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    How to (Hopefully) Stop Getting SSSS on Your Boarding Pass

    by SharonKurheg August 1, 2025
    by SharonKurheg August 1, 2025

    There are 4 letters no one wants to see on their boarding pass: SSSS. If you use your search engine of choice (I don’t recommend Google; Google is broken) to …

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    TSA Announces Changes + Discounts for Families

    by SharonKurheg July 21, 2025
    by SharonKurheg July 21, 2025

    On the heels of the TSA announcing a program for more groups having access to faster TSA PreCheck lanes at a discounted cost (or for free), they just added yet …

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    Airlines That Still Offer Free Checked Bags (Even Without Status, Their Credit Card, etc.)

    by SharonKurheg June 6, 2025
    by SharonKurheg June 6, 2025

    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 …

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    Reminder: United’s New Check-In Policy Begins Today

    by SharonKurheg June 3, 2025
    by SharonKurheg June 3, 2025

    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. …

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    10 More Ways To Make Flight Attendants Love You

    by SharonKurheg May 22, 2025
    by SharonKurheg May 22, 2025

    A while back, we wrote a post about 10 ways to make flight attendants love you. It was mainly common sense sort of stuff…be a nice person and don’t be …

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    Why Lines at TSA (PreCheck & Regular) Might Start Getting Slower

    by SharonKurheg January 17, 2025
    by SharonKurheg January 17, 2025

    The number of US residents who travel by plane continues to increase. The numbers for 2024 aren’t out yet but for fiscal year 2023, US airports transported 1,044,764,461 passengers, which …

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    Why Airlines Aren’t Required To Get You to Your Intended Destination

    by joeheg December 31, 2024
    by joeheg December 31, 2024

    Ever felt stranded by an airline with no explanation or recourse? You’re not alone. While you might expect your ticket to guarantee a smooth trip from Point A to Point …

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    The Unwritten Rules of Being an Airline Passenger, As Written by Airline Passengers

    by SharonKurheg November 21, 2024
    by SharonKurheg November 21, 2024

    When flying on a commercial airline, most people try to respect the norms of being on a plane. However, some folks have never flown before (here are some fascinating stats …

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    9 Tips to Successfully Fly Standby

    by SharonKurheg December 1, 2023
    by SharonKurheg December 1, 2023

    Flying standby (also known as “same day flight changes”) is when a passenger without a seat assignment waits at the gate to see if there’s an extra seat for them …

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