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Per Dan’s Deals, you can fly between Las Vegas and Philadelphia for only $79 each way throughout February in either direction. United is matching this deal as well, but you’ll have to connect on them and the cost comes to around $85 if you were to choose United. You can book these flights on the…
On January 2 and 3, 2014, Southwest Airlines had 16 flights on the ground at Chicago’s Midway (MDW) airport that kept hundreds of passengers locked inside planes on the tarmac for more than 3 hours after landing at MDW. This earned Southwest airlines a record $1.6 million dollar civil fine by the Department of Transportation…
The “bump” in airline frequent flyer speak means free money. If a flight is oversold, they voluntarily “bump” flyers from the flight in exchange for flight vouchers good for future flights. Some people book flights just for the prospect of getting a “bump” from a flight. When Delta’s $600 Bump Isn’t Enough On this particular…
What do you do on a 5 hour layover in Los Angeles International Airport? Search the airport for a good place to eat, catch up with friends and drink, of course. But if you aren’t a regular visitor to the Los Angeles Airport, where do you go? The first stop might be to consult twitter and…
Did you know you can earn up to 50,000 United miles purchasing a new Mercedes-Benz? If a new one is too expensive, how about purchasing a used one for a smaller 25,000 bonus miles? Yep, that’s right, if you follow the steps with True Car, you can be on your way to a new (or…
A couple months ago, Expedia conducted a poll to find the most annoying types of passengers on a plane. Rather then read the list, Jimmy Kimmel had it acted out by Sir Patrick Stewart who played Captain Jean-Luc Picard from Star Trek and it was quite entertaining! Click to watch the 4 minute video. Pretty good! “The…
I need to give a quick update regarding the Delta Routes With New Delta Transcon 757-200 Flat-Beds because it seems Delta is running their 757-200 on positioning flights on odd days. Similar to how they are running an odd 757 with lie-flat seats to Raleigh, North Carolina, they are running these 757-200’s on seemingly positioning flights,…
The other day we asked readers if they thought we should give away Delta Silver Status as part of our Delta Choice Benefit selection. The resounding answer was yes. So we’ve decided to give you a chance through this post to enter and possibly win the 1 Delta Silver Medallion status we have to give…
As reported by ABC News, a passenger traveling to New York yesterday ended up being one of only 2 passengers on board the entire plane that flew after hours of delays. Passenger O’Leary took to social media yesterday after he found himself on board alone leaving the gate! The plane ended up returning to the…
Frontier Airlines has non-stop flights between Washington Dulles Airport (IAD) and Tampa (TPA) on selected Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays and you can book seats for a limited time for the killer low rate of $29 one way:Frontier is also selling this killer $29 deal between Washington Dulles Airport (IAD) and Ft. Myers (RSW) with…
On a recent trip home from Seattle I had the opportunity to select a flight operated by one of Delta’s many jets. And without question, I chose the newest Jet in their fleet on this route, the 737-900. It turns out I was not alone. Based on the Double MQM promotion offer to or from Seattle,…
Based on what I’m seeing out my window those attempting to leave New York from LaGaurdia this morning can anticipate some delays from the snow flurry. The flight attendant and I were looking out the window and agreed we’re likely going to be sitting here for a while… Snow Showers At LaGaurdia There are worse…
Last week, we suggested five ways to get a free drink on Southwest Airlines. One of the five suggestions was checking your mailbox for free drink coupons from Chase for Southwest Airlines Rapid Rewards Card Members. Well, my set of four free drink coupons came in the mail earlier this week – just in time…
To start off 2015, JetBlue is offering a quicker way to rack up base flight points by doubling them! This could put you even closer to earning Mosaic status within the year. Just register here, book and fly by March 8, 2015 and you’ll get 2x the base flight points!* JetBlue TrueBlue Double Base Flight…
The `ultra low cost carrier` Spirit Airlines announced today that it will offer daily non-stop service between Boston Logan International Airport and Las Vegas McCarran International Airport starting on April 16, 2015.  Spirit also announced that it will be starting seasonal service that same date between Boston and Clevelend, and Boston and Detroit. From Boston, Spirit…
Last week we posted the story of Elit Kirschenbaum, a mother who said that United Airlines ‘humiliated’ her family because of the way they were treated on a flight. If you recall their young daughter, Ivy, is a 3-year old stroke survivor that is incapable of sitting up on her own. Elit said that the…
The new Delta 757-200’s Transcon Business Elite service is on my bucket list. So the other day I started looking at the routes where the 757-200 Transcon Business Elite equipped Jets are being operated. As a result, I came across some routes with unsuspecting equipment that I’ll share here and in the near future. Delta 757 Lie-Flat…
JetBlue is running another 2 day sale, and as usual there is a catch – you have to fly on Tuesdays or Wednesdays between January 13 and March 31, 2015. Tickets must be booked by 11:59pm local time by tomorrow – January 7, 2015.The specifics: Book Jan. 6 – 7, 2015 (the earlier of 11:59…
The internet booking engine Expedia recently released a comprehensive data review of air travel trends for 2015, They came up with a pretty good list for travelers looking to save time, money and aggravation in booking their next trip. Book early to save big. Our analysis of industry data indicates that the earlier you book…
Delta Airlines recently changed over to the new 2015 SkyMiles program, and with that change over came the new ability to book one-way award flights on Delta and their partners. Since Delta is in a special partnership with Virgin Atlantic, we’ve received some questions as to whether or not Delta SkyMiles members can book one-way…