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    The Rise, Fall, and Modern Versions of Airline Lifetime Flight Passes

    by SharonKurheg December 13, 2025
    by SharonKurheg December 13, 2025

    I don’t know about you, but for me, I think the ultimate in travel luxury would be a lifetime pass, or its equivalent, to something. Walt Disney World sold such …

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    The Most Expensive Commercial Flight Ticket of All Time

    by SharonKurheg November 2, 2025
    by SharonKurheg November 2, 2025

    If money is no object, you can pay a whole, WHOLE lot for a plane ride. I mean, sure, some millionaires OWN their own planes. But if you have little …

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  • Airports

    The Spookiest Runway in America? You Decide

    by SharonKurheg October 31, 2025
    by SharonKurheg October 31, 2025

    Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport (SAV) isn’t a particularly unusual airport. It’s got 20 gates and is served by Allegiant, American, Avelo, Breeze, Delta, Frontier, JetBlue, Southwest, Spirit, Sun Country and …

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    Why the Airbus A220 Doesn’t Look Like an Airbus (or a Boeing)

    by joeheg September 26, 2025
    by joeheg September 26, 2025

    A while back, we wrote about how you can quickly tell whether you’re looking at a Boeing or Airbus aircraft just by glancing at a few key design features (that …

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    Exploring LaGuardia’s Marine Air Terminal: A Step Back in Time

    by joeheg September 15, 2025
    by joeheg September 15, 2025

    LaGuardia Airport (LGA) has undergone an amazing transformation over the past decade. The outdated decor and poor design are gone, and in their place are the new Terminal B and …

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    Why Chicago’s O’Hare Int’l Airport Has No Terminal 4

    by SharonKurheg July 20, 2025
    by SharonKurheg July 20, 2025

    Chicago O’Hare International Airport (ORD) is the main international airport serving Chicago, Illinois. It began as an airfield serving a Douglas manufacturing plant for C-54 military transports during World War …

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    The 5 Airlines I Miss The Most

    by SharonKurheg June 17, 2025
    by SharonKurheg June 17, 2025

    I’ve been traveling for enough years that I’ve seen lots of airlines come and go. Of course, there are lots of airlines that disappeared and I knew nothing about them, …

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    Why Planes Used to Have Black Nose Cones and Why They Don’t Anymore

    by SharonKurheg March 29, 2025
    by SharonKurheg March 29, 2025

    Over the years, we’ve gone over a lot of reasons why certain things on planes are the way they are. These are some of them: Why some planes’ emergency exit …

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    Funny (And Sometimes Naughty) Interpretations Of Flight Safety Cards

    by SharonKurheg March 21, 2025
    by SharonKurheg March 21, 2025

    When you cater to people who may or may not speak/read/understand the primary language(s) of an area, companies will often offer instructions that are only in picture form, with no …

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    Why Do Passengers Board and Disembark on the Left Side of Airplanes?

    by SharonKurheg March 15, 2025
    by SharonKurheg March 15, 2025

    Have you ever noticed that if you have a reservation on a commercial airline, you almost always board and disembark on the plane’s left side? Have you ever wondered why …

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