Airlines

After months of announcements followed by weeks of reminders, Southwest Airlines’ new seating program finally went into effect yesterday. The airline had utilized a “quirky but effective” system of open …

When you’re on a plane, who you get as a seatmate can really be Russian Roulette. I mean, you could get the greatest person in the world; polite, quiet, minds …

When people imbibe too much alcohol, their personality tends to change. Some people become silly. Others are more threatening. Still others may become more melancholy. And it’s not just drunk …

When Delta held Investor Day on November 20, 2024, President Glen Hauenstein teased something that sounded simple on the surface: a new tiered “bundle” system. He even framed it like …

If you’re a travel nerd, chances are you enjoy seeing photos, reading posts, and watching videos about others’ experiences on planes. Those who share adventures in business or first class …

You undoubtedly know the story about Miracle on the Hudson. On January 15, 2009, US Airways Flight 1549 made an emergency landing in the Hudson River shortly after takeoff due …

Sitting in my window seat on a Southwest 737 MAX8, preparing for the short flight from Atlanta to Orlando, I snapped a quick picture of the plane at the gate …

Airlines are always laser-focused on two things: how to make more money, and how to save more money Ideally, at the same time, because capitalism never sleeps, and neither does …

Whether you’ve been flying for 45 minutes or 4.5 hours, it invariably happens: the plane lands and at least one person claps. What’s up with that? I mean, can the …

When they’re put in charge of a few hundred passengers, flight attendants wind up getting a lot of questions. And because their “audience” is different from flight to flight, they …