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Photo: Thinkstock/moodboard When airlines announce new service between two cities, it doesn’t just create more flight options. It also drives down airfares. This spring, new routes from major carriers like American, JetBlue, United, and Virgin America will mean big savings on service both in the U.S. and abroad. Here are the 10 routes with the…
Photo: Courtesy of Air France Airline travel is great for many things: long-distance transportation, disconnecting for a while, and getting incredible views of the world below. Dining options, on the other hand? Not so much. Often the butt of jokes (like school lunches), airplane food is known for being unappetizing, lacking in variety, and (to…
Score two for the airlines, nil for consumers. Two amendments passing through the U.S. House of Representatives last week will hurt the average American air traveler: one lets airlines display fictitious low-ball fares, while the second rejects standardizing aircraft seat pitch. The House accepted an amendment from Congressman Carlos Curbelo (R, FL) that brings the…
Photo Credit: David Brossard For those stuck in freezing cold cities this winter, you may find yourself constantly daydreaming about booking a last-minute flight to someplace warm and sunny. Well, the folks over at JetSmarter, a mobile marketplace that allows users to book private jets directly from their Smartphones, were thinking the same thing. After…
Photo: Thinkstock/iStock Exploring a new city on a long layover is the perfect way to squeeze another destination into your trip. But it’s a science that’s difficult to perfect without ample time to roam around — so why not make an amazing airport your bonus destination? Spending hours in a terminal won’t give you cabin…
Would you buy a seat on a discounted flight — one with no food, entertainment, or baggage allowance — to save potentially hundreds of dollars? In an era of one-way transatlantic fares selling for as little as $99 on Wow Air and domestic flights selling for under $20 from Spirit and Frontier, more and more…
Asiana Airlines Flight 214 after crash landing in San Francisco International Airport With the number of airline disasters in the news in recent years, it sure can feel like flying is getting a lot less safe. In 2015, the world was rocked by two of the 100 worst airline accidents of all time — the…
What does heaven look like? My personal take is sprawling velvet sofas, golden capped ceilings, illuminated bars that serve every cocktail you could possibly desire, piles of “Hello” magazine at my fingertips, and pummeling massages on request. Basically, it’s the Virgin Atlantic Clubhouse at JFK airport. I entered this celestial space once when I was…
Here’s the Hype: Photo courtesy of Flickr/Bram Steeman With a hammering heart and quick skim of the calendar, we jumped on Wow Airline’s website eager to snag an ultra-cheapo ticket to Europe. Their low fares were already getting headlines from news outlets like the Los Angeles Times and San Francisco Gate and were popping up…
Photo: Happy Businessman via Shutterstock This story by Carl Unger originally appeared on SmarterTravel under the title How to Check a Bag for Free. Dodging bag fees is getting harder and harder. Ever since American introduced checked-bag fees in 2008, nearly every major U.S. airline (and plenty of international airlines) have followed suit. Checked-bag fees…