Airlines

Most travelers dread hearing their flight is oversold. But for one passenger, it turned into a free staycation — and thousands of dollars in flight vouchers. Most of us know …

If you’ve flown more than a few times, chances are you’ve experienced turbulence. But some routes are consistently bumpier than others — and now we know which ones top the …

Southwest Airlines has been making a lot of changes lately — and not all of them have gone over well. Now even The Onion is getting in on the action. …

Airlines know several ways to board passengers much faster. But using those methods could cost them billions. Waiting to board a plane for a U.S. domestic flight is a test …

It’s difficult for many in the travel community to understand that plenty of passengers fly red-eye flights in economy class and survive to tell the tale. But it’s true. We’ve …

Airlines have experimented with child-free seating for years. However, one of the earliest examples quietly disappeared during the pandemic. Many people think that Corendon Airlines was the first airline to …

One of the first things you notice when boarding a plane is a flight attendant greeting you. What most passengers don’t realize is that the greeting does more than just …

Bulkhead seats are one of those airplane seating options that sound simple in theory but can be surprisingly inconsistent in real life. In general, the first row of a cabin …

In one of the wildest aviation experiments ever attempted, researchers intentionally crashed a Boeing 727 in the Mexican desert to find out which seats gave passengers the best chance of …

Most travelers know the dreaded SSSS code means extra security screening. But another code could mean you don’t even have a seat. When you’re prepared to fly and have your …