In 2024, my wife Sharon and I spent less time traveling than we did in 2022 and 2023. I didn’t think we were part of the revenge travel trend, but…
Southwest Airlines
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With Christmas quickly approaching, you may have missed the chance to buy the perfect gift for your loved ones. However, if you are part of a Secret Santa and have…
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Airlines
Don’t Get Too Excited, American Airlines’ New System Won’t Fix What They Say It Will
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegAbout a month and change ago, American Airlines began piloting a new program that they hoped would stop people from boarding before they should. The system used technology to automatically…
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In an ideal world, airlines could choose any route they wanted, based solely on demand and profitability. However, the U.S. aviation industry is far from this “perfect market” dream. Decades…
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Airlines
Once Again, Southwest Quietly Changed The Size of Allowable Bag Size
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegDon’t you just love when airlines tweak what their passengers are and aren’t allowed to bring, and don’t tell anyone? Alaska Airlines did it when they shrunk the allowable size…
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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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Airlines
Southwest Airlines Shares Some of Its Favorite Checked Items
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegSouthwest Airlines is in a state of flux right now. They’re about to break a 50-year tradition of open seating and begin assigning passenger seats. They plan to introduce premium…
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We probably shouldn’t have been surprised when the announcement went out that Southwest Airlines plans to shake up how they do a lot of their business. They recently announced that…
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About 8 years ago, the internet chuckled for a moment when the news hit the world: Plane Passenger Successfully Checks In A Stick At The Airport A photo was posted…
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Airports
Southwest’s Latest Experiment? Baggage Check In at Airport Garage
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegSouthwest is always experimenting with different ways to make things faster and/or easier. We’ve gone over some of them in the past: When they experimented with boarding order in 2022…