Sep
23
2021
Any study which purports to show Miami and New York JFK are the best U.S. airports is self-refuting.
The J.D. Power U.S. Airports Ranking Is Nonsense
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Do Checked Bags Still Have To Travel With Domestic Passengers For Security Reasons?
Sep
17
2021
Positive Passenger/Bag Matching (“PPBM”) was common in Europe before the United States, though programs developed here in the years following the the bombing of Pan Am flight 103. It means that the passenger and their bag has to travel on the same flight. If a passenger offloads from the aircraft, the baggage has to be removed also.
The idea there is that for security reasons you don’t want a passenger putting something on the aircraft (a checked bag) without tying their own life to its contents.
11 Tips For Traveling In The Current Environment
Sep
04
2021
Things are rough out there. There are fewer agents to help you and more changes to flight schedules. Everyone is stressed on the road. Here are 11 things you can do to make travel go a bit more smoothly. Some are very basic tips, but even if they aren’t new to you they’re good reminders I think.
A Billion Dollar Bet On Making Homesharing More Like Hotels [Roundup]
Sep
03
2021
A roundup of the most important stories of the day. I keep you up to date on the most interesting writings I find on other sites – the latest news and tips.
Free Airport Meet-And-Greet Concierge Service At Denver Airport
Aug
31
2021
There are premium airport departure, connection and arrival services that you can buy all over the world. Some are offered by airlines, others by airports, and some by third party services. The services can run hundreds or even thousands of dollars.
Denver’s airport is actually trialing a meet and greet service to assist passengers with departures, arrivals and connections. And at this point the service is free.
Here’s What It’s Like To Travel Today, According To People On Social Media
Aug
31
2021
If you want to experience truly crazy, read the comments on airline Facebook posts sometime. If you want a slightly higher level of discourse, but still get a sampling of what it’s like for the median traveler, reader “tweets & replies” on an airline’s twitter account.
Sometimes when I have a few spare moments I’ll scroll through American Airlines, United and Delta just to see what’s out there.
Flight Attendant Declares She Doesn’t Have To Follow Federal Law, Ban Carry On Musical Instruments
Aug
14
2021
Rachelle Hunt of the Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra tried to bring her violin onto United Airlines flight UA4349 operated by CommutAir from Knoxville to Washington Dulles. However a flight attendant on the ERJ-145 aircraft declared this wasn’t permitted.
The flight attendant declared the passenger kept “on saying federal law” but at United “we don’t go with the federal law.”
The American Airlines-JetBlue Partnership Is A Mess For Passengers
Jul
18
2021
American Airlines customers, especially, should like flying JetBlue which offers more legroom, seat back entertainment, free wifi and a business class product (on routes where it’s offered) with relatively great seats, food, and friendly service.
However the actual partnership – as experienced by passengers – is quite broken. Several customers, based in both Boston and New York, have shared the problems they’ve faced.
Is The Airline Industry Competitive? The Biden Administration Wants To Make 7 Changes
Jul
10
2021
With the Biden Administration taking aim at ratcheting up competition regulations across the economy, the airline industry’s lobby shop came out with a claim that the industry is already highly competitive. Some of their arguments are true and fair, others are misleading, and they skip over the role that government plays protecting big incumbent airlines from competition that might drive them to improve their products.
Airlines Will Soon Have To Refund Checked Bag Fees When Bags Are Delayed
Jul
02
2021
The Biden administration plans to crack down to require refund of fees when bags are delayed for over 12 hours.
The Department of Transportation proposed rulemaking is expected to cover refund of other fees for services that an airline charges for but doesn’t deliver, such as payment for inflight internet when the service is unusable.
