Airlines

Every year, I rank the major US airlines based on our experiences with them over the past year. Of the major carriers, American has consistently been slipping downward, even falling …

American Airlines flight AA5795 was supposed to be typical in every way. The Piedmont Embraer ERJ-145 left Boston (BOS) on January 1 at 6:33pm and arrived at Harrisburg (MDT) a …

When you check in for a flight, either by printing a boarding pass on your computer or by using a mobile device, you’re provided with a boarding group. This lets …

If you’ve ever flown with Southwest, you know the drill. You’re assigned a boarding position that starts with the letter A, B or C, and a number that’s between 1 …

Over the years, we’ve taught our fellow travelers special codes they’re not necessarily supposed to know about: What all the letters and numbers on your boarding pass mean Travel emergency …

I promise I’m not a germaphobe or even a “bedbugophobe,” but in looking back at all the posts we’ve written since we started YMMV 7+ years ago, I’ve admittedly written …

According to the Department of Transportation’s final Air Travel Consumer Report of the year, in 2023, U.S. airlines lost (they prefer the word “mishandled” – that includes lost, damaged, delayed …

Pan American World Airways was originally founded as Pan American Airways and wasmore commonly known as simply Pan Am. It was an airline that was the principal and largest international …

It’s always exciting when the TSA adds new airlines to its list of participants in TSA PreCheck. It means not having to stand on the “regular” queue at the airport, …

In February 2024, Delta Air Lines announced it would be adding the longest domestic flight to its schedule. The journey from Boston (BOS) to Honolulu (HNL) measures 5,095 miles, and …