Severe air turbulence causes severe injury to passengers. Follow my four easy-to-use rules that protect you during severe turmoil. Last week, Delta Air Lines Flight 175 traveled from Milan, Italy, to Atlanta, Georgia. The Airbus A350 was about 40 miles from Atlanta...
If you’re not the parent or guardian of a child traveling with you, you’ll need to have written parental consent from each child’s parents/guardians before you leave. Summer vacations are around the corner. It may come as a surprise, but written...
It’s impossible for parents while flying to hold lap children safely during severe turbulence. It’s long overdue. The FAA to stop permitting “lap children” on planes. Recently, I’ve heard from several readers who were flying for business...
Successfully flying with young children means parents need to anticipate their children’s needs and prepare for those needs long before leaving for the airport. Flying with young children can be difficult, especially on long flights. Youngsters are easily bored,...
Some parents continue to endanger infants by flying them on their laps. While flying during the COVID pandemic, I’ve seen parents try to evade the face mask mandate for their children while other parents try to fly with their infant or toddler in their lap,...
These accomplishments have been achieved by working closely with our members, national media, the travel industry, the Department of Transportation (DOT), Congress and many other agencies.
– Removal of restaurant fees from DC area eateries — this is an ongoing project
– Creation of DOT Dashboard to outline consumer rights after cancellation of a flight
– Bi-partisan bill to eliminate hotel resort fees introduced into House of Representatives
– Creation of the Advisory Committee for Aviation Consumer Protections
– Advertised airfares now include airfare plus, mandatory taxes and fees
– Lost/damaged/delayed luggage compensation limit increased to $3,800
– Passengers have 24 hours to change or cancel their nonrefundable tickets without penalty
– Once an airfare is purchased, that airfare and ancillary fees cannot be increased
– Families flying together act passed by Congress that requires family members 13 years of age and younger to sit with other family members at no additional cost.
