Congress Declares War On Airline Fees—But Political Grandstanding Could Ground Low Fares For Good

by Gary Leff

Dec 04 2024

The Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs’ Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations held a hearing today on airline fees. It’s the end of this session of Congress, the chair is losing his position as control of the Senate changes party. So there was one last opportunity for grandstanding against airlines, who are a popular punching bag.

Sometimes airlines make it easy! But most of the punching would make for bad policy in ways that would drive up the cost of travel and leave consumers worse off.

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New: Earn United Miles For Turo Car Rentals

by Gary Leff

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Dec 04 2024

You can rent someone’s car on Turo, as an alternative to renting from a company like Hertz or Avis. It’s not always as seamless a pickup at airports, but you’re renting a specific vehicle rather than a broad category. You can choose much nicer cars, or cheaper cars! Sometimes you’ll get a much better deal renting from a private party. And you can organize dropoffs at your hotel, too.

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Smell Of Smoke Diverts United Flight—Why Passengers Didn’t Evacuate Immediately And Got Pizza During The Long Delay

by Gary Leff

Dec 03 2024

United Airlines flight 4830 from Little Rock to Houston diverted to Monroe, Louisiana on Monday due to reported smell of smoke in the cockpit. The Embraer 145 regional jet (registration N14148) was operated by CommutAir and originally delivered to Expressjet in 2003.

There were a few interesting things about this flight.

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