air travel

Air Travel Mistakes That Are Costing You Hundreds - Go Banking Rates Catching a flight is typically the fastest, easiest way to travel, but costs can add up fast. The 2017 average domestic round-trip plane ticket in the U.S. was $347, but this doesn’t include extras like baggage fees and...

The persistent myth of finding love on a plane - Vox Why do cramped seats, gross food, and no personal space make us think of … romance? When Rosey Blair witnessed two people flirting in nearby seats on a flight, she decided to document their fledgling romance on Instagram and Twitter. She...

Air Travel Turns 100: How Flying Has Changed Over the Last Century - Robb Report This year, British Airways celebrates a century in the air. Here's a look at what's changed—for better or worse. As anyone who remembers when flying commercial meant fine china, smoking sections and nary a...

8 Costly Mistakes You're Making When Booking Flights – and How to Avoid Them - Travel & Leisure Everyone wants to find cheap flights, but travel experts know that finding deals takes more than plugging in your dates and clicking “buy.” There are extensive booking strategies, but some — even...

Turbulence, explained - National Geographic Learn how to deal with one of air travel’s most notorious discomforts. Everyone has a story about hitting a rough patch of air, those hair-raising moments when suddenly more than the plane is flying. Bellies drop, drinks slop, and people caught in...

American Airlines has cameras in some seat-back screens, but says it won't use them - CNET Singapore Airlines was criticized earlier for having cameras in some of its entertainment systems. It turns out some American Airlines seat-back entertainment screens have cameras embedded in them. A...

Travel Wise | How to sit with your kids on a plane (if you want to) - The Seattle Times If you haven’t heard about the infamous airline-separation algorithm yet, here’s what you need to know: It’s a seat-allocation program that allegedly keeps families apart on the plane, prodding parents into...

For airline passengers, dealing with food and animal allergies is a delicate dance - Los Angeles Times The friendly skies can be downright hostile if you’re one of the millions of airline passengers who suffer animal-related allergies. Add food allergies, and it becomes a transportation jungle...

Travel Wise | On airplanes, personal space is a vanishing commodity. Here’s how to cope. - The Seattle Times It’s no secret that personal space on airplanes is at a premium. Here's how to make the most of it — and, yes, we'll settle the "Who gets both armrests?" debate once and for all...

Where do the limits lie for ultra-long-haul air travel? - Independent If you have encountered CNN’s Richard Quest on a flight, there’s a good chance that it was setting a new aviation endurance record. In March, the business journalist was aboard the inaugural non-stop flight from Australia to...

Enjoy the flight: New FAA legislation portends improved air travel - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Congress finally has acted to bring more order and safety, if not comfort, to air travel With passengers contorting themselves into shrinking seats, airlines dragging travelers from overcrowded planes...

Unprecedented Luxury Travel At The Private Suite At LAX Airport - Forbes Have you ever thought of an airport as being a quiet oasis of ease and luxury? A secluded place of serenity and sanity? Well, probably not. Until, of course, you've found yourself at The Private Suite at Los Angeles...

A top airline critic shares his air travel secrets - USA Today Brent Bowen may be America's leading airline critic, but he's also a frequent air traveler, and he has a few secrets. His advice on flying better may help you have a problem-free flight. Bowen is the Embry-Riddle Aeronautical...

This Doctor Saved a Man Who Passed Out on a Flight — Here's Her Travel Advice for Staying Healthy - Travel and Leisure Even though air travel is one of the safest modes of transportation, that doesn’t mean an issue can’t pop up unexpectedly. Linda Reilman, a doctor based in Ohio, was on board...

Let’s talk about air travel — and talking to the person seated next to you - Washington Post When you walk through business class or premium economy to get to your seat back in steerage, an airplane is the great unequalizer. But it can be the great equalizer, too, because you and your closest...