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Does the airline need your seat?

Here’s how to get the best compensation for it! You’ve bought a ticket for your flight. If you show up at the gate on time, that means you’re guaranteed a seat, right? Wrong. Airlines (legally) oversell flights—although some, like JetBlue, say they don’t—on...

Don’t want to star in your own remake of The Terminal?

Compensation, Flights, Flights, Planning, Travel Advice

Ten things to help you avoid being stranded in the airport if your flight is cancelled. Flight cancelled? It’s easy to rage at an airline on social media, but unless your tweet goes viral it’s not likely to get you much help. Better to take ownership of the situation....

It’s Greek to me

Planning, Tickets, Travel Advice

Use the Greek Island Trick to save big on airfare to faraway places. Let’s say you want to visit Santorini. (Stunning sea and sunset views…delicious food and wine…fabulous boating trips…whitewashed villas…who wouldn’t?) Then you take a look at...

“Let there be spaces in your togetherness…”

Etiquette, Flights, Safety/Health, Travel Advice

Why you may not want to sit together on flights. In business and first class, Husband and I always sit together, especially on planes where you can remove the privacy divider between the seats so you can dine and/or sleep beside each other. Bliss! But when it comes to...

When it comes to flying, there are economy seats…and there are economy seats

Flights, Seats, Travel Advice

Here are the major differences among economy, premium economy, and economy plus. The decisions that come with flying can be overwhelming: Do you want to book an economy ticket and bank on an upgrade, thanks to your frequent-flier status? Would you prefer to cut costs...

Baby on board

Flights, Seats, Travel Advice

This airline’s cabin map now shows you where babies are seated. The Japan Airlines seat-selection map now shows travelers where babies will be seated on upcoming long-haul flights. “Passengers traveling with children between 8 days and 2 years old who select their...

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Does the airline need your seat?

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When it comes to flying, there are economy seats…and there are economy seats

Baby on board

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