United FareLock has long been one of the more distinctive options among U.S. airline booking tools. For a small fee, it allows travelers to hold a fare for several days without committing to purchase. But in 2025, with so many changes in airfare pricing and flexibility, is FareLock still useful? What Is United FareLock? FareLock…
TSA’s Slow Evolution Finally Accelerates For over two decades, airport security lines in the United States have shared a universal ritual: take off your shoes, pull out your liquids, and hope for the best. It has been inconvenient, undignified, and largely unquestioned. But in July 2025, one of those rituals came to an end—and another…
A Personal Confession I have a confession to make. Though I have flown hundreds of times, I have never flown on Southwest Airlines(LUV), America’s second largest airline. I never experienced Southwest’s open seating, nor benefited from its free unchecked bags. This is not by design—Southwest has a relatively small presence at my home airport. The…