Airlines

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 …

We all know that as time has gone on, some people in the world have attained a certain level of, shall we say, self-importance. Unfortunately, thinking highly of yourself sometimes …

You’ve probably “been there,” in one way or another. You’re traveling with your child, you didn’t pay to sit together, and have needed to ask the gate agent or flight …