commentary on travel in the USA
Sad, but true is probably a better way to phrase it. There’s a column in today’s WSJ online that talks about how we’ve let ourselves...
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Problems with passport production plans
The Government Printing Office (GPO) is responsible for printing most things that various government agencies require. This includes blank passport books, including the new super-fancy/hackable...
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Coming off the bench
After four weeks on the sidelines (and almost 3 months away from Continental), I’m finally back in an airport and about to get on an...