Delta Airlines Says No More Snakes On The Plane

Delta Airlines is changing the rules for service animals on its flights. In summary, Delta will be requiring additional documentation for service animals effective March 1, 2018. The new rules require proof of health/vaccinations at least 48 hours in a …

American Airlines Resolves Holiday Pilot Shortage

American Airlines recently experienced a scheduling glitch that left thousands of holiday flights without pilots and other staff and at risk for cancellation. The Allied Pilots Association (the pilots’ union) estimated that approximately 15,000 flights …

Make Your Thanksgiving Air Travel More Bearable

AAA estimates that about 4 million Americans will travel by air this Thanksgiving. That represents the largest increase in years. With that increase, comes increased frustration. This blog, hopefully, will provide some ways that travelers can prevent, …

Airline Pilot Buzzes Tower Top Gun Style

In a move that had everyone shaking heads and thinking that someone has seen Top Gun too many times, an Air Berlin pilot elected to do a fly-by of the airport tower.   The fly-by involved a close approach on landing, then pulling up quickly while banki …

Reaction To Latest Southwest Airlines Passenger Removal Incident

Once again, we are all watching viral video of a passenger being dragged off of a commercial airliner. This time, it was a Southwest Airlines flight from Baltimore to Los Angeles. The backstory is still a little murky, but the optic for Southwest Airli …

Hurricane Irma Prompts Airlines to Cap Costs

The 2017 hurricane season is proving to be record setting. Many of those in the path of Hurricane Irma are under evacuation orders. With gas in short supply in some areas, many are seeking to travel by air to a safe location. While there have been some …

United Airlines Announces New Plan for Overbooked Flights

After a series of hits in the news, United Airlines has unveiled a new plan for dealing with overbooked flights. All airlines overbook, and there is nothing illegal about it, but airlines’ bad methods for dealing with it has made recent news. This is p …

United Airlines Boots Two Year Old from Seat

When will the airlines get it together? In the latest gaffe by a major carrier, United Airlines apparently kicked at fare paying two year old out of his seat to make room for a stand-by passenger. The child’s ticket reportedly cost almost $1000. And, a …

Airline Passenger Rights

When a passenger purchases a ticket, that passenger is agreeing to the chosen airline’s contract of carriage. Airline passenger rights are not something most people think of very often, but travelers should know at least a little about them. You can fi …

United Airlines Shakes Down Soldier Returning Home

And the hits just keep on coming for United Airlines. Or, in truth, self-inflicted wounds. In the latest moronic gaffe, United Airlines reportedly charged a United States National Guard officer $200 because his government issued duffel bag, filled with …