It used to be surprisingly affordable to ship babies and children under 50 pounds by US mail. And people did it.
Just two weeks after the introduction of Parcel Post, a child was mailed for the first time — one mile from Glen Este, Ohio to Batavia, Ohio — for 15 cents. They added $50 insurance to the shipment.
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Buckle up because this may be the most Spirit Airlines story every that doesn’t involve a mass brawl.
Most people think that when you ticket an award, you have an award ticket. But that isn’t quite the case. And unticketed award reservations do sometimes get cancelled by the operating carrier!
If you’re a coach passenger, can you use the bathroom up front in first class? What if a flight attendant’s drink cart is blocking the aisle and you can’t make your way to the back and you really have to go? (And yes, a passenger was arrested for making the wrong choice.)
Aeroplan’s U.S. co-brand card has a new offer to earn up to 100,000 bonus points: earn 75,000 bonus points after you spend $4,000 on purchases in the first 3 months your account is open. Plus, 25,000 bonus points after you spend $20,000 on purchases in the first 12 months.
You put your name, phone number and probably email address on your luggage. You’re even required to put that information on regional jet valet tags. And that means it’s out in public, for anyone to see.
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A passenger claims she was charged for her carry-on bag while boarding a Ryanair flight – while another woman with the exact same bag wasn’t. That other woman? She was “gorgeous.”
Frontier Airlines flight 1326 from San Diego to Las Vegas touched down and the underside of the Airbus A321 burst into flames on Saturday. Smoke emitted from the aircraft as it continued to taxi. Firefighters at the scene sprayed the aircraft with water and extinguished the blaze.
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Co-founder of frequent flyer community InsideFlyer.com, emcee of the Freddie Awards, and named one of the "World's Top Travel Experts" by Conde' Nast Traveler (2010-Present) Gary has been a guest on most major news media, profiled in several top print publications, and published broadly on the topic of consumer loyalty. More About Gary »
