by Janice Hough | Apr 8, 2025
If you want a less-stressful flight, it may be worth a splurge for preferred or premium seats. If you’re an elite level flier already booked for holiday travel you probably have your seat assignments confirmed, so you can disregard this post. Ditto if...
by Ned S. Levi | Apr 7, 2025
The May 7 Real ID deadline is just 31 days away. You’ll still likely be able to fly without a Real ID — for now — but you will suffer some pain, including airport security checkpoint delays. The Real ID deadline is thirty-one days away. The deadline will not be...
by Charlie Leocha | Apr 2, 2025
There are only a few times that travelers win in the airline passenger rights world against airlines. There are only a handful of times that passengers get compensation or are allowed to change their plans without signficant penalties. Though airlines complain...
by Ned S. Levi | Mar 31, 2025
The FBI has reported that unwanted advances are “on the rise” on airlines. I have 12 tips for women to help them avoid sexual assaults while flying. Far too often, we read about a man on a plane making unwanted sexual advances to a woman on their...
by Charlie Leocha | Mar 28, 2025
Flight delay compensation and checked baggage delay refund rules are DOA. More than three years after it was first proposed, the Department of Transportation announced a new flight delay compensation rule. This would have triggered automatic refunds if flights were...
by Charlie Leocha | Mar 27, 2025
Amazing savings come with European low-cost air travel. Here’s where to find those bargains. The biggest bargains in Europe aren’t found by buying a Eurailpass — try European low-cost airlines. Rail travel for long distances is old news leftover from the...
