When planes are flying over land, they are usually watched over by, and keep in contact with air traffic control (ATC). VERY simply put, whichever ATC tower’s jurisdiction/zone you’re in …
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American Airlines Offering Status For Nothing, Favorite Eats In Key West, Marriott Making It Harder To Stay With Them, & More!
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegHi travel friends! Here are our most popular posts for September 2019. Some of them were actually written before September (heads up that rules and offers change and we can’t …
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Safety Concern vs. Gov’t Edict: FAA To Test If U.S. Airplane Seats Are Too Tight For Emergency Evacuations
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegThe FAA announced last week that it plans to conduct evacuation testing this November, to decide if passengers are able to evacuate planes in a safe and timely manner during …
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WDW’s Space Mountain: The Tricky Way They Increased Capacity But Maintained Safety
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegAs any Disney fan who’s been to Walt Disney World in the past decade or so, WDW is crowded almost 100% of the time. The larger the crowds, the longer …
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New Loyalty Program, New Travel Visa Requirement, The Dirtiest Seats On The Plane, & More!
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegHappy Sunday to all of our travel friends, both near and far! Here are some articles we’ve read from other bloggers (and other sources) that we think you may like, …
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When traveling for pleasure, most people want to make sure that they and their belongings remain safe. That’s why we’ve posted so many “safety” related things here on YMMV, such …
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This Is Why You Should Pay Attention To The Flight Attendant’s Safety Demo. Maybe Use Common Sense, Too?
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegThere are some people reading this who have probably been on planes hundreds of times. Who knows, maybe even thousands of times. Hopefully within those hundreds or thousands, or even …
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Toddler Injured While Riding On ATL Conveyor Belt
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegA two-year-old boy climbed onto a moving conveyor belt at ALT earlier this week, which resulted in him falling through a luggage chute in one of the airport’s baggage rooms.
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The Rabies Alert At WDW & Your Safety In Relation To The Wild/Feral Animals In & Around The Area
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegEarlier this month, the Florida Department of Health in Orlando County issued a 60-day rabies alert after a feral cat scratched two Walt Disney World cast members. Happily, the two …
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Zika was THE thing you read about in terms of travel during the summer months of 2016. Spread primarily by Aedes mosquitoes that bit during the daytime, the symptoms of …