by Ned S. Levi | Mar 31, 2014
April arrives later this week. Summer vacations start just a few months from now. Many are actively investigating summer vacation plans, while others are finalizing their travel plans. There are, of course, many ways to lower one’s costs of vacation and increase...
by Ned S. Levi | Jan 6, 2014
Since 2008, I’ve been writing about the random inspection and confiscation program of any traveler’s electronic devices by US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) upon entering the US while still at the border. US citizenship offers no immunity from the CBP...
by Ned S. Levi | Nov 4, 2013
Unless you’ve been somewhere with no Internet or newspapers this past week, you’ve likely heard the FAA ban on the use of portable electronic devices (PEDs) below 10,000 feet is about over. Once each airline establishes its PED plans, procedures and...
by Ned S. Levi | Oct 14, 2013
We’ve all had it happen at one time or another while flying… The moment the announcement, electronic devices may be used, the passenger in front of you rockets his seat to be fully reclined in less than a blink of an eye, almost breaking your knees in half. The...
by Ned S. Levi | Apr 8, 2013
Last month, I was on a 10 a.m. flight to Los Angeles. We left the gate late, and when we got to the taxi-way we were well down in the queue. More than 40 minutes later we arrived at the top of the line. Our captain started the Airbus A320 powering down the runway, but...
