by Charlie Leocha | May 18, 2010
Paul Leyh, TSA Director Secure Flight Program, claimed that all U.S. airlines will be enrolled in Secure Flight within a month and that all foreign carriers will be working in the program by the end of 2010. Speaking at U.S. Travel Association’s Pow Wow...
by Charlie Leocha | May 18, 2010
Consumer Reports lists the top traveler complaints in their June 2010 issue. For airlines these issues range from the top-rated luggage fees to minimally irritating, crying babies. For hotels and rental cars unhelpful staff and added fees top the list. The Top 5...
by Charlie Leocha | May 18, 2010
Looks like summer airfares are continuing to move upward, according to Priceline’s Airfare Index for the week of May 17. Priceline’s air index uncovers the 30 air routes where fares have either increased or decreased the most compared to the previous week. I regularly...
by Charlie Leocha | May 18, 2010
The airport at Frankfurt, Germany, has a problem. What was once one of the most pleasant airports from which to make connections is a hell hole for passengers making connections to U.S. airline flights to the U.S. Since the Christmas Day bomber struck, I have only...
by Charlie Leocha | May 17, 2010
To hear the argument from the airlines’ point of view, raising the passenger facility tax from $4.50 to $7 “would raise travel costs, thereby harming both consumers and the travel/tourism industry,” according to a letter sent by airline executives to...
