connecting flights

You get to the airport early, breeze through security, and even have time to grab a coffee before your flight. Everything’s going smoothly—until you glance at the departures board and …

A family asked for one small courtesy at a packed Paris airport. One passenger’s refusal didn’t go as planned. Airports rarely have enough seating at the gates for everyone waiting …

When booking a connecting flight, airlines will provide options, often with varying connection times. But how do they decide which connections are feasible? The answer lies in a concept known …

Weather can disrupt airline travel any time of year—spring thunderstorms, summer heat, winter snow, and everything in between. Delays are never ideal, but a little prep (and a flexible mindset) …

The rules for checking a bag with airlines can be confusing. It gets even more complicated when you’re connecting between two different airlines. And in 2025, it’s just as tricky …

If you’re flying to a destination and are using an airport that’s in a popular city or a hub, you may be lucky enough to get a nonstop flight to …

You know the drill. Your international flight arrives at your connecting airport. You clear customs and get your bag. But you’re not done – you still have a connecting flight …

When you fly with major airlines, they use a system where they have central “hub” cities and smaller “spoke” cities. If you’re not flying directly to or from a hub …

When we travel, I try to eliminate as many pain points as possible. When booking flights, that means trying to take non-stop flights that leave earlier in the day. The …

We haven’t had the best luck when flying with on American Airlines. On our only trip this year, we were proactively offered a bump voucher to take a later flight. …