How many babies can a plane carry? Qantas has a quota

For many travelers, too many babies on a plane can be one. If that one is crying and sitting anywhere near you. But in reality, in the U.S., while carriers limit each adult to one lap child, there isn’t an official limit to the number of infants on each flight....

Reason number 3,587 not to book on an airline’s site

Airlines love to have customers book on their Web sites. It saves them booking fees, and keeps the passengers from choosing a different carrier. And they love to trumpet lowest fare guarantees and bonus mile offers to that end. But it limits travelers’ options...