Lately I’m flying Southwest more than I ever imagined. At least I’ve been able to avoid Seat 28B. It comes down to a different value of time. But I’m impressed with Southwest’s New Seat.I was rather impressed though with my most recent flight though, which was on their new 737-800.You see, despite flying more than…
When it comes to the best fare rules in the sky, Southwest flights have the best. Generally speaking, every Southwest flight is refundable, usually as credit to use later, except with the new system.Unfortunately, that reality has changed as Southwest made their transition to Amadeus. For one reason or another Southwest’s new reservation system doesn’t seem…
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I don’t want to be a pessimist, but it seems to me that with a lot of the news going around over the past month or so, Travel is Changing and it is not for the better. I think most of this centers around the changing Passenger Experience (PaxEx). Travel is Changing by the Government’s…
Reading a post yesterday evening, something struck me. Lucky made the assertion that Qatar Airways’ Business Class was already the worlds best business class. This even before you factor in their new Qsuites. It occurred to me that I’ve been flying a bunch of business class lately, and Qatar wasn’t the top of the list for…
A recent flight shared by Runway Girl Network brings a lot of questions and fewer answers. One thing is clear, United takes safety seriously. But should the flight have still flown? United 31 – The IssueAccording to Runway Girl Network, the aircraft servicing United 31 suffered a “broken knob on an exit door” Due to…
Weekend in Taipei: Introduction Review: Eva Air 777-300ER Houston to Taipei Review: Grand Hyatt Taipei Weekend in Taipei: Touring Taipei Weekend in Taipei: Taipei’s Taoyuan International Airport Review: Cathay Pacific Taipei to Hong Kong Review: Cathay Pacific Hong Kong to Chicago Weekend in Taipei: Conclusion We had a couple of positioning flights to make it to…
As I read through the news about the Electronics Ban recently announced, I feel for the many that will be negatively impacted by this. I’m additionally concerned about the risk that this forces airlines to take, with respect to having lithium-ion batteries unmonitored in the baggage hold. But yet, the travel hacker in me cannot…
I written in the past about the big US Airlines (US3), Delta, American and United and their complaints against the three biggest Middle East airlines (ME3), Emirates, Etihad and Qatar. We even had an entire Saverocity Observation Deck Podcast on the topic. For a time, things cooled off. We know that the US3 CEO’s were…
The biggest news this week is the Electronics Ban that requires passengers flying from 8 countries to stow any electronics larger than a smartphone in their checked bags. It has the potential to dramatically change air travel to the US from those 8 countries, two of which have the 3 largest Middle Eastern carriers. Hours…