by Charlie Leocha | Jan 19, 2011
During the end of 2010, there were an overwhelming number of stories about whole-body scanners and airport pat-downs. More than simply dealing with negative news stories, the Department of Homeland Security found itself dealing with a possible traveler insurrection...
by Charlie Leocha | Jan 19, 2011
Artist’s concept of aircraft that could enter service in 2025 from the team led by Boeing. (NASA/Boeing) NASA recently awarded airplane manufacturers multi-million dollar grants to study the airplane of the future. Leaving the argument about whether this is the...
by Charlie Leocha | Jan 18, 2011
A majority of airline passengers want to see an all-inclusive price for their tickets up front, according to a new survey. Asked how they preferred to view airfares when they shopped for tickets online, two-thirds of respondents said they want to select optional fees...
by Charlie Leocha | Jan 18, 2011
In this day of fees, fees and more fees, one of the biggest fees is the change or cancellation fee imposed by most airlines. These range for airlines other than Southwest, from $100 to $150 for domestic flights to $250 and more for international flights. Southwest is...
by Charlie Leocha | Jan 18, 2011
Once upon a time, the normal bribe to get passengers to accept “voluntary” bumping was an unrestricted, transperable voucher for a round-trip ticket for a future flight on that airline. I remember collecting two such vouchers from Delta at Atlanta as...
