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How We Helped to End Family Seating Fees, the Worst Airline Junk Fee Ever

For more than ten years, airlines have charged families with young kids to sit together. It’s finally going to stop. Here's how we made change happen. About ten years ago, airline greed reached a new low when every carrier in the nation refused to waive seating fees…

January 4, 202526Views

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Airline Miles Programs Are Essentially Pyramid Schemes Now

They started out well. But here are 5 key ways airline loyalty points schemes are screwing you now. What went wrong with airline frequent flyer programs? Dissatisfaction with loyalty programs has reached a fever pitch. It has become crystal clear that for many airlines, the loyalty has…

December 30, 202425Views

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This Airline Is Cutting Your Legroom by 2 Inches, but the Travel Press Cheered

Sometimes the journalism landscape exists in a mental universe that the rest of us don't live in. We all know what life is like in the United States and across the world right now. Inflation continues to drain people's resources. Wage levels fail to keep up with rising costs. People are falling behind and…

December 30, 202439Views

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New Airline Refund Rules Just Went Into Effect: What You’re Owed for Canceled Flights

With the busy holiday travel season fast approaching, a new Department of Transportation rule designed to protect U.S. airline passengers has gone fully into effect. As of Monday, Oct. 28, you are automatically entitled to a full refund for a flight that has been canceled or delayed by more than 3 hours for a domestic…

December 7, 202445Views

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Airline executives set to defend seat fees before Senate panel

Seats in the economy class cabin on board an American Airlines Boeing Co. 777-300ER aircraft. Brent Lewin | Bloomberg | Getty Images U.S. airline executives are set to defend their seating fees before a Senate panel Wednesday after the subcommittee accused the industry of charging "junk" fees to bring in billions in revenue. American, Delta, United, Spirit and Frontier brought in…

December 4, 202454Views

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Warning, U.S. Travelers: Airline Execs Want to Snatch Your Consumer Rights Away

The fight for fair treatment isn't over once a battle is won—especially when powerful interests stand to benefit from keeping things unfair. In the United States, travelers are facing the threat of watching hard-won consumer rights get rolled back. Last week, Ed Bastian, the CEO of Delta Air Lines, told investors how excited he is…

November 25, 202441Views

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Emirates airline chalks record annual profit as travel demand booms

An Emirates Airlines plane Karim Sahib | AFP | Getty Images DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Dubai-based carrier Emirates airline on Monday reported record annual profit of 17.2 billion dirhams ($4.7 billion) for the 2023-2024 financial year, up 63% from the year prior. The flag carrying airline of the UAE's glitzy commercial capital has enjoyed…

May 16, 2024118Views

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Scam Alert: Passengers Report Fake Airline Phone Numbers Are Listed by Google

Over the weekend, as airports in the northeastern U.S. endured another 1,300 flight cancellations, reports surfaced of a complex scam operation that has allegedly compromised Google search results. A Twitter user identifying himself as Shmuli Evers posted that the local phone number he was shown for Delta Air Lines via a Google search actually linked…

May 4, 2024119Views

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Are Airline Credit Cards Worth It? What About Hotel-Branded Cards?

It seems so obvious. You fly a particular airline or stay with a particular hotel chain and you’re very loyal. The logical thing to do, then, is to put all your spending on a hotel- or airline-branded credit card, right? If you love flying with Delta Air Lines, for instance, why not charge everything you…

May 4, 2024102Views

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What Is It Like to Fly French Bee? Our Airline Review

The annoyances start here, with what the airline jauntily calls “Our tailored fares: travel à la carte.” Translation: We’re going to play every mind game in the book to get you to spend more than you intended. Travelers are first shown a very low price, but that’s only for a painfully no-frills “Basic” ticket. From…

May 3, 2024191Views