The Department of Transportation (DOT)’s Air Travel Consumer Report reports that more than 684,000 bags were mishandled in the first quarter of 2022. They don’t divide those numbers into categories, …
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Southwest Sales Are A Reminder To Check For Fare Drops (& Even Better Than Before)
by joehegby joehegSouthwest Airlines has several policies that are different from other airlines. Some of them are divisive, like the open seating policy and the lack of any business class or extra …
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The Airlines Most Likely To Lose Or Break Your Luggage (2022 Update)
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegIt’s a horrible feeling. You arrive in Austin on American Airlines, while your checked luggage arrives in Boise (that really did happen to us, several years ago. They got the …
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Marla Gibbs: The Jeffersons, 227 & United Airlines Employee!?!?
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegMarla Gibbs. She’s an actress, singer, comedian, writer and TV producer. You may know her as: Florence the Maid in The Jeffersons (1975-1985) Mary Jenkins in 227 (1985-1990) The voice …
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United’s New Ad Tells You Not To Stand In Line At The Airport & They’re Not Wrong
by joehegby joehegUnited Airlines just put a new ad on their social media channels to let people know there are other ways to contact the airline instead of standing in line at …
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Airlines have been eliminating flights for months due to ongoing staffing shortages. While the airlines have finally started making schedules for the staff they have instead of what they think …
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If you’re flying in economy, there’s not much to look forward to. However, there’s one sight that brightens up everyone’s faces; the snack cart. In fact, I associate each airline …
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I recently had the distinct pleasure of going through a large pile of old paperwork that wasn’t mine. While most of the things I found were junk, I did come …
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One of the most frustrating things about flying between Hawaii and the U.S. mainland is that airlines treat the trip the same as any other domestic flight. That means for …
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Pilot, Flight Staff Were The First To Flee Burning Commercial Plane
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegIn January 2012, the cruise ship Costa Concordia struck an underwater rock off the coast of Tuscany. With the ship sinking, over 4,200 passengers and crew had to evacuate. Incredibly, …