A 17,000+ mile travel week
File this week’s mileage run under “it seemed like a good idea at the time.” And it mostly still does, though the more I look...
United
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United’s First Class Sale: Brilliant or Foolish?
For about three hours this afternoon United Airlines offered up a sale in their first class cabin on four routes: Chicago to Seattle, Los Angeles,...
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US Air applies for exemption to 3-hour rule
The writing was on the wall for this one since a couple weeks ago when Delta, American Airlines and jetBlue applied for exemptions at JFK,...
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Making a mockery of the 3-hour rule
Two of the worst airports in the country for tarmac delays are in the New York City area: Newark and JFK. And the carriers with...
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The insider view of Continental’s new extra legroom policy
Continental’s announcement this morning that they will begin charging non-elite members for the seats with the most legroom has raised a number of questions. The...
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Continental to charge for extra legroom
Continental Airlines announced today a new plan to charge for some of their most coveted seats – those with extra legroom. The seats will remain...
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Here come the flight cancellations
A few months back the news came out that the Department of Transportation would be issuing significant fines against airline operators when they had flights...
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Wide variations in weather waiver policies affecting passengers
The Mid-Atlantic US coast is suffering some of the worst snow in years today. The airline industry is experiencing the most cancelations on a single...
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The spookiest landing I’ve ever had
Fly enough and strange things are bound to happen. I haven’t had to evacuate a plane or deal with oxygen mask deployment yet but I’ve...
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Headed to Hawai’i
For a guy who doesn’t really love Hawai’i I seem to go there an awful lot. It is hard to complain too much when the...