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American Airlines 'Very Sorry' For Canceling Hundreds Of Flights Tuesday
American Airlines Chairman and CEO Tim Horton apologized to customers after its reservation system crashed for several hours on Tuesday.The airlines was forced to cancel more than 400 flights, the New...
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POINTS GURU: Here's How To Get The Most Out Of Business Travel Rewards
No one is in a better position to milk travel rewards than business travelers, which makes it especially painful to see people who get paid to travel miss out on easy perks. More than 70% of Americans...
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Our Pathetic Government Just Cut Air-Traffic Spending And Now There Are...
In case you needed a reminder of how unfathomably lame our government is, look no further than what is now happening with our air-traffic control system.Thanks to the unnecessary "sequester" spending...
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Pilots On Sequester Flight Delays: 'This Could Get Ugly'
To see what individual pilots are saying about the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) budget cuts mandated by the sequester and the resulting flight delays, we went to AirlinePilotForum to listen in...
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Man Claims He Was Kicked Off A Southwest Airlines Flight For Being Too Fat
A man claims he was asked to disembark a Southwest Airlines aircraft for being overweight.Matthew Harper, who weighs about 24 stone (154 kg), was reportedly asked to step off the flight from Chicago to...
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The 20 Best Airlines In The World
With high fares, costly fees, and now the prospect of endless delays caused by sequester-mandated FAA budget cuts, flying economy is often a horror show.But not all airlines are created equal, and some...
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Air Travelers Shouldn't Stop Whining About The Pains Of Flying
THERE IS no doubt that air travel is cheaper and safer than it was decades ago. But some of us, particularly on this and similar blogs, continue to complain.Boarding is chaotic and takes too long....
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Frontier Airlines Will Now Charge $100 For Carry-On Bags
Some travelers on Frontier Airlines will now have to pay up to $100 for the right to place a carry-on bag in the overhead compartment, the budget carrier announced Wednesday.In a press release titled...
View ArticleHere's A Horrifying Video Of Richard Branson Dressed As A Female Flight...
Last month, Sir Richard Branson dressed in drag for an Air Asia flight from Perth, Australia to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.The Virgin tycoon had lost a bet to Air Asia Group CEO Tony Fernandes over whose...
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Americans Are Happier With Low-Cost Airlines Than Traditional Ones
American air travelers are happier with low-cost carriers like Frontier and Southwest Airlines than with their traditional counterparts like Delta, American, and United, a new report shows.The annual...
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Now You Can Pay $12 An Hour To Sleep In An Airport Terminal
Thanks to our site siblings over at HotelChatter, we’re pretty darn familiar with the hotel and motel options in and around the world’s airports.However, when it comes to just staying put right inside...
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Southwest Makes $773 Million For Every Inch Of Legroom It Takes Away
In early 2012, Southwest Airlines began reducing seat pitch— better known as legroom — in their 737s by a single inch, from 32” to 31”.This allowed them to add an additional six seats per...
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Your Next Vodka Tonic On United May Taste A Little Better
Cheers! Let’s raise a glass to United Airlines, as they’re bringing a new spirit to the in-flight beverage cart.They’re calling on an Austin, Texas based company to provide all the vodka to their...
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A Low-Cost Chinese Airline May Make Its Flight Attendants Wear Costumes
If you're planning to fly on China's cheapy carrier, Spring Airlines, the person welcoming you at the aircraft door could be a maid or butler.No, the low-cost carrier isn't upping their game with white...
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An Alaskan Volcano Is Erupting And Disrupting Air Travel
The eruption of an active volcano in Alaska is causing local carriers to cancel some flights, and could impact commercial airline traffic if it the situation becomes more severe.The plume of ash...
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UK Scrambles Fighter Jets After Passengers Gets Unruly On Flight From Pakistan
A British fighter jet had to be scrambled after a Pakistan International Airlines plane flying from Lahore was diverted, according to multiple reports.Reuters reports that Flight PK709 was carrying 297...
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Here's What Happens When A Plane Hits Wild Turbulence During Mealtime
Chaos ensued after a Singapore Airlines jet hit intense turbulence mid-flight last week, while breakfast was being served.The captain of flight SQ308, from Singapore to London, turned on the fasten...
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Airline Kicks 100 High School Students Off A Flight For Rowdy Behavior
AirTran throws 100 students, plus chaperones, off flight from NYC to AtlantaNEW YORK (AP) — A group of about 100 high school students traveling from New York to Atlanta were thrown off a flight, along...
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We Flew The Boeing Dreamliner In Business Class, And It Was Awesome
With all problems finally fixed and all of the 50 Dreamliners equipped with a new battery setup, All Nippon Airways re-launched its 787 flights to San Jose from Tokyo-Narita, proving the world that...
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The 10 Airlines Most Dependent On Charging Extra Fees
Ancillary fees — the extra fees passengers pay for baggage, premium seats and others — is now one of the biggest revenue drives for the global airline industry, so much so that it has almost single...
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