Airline news and reviews.
A medical emergency in flight can be a terrifying thing. The page for “is there a doctor onboard” seems urgent. But as a passenger OR patient, you might hope there is NOT a doctor onboard should this happen to you.
A new Delta lounge at Boston Logan airport is for middle seat passengers only. Is it a brilliant marketing idea or a poorly executed publicity stunt?
Should there be a TSA PreCheck test? Jetsetters Homestead argues that there should be a TSA PreCheck test to qualify for utilizing the service. We explain why we feel this way and what a TSA PreCheck test might look like in order to improve the speed and efficiency of the TSA PreCheck service. Do you agree?
Hurricane Harvey continues to ravage Texas. Jetsetter’s Homestead analyzes the travel impact and shares disaster resources for travelers.
Frontier Airlines is engaged in a war of the words with a local reporter in Denver. The airline’s head of corporate communications, Jim Faulkner, fired off an angry letter to Denver television reporter Kyle Clark lobbing multiple personal insults. How Frontier Airlines Tangled With Kyle Clark Clark aired a story about a Denver press conference Frontier Airlines held recently to announce…
Major changes are coming to the American Airlines relationship with Alaska Airlines at the end of 2017. Many travelers will be affected by these revisions which include a reduction in mileage accrual opportunities and the elimination of reciprocal elite status benefits. Changes will take place on January 1, 2018 but affected frequent flyers should start evaluating the impact now.
Jennifer checks in on her 2017 travel goals, what her progress towards status looks like, and whether she is achieving those travel goals at mid-year. Airline status, hotel status, leverage of travel technology, credit card strategy, and travel/life balance are just a few of the areas where she weighs on in the state of the union.
I’ve always considered myself more of a Costco girl. But there is something to be said for the lure of free miles. And when free miles come with bulk goods (like 5-packs of toothpaste) it’s a bonus! I’d originally overlooked the notice that American sent me about this partnership a couple of months ago. But…
Last week, Trump proposed fast-tracking the NextGen air traffic control system (or ATC abbreviated) for managing commercial flights over US airspace. Some airlines have taken to goading their members to support the bill. However, you should make your own decision and it should be an apolitical one. Advocates of the privatization measure say moving air traffic…
One of the easiest bonus offers ever has returned. Earn 5,000 Alaska Mileage Plan bonus miles just for signing up for a new Alaska Mileage Plan account and flying ONCE! We wrote about this offer this past spring when Alaska Mileage Plan first rolled out 5,000 bonus miles. This came on the heels of their…
Earning bonus miles is nifty. Many of you do that easily by applying for one credit card after another and reaping the bonus miles. That is the fun – and certainly the most effortless – way to do it. But if you are the victim of identity theft, it can also be the difficult route to go. Take it…
It has finally happened. An emotional support animal has attacked a passenger on an aircraft. Last night, a passenger traveling on a Delta Airlines flight from Atlanta was mauled by an emotional support animal. The emotional support animal was identified as weighing “up to 50 pounds” and was seated on the owner’s lap. The victim appeared…