April 4, 2024
Flying can be highly stressful because of flight delays and cancellations, cramped airplane seats and the never-ending battle for overhead bin space.
But if you’re planning to take your grandkids somewhere special — their first big amusement park perhaps — flying might be the best option. And with proper preparation and the right mindset, the time spent at 30,000 feet can even be pleasant.
April 3, 2024
If you haven’t flown in a while, fasten your seat belts. I’ve got good news — and bad news.
You’ve probably already heard the bad news because it travels faster than the speed of sound. Airfares are up. So are luggage fees. And we seem to have a problem with in-flight violence again.
But there’s more to the story, and if you’re an occasional air traveler, you’ll want to get the big picture. You might be surprised by what you find.
April 1, 2024
If you haven’t flown in a while, fasten your seat belts. I’ve got good news — and bad news.
You’ve probably already heard the bad news because it travels faster than the speed of sound. Airfares are up. So are luggage fees. And we seem to have a problem with in-flight violence again.
But there’s more to the story, and if you’re an occasional air traveler, you’ll want to get the big picture. You might be surprised by what you find.
March 27, 2024
So far in 2024, several in-flight medical emergencies have made headlines around the world. In early January, a passenger on a Jet2 flight from Tenerife, Spain, to Manchester, England, died after being found unresponsive in the lavatory.
Passengers on a Munich-bound Lufthansa flight in early February described the “absolute horror” onboard when a man began gushing “liters” of blood from his nose and mouth;
February 9, 2024
A few days after Kay Pedersen reserved a hotel room in Chiang Mai, Thailand, through Booking.com, she received an alarming email.
It was a warning from Booking.com in broken English that there had been “some malicious activities” in her account.