Airlines

With a great sigh from passengers across the U.S., Southwest Airlines recently began charging for checked bags. It marked the end of an era in the United States, since they …

United Airlines has had a complicated relationship with New York’s JFK Airport. After years away, the airline is poised to return—but not alone. With the newly announced “Blue Sky” partnership …

It’s said you should never talk about religion or politics in mixed company. But there are other things you probably should (emphasis on the word “should”) avoid discussing with people, …

Sometimes an airline will make a big change. Sometimes the change is small but can potentially impact passengers in big ways. Such is the case with United’s new check-in policy. …

You may have read that some lawmakers in Florida have recently decided to use their constituents’ hard-earned tax money to write and pass a bill banning activities that would “alter …

Sometimes you can’t make this crap up. And of course, it happened in Florida – but at least this time it wasn’t a “Florida Woman.” A Maryland woman is facing …

Way back when airlines were badly in need of cash, they developed a couple of ways to, well, separate travelers from their money. The first option was something that most …

Regardless of how you feel about Donald Trump, he’s certainly making an impression in other countries. From fears about CBP or ICE taking you away, to anger about threats to …

We’ve all seen other people do it (none of US do it, of course). The plane lands and maybe then, or maybe while we’re taxiing, they unbuckle their seatbelts, stand …

Years ago, the Flight Detective wrote a post about wanting to keep the window shade open while on a flight, even though the flight attendant said to close it. And …