I’ll be the first to admit that I’m not your typical aviation nerd. True, I love to travel, but for me, being on a plane is just a means of …
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It never fails. After almost every one of our flights, we receive an email link to a survey a few days later. I’ll usually take a few minutes to answer …
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New Advocate Working To Ensure Kids Sit With Parents, Even In Basic Economy
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegIf you listen to United Airlines, the “inventor,” if you will, of Basic Economy class, they’ll say they never expected/wanted people to buy Basic Economy tickets. I don’t know how …
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Flight Delays Were Increased In 2019. Here Are The Best/Worst Of All
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegAirlines based on the U.S. have been reporting on-time performance to the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) since 1987. Each airline’s goal for each flight is to arrive within 14 …
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A Conversation With A Passenger Who Unknowingly Had A Basic Economy Ticket On United
by joehegby joehegOn what ended up being our last flight on United, we were flying home from Chicago. I wrote about how when purchasing the ticket, I paid the ransom the extra …
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On a trip to San Francisco, we flew with American on our way there and with Alaska on the way home. We had to connect through Dallas on American, and …
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Goodwill: U.S.-Based Airlines Should Take A Lesson from Air New Zealand
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegWhen was the last time you heard of a U.S.-based airline offering to reschedule flights, with no change fees, for a reason other than weather, natural disaster, mechanical issues or …
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Sharon and I are definitely not people who dress up unless it’s necessary. When we had to fly to New York for an event where I needed to wear a …
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How It Was To Fly 8+ Hours In Delta’s “Worst” Longhaul Business Class On A 767-400
by joehegby joehegFinding business class award space on a Delta flight from Frankfurt to Orlando (via Detroit) was a pleasant surprise. My excitement was quickly dampened when I saw that the flight …
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Airports and Delta Join Forces To Return A Very Special Doll To Deployed Serviceman’s Child
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegTwitter has got to be one of the best/worst things in the world. One minute horrible stuff about our world is trending, and the next minute you read something like …