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    Confused by United Airlines Seats? Here’s What Each Class Actually Gets You

    by joeheg March 27, 2025
    by joeheg March 27, 2025

    Airlines are constantly trying to differentiate themselves from the competition. One way they try to distinguish their offerings is by “branding” each service category with a name specific to the …

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    JetBlue’s Blue Basic Fares: What You Need to Know

    by joeheg December 1, 2024
    by joeheg December 1, 2024

    In November 2019, JetBlue introduced Blue Basic fares, its take on basic economy. Blue Basic fares have significant restrictions that distinguish them from JetBlue’s standard Blue fares. Fare Details If …

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    What You Need to Know Before Booking Your Basic Economy Flight

    by joeheg June 16, 2024
    by joeheg June 16, 2024

    Basic Economy fares are here to stay. While the basics of these fares have stayed the same, airlines change some of the details from time to time. Below is the …

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    United To Limit Access To Basic Economy Fares

    by joeheg July 27, 2023
    by joeheg July 27, 2023

    Airlines are constantly changing something about how they run their business. Sometimes those changes are obvious to travelers, such as when there’s a fee increase or smaller seats. But sometimes …

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    Am I Crazy? I Flew Delta Basic Economy (Again)

    by joeheg September 19, 2022
    by joeheg September 19, 2022

    “Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.” This quote, incorrectly attributed to Albert Einstein, says that if you do the same thing as …

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    Delta Let Me Buy A Seat Assignment On A Basic Economy Ticket

    by joeheg September 17, 2022
    by joeheg September 17, 2022

    Delta was one of the first airlines to offer basic economy tickets, back in 2013. Originally the ticket class was supposed to allow Delta to compete against low cost carriers …

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    We Flew Delta Basic Economy; Here’s What We Learned. Will We Do It Again?

    by SharonKurheg July 16, 2022
    by SharonKurheg July 16, 2022

    The rules about flying on a basic economy ticket are still unclear to some passengers. Delta was the first airline to issue a “basic” ticket back in 2013, but their …

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    United’s New Basic Economy Changes Are Good For Passengers

    by SharonKurheg April 18, 2022
    by SharonKurheg April 18, 2022

    Joe and I haven’t made it a secret that we’re not big fans of basic economy class tickets. We’ve flown that class once or twice and honestly, we’re just at …

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    Hey Airlines! Time To Allow Temporary Changes To Basic Economy Tickets

    by joeheg January 3, 2022
    by joeheg January 3, 2022

    During the worst of the pandemic in 2020, airlines made a major shift in how they dealt with changing tickets. Previously, any attempt to change or cancel an airline ticket …

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    by SharonKurheg January 4, 2021
    by SharonKurheg January 4, 2021

    If you’ve read our blog for any length of time, you know that Joe and I don’t always write about what all the other bloggers are writing about. They’re good …

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