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    The Different Ways Airlines Decide Who Gets Bumped

    by SharonKurheg August 25, 2025
    by SharonKurheg August 25, 2025

    Years ago, I worked for a non-profit organization that, among other things, used the skills of volunteers to do activities in the community. Part of my job was gathering these …

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    Southwest Announces Yet Another Change in Coming Months

    by SharonKurheg March 31, 2025
    by SharonKurheg March 31, 2025

    Airlines always like to claim they’re different from all the rest. Yet save for name, logo and routes, they all sure do seem to do the same things, especially the …

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    Southwest’s Cocky Retort to Savage Shade

    by SharonKurheg March 24, 2025
    by SharonKurheg March 24, 2025

    Nowadays, when it comes to Southwest Airlines, THE story of the year is their recent announcement that, effective May 28th, the airline is introducing a policy to charge for checked …

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    Korean Air to Upgrade Lounges at Incheon, JFK & LAX

    by SharonKurheg March 19, 2025
    by SharonKurheg March 19, 2025

    Korean Air recently announced that it will upgrade its airport lounges at Seoul’s Incheon Airport (ICN), Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), and John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) in New …

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    Reasons Why Americans Crowd the Airport Gate

    by SharonKurheg March 2, 2025
    by SharonKurheg March 2, 2025

    It’s such a scourge that it even has a nickname that suggests an actual scourge: “Gate Lice.” You know what I mean. You might even have partaken (Or partook. Or …

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  • Lounges

    Feeling Wronged by Delta, Passengers Get Their Revenge at Sky Club

    by SharonKurheg February 21, 2025
    by SharonKurheg February 21, 2025

    For most people who have access to them, an airport lounge is a place to sit down, take a break, grab a drink or something to eat, and (hopefully) have …

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    7 Secrets Airlines Don’t Want Passengers to Know

    by SharonKurheg February 17, 2025
    by SharonKurheg February 17, 2025

    No matter what industry you work in, it has its secrets. Supermarkets know how to make it so consumers might not notice a price increase. Retail stores know how to …

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    Ugh…Delta Agent Enforcing Rule Incorrectly, Costing Pax $200

    by SharonKurheg January 10, 2025
    by SharonKurheg January 10, 2025

    It seems like whenever you’re flying and wind up having a dispute with an airline employee, there’s a fine line between making your point and getting your butt kicked off …

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    2.1M Flights, 124M Biscoff Cookies, & More: American Airlines by the Numbers in 2024

    by SharonKurheg January 3, 2025
    by SharonKurheg January 3, 2025

    I’ve always liked numbers. Numbers and statistics. I was the kid who would count things, just for the sake of counting them (as Halloween and Christmas approached, if we were …

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    Fix For SLC Includes Humor, American Airlines’ Worrisome Change, Frequent Flyers’ Flying Etiquette Advice

    by SharonKurheg March 23, 2024
    by SharonKurheg March 23, 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: How SLC …

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