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    Why Don’t Airlines Fly over Tibet?

    by SharonKurheg November 24, 2024
    by SharonKurheg November 24, 2024

    If a location is a no-fly zone (a.k.a. no-flight zone [NFZ] or air exclusion zone [AEZ]), then, of course, no one will fly over it (unless, for some reason, air …

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    What Is The Southwest Airlines Companion Pass?

    by joeheg September 14, 2024
    by joeheg September 14, 2024

    We appreciate Southwest Airlines’ place in the US aviation market. Their business model is easy to understand. They (well, currently) don’t charge for you to bring a bag on the …

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    12 Secret Code Words & Phrases Flight Crews Use

    by SharonKurheg June 23, 2024
    by SharonKurheg June 23, 2024

    If you’re on a plane, you may hear the pilot, flight attendants or other personnel use words or terms that you may or may not have heard before. Or at …

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    Another Plane Feature Most Passengers Have Never Seen Or Noticed

    by SharonKurheg June 19, 2024
    by SharonKurheg June 19, 2024

    Even if they fly a decent amount, there are some things many passengers don’t know about or simply have never noticed. We’ve gone over some of them before: The special …

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  • Weekly Recap

    Two 1-Way Tickets vs. One R/T?, A Window Seat Nightmare, Why Indian-Americans Own So Many Motels

    by SharonKurheg February 24, 2024
    by SharonKurheg February 24, 2024

    Hi, travel friends and happy Saturday! Here’s a recap of what’s gone on at YMMV in the past few weeks. Some of our recent most-read posts have been: Is it …

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    Easy Hack To Track Flights Without An App

    by SharonKurheg April 22, 2023
    by SharonKurheg April 22, 2023

    People travel for vacations and business all the time. But another great reason to travel is to see loved ones. Undoubtedly, especially if they’re flying to see these family members, …

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    The Lousy Thing About British Airways’ Recent All-Black Crew

    by SharonKurheg February 28, 2023
    by SharonKurheg February 28, 2023

    Earlier this month, British Airways had a flight that included an all-Black crew. The historic flight took part during Black History Month (which is celebrated in February in the U.S. …

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  • Tips and Tricks

    Samantha Brown’s Genius Hack For Preboarding With Kids/Babies

    by SharonKurheg January 27, 2023
    by SharonKurheg January 27, 2023

    Joe and I don’t have children. We don’t even have nieces and nephews (an only child who married an only child; go figure!). So it’s rare that we pay a …

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    How They Found “The Best Doctors In America” For In-Flight Magazine Ads

    by SharonKurheg November 23, 2022
    by SharonKurheg November 23, 2022

    Remember in-flight magazines? You hardly see them anymore. And even in today’s world of flight, when Covid is endemic, it looks as if in-flight magazines might never see the light …

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    I Sat Between 2 People of Size On A Flight & It Was Wonderful

    by SharonKurheg November 1, 2022
    by SharonKurheg November 1, 2022

    Not long ago, the internet was all atwitter because Australian American political journalist Sydney Watson took to Twitter to complain about how she was “wedged” between two people of size …

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