An emotional support pig was kicked off a US Airways flight for being disruptive. The large brown pig allegedly stank up the aircraft before defecating in the aisle. Emotional support animals have become an increasingly common thing, especially since the DOT ruled that emotional support animals qualify as service animals. There are legitimate emotional support…
In our travels, we have encountered several different boarding procedures. None of them seem to work particularly well, though all of them do have in common that we are somehow always the last allowed on.
Recently, someone who frequently gets TSA Pre-Check(but hasn’t signed up) was commenting to me that they had Pre-Check on their boarding pass, but the Pre-Check was closed. 500 of 2200 TSA security lanes are designated as full or part time for Pre-Check. JL Johnson wrote an article over at AirlineReporter.com that made many of these points…
Following JetBlue giving up on a free checked bag, Delta Airlines has decided to ‘redefine’ their cabin, effective March 1, 2015. “Delta will offer best-in-class options for each of its customer segments with innovative multi-cabin experiences.” That translates to…”you demanded we keep prices low. This is the only way it can be done.” Delta’s lowest…
So, to be 100% fair…it’s time to tell the other side of the story. Why are airlines racing for the bottom? According to them, it is all your fault.
The people over at Jalopnick’s Flight Club have noted that orders for both the Boeing 747 and the Airbus A380 are minimal. No one ordered the Boeing 747-8 this year, and they have two cargo versions they did build waiting for a buyer. Boeing is reducing production to 16 per year, from 24 over a…
Rule 240 was a Civil Aeronautics Board rule which was eliminated during deregulation in the late 70s. It did require rebooking on other carriers, something airlines do not wish to do. Why would you wish to give your money to your competitors? After deregulation ended, Rule 240 was still a term used, but it is…
An AirAsia Flight, flight QZ8501 from Surabaya to Singapore has lost contact with Air Traffic Control. There were 162 people onboard. This year has been a year when we have asked the question too many times…how can a plane go missing in this day and age? We hope the end to this story is not…
United and Orbitz have sued to shut down skiplagged.com, a site that allows people to book multi-stop flights with the goal of getting off before the final destination they are booked to. This can often save money. That would be Hidden City ticketing. There is also its companion idea…buying a roundtrip ticket and only using…