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Are We Supposed to Be Tipping Flight Attendants Now?

Given that we now live in a world where you might be asked by a payment screen how much you'd like to tip at a self-checkout kiosk, it should probably come as no surprise that the matter of gratuities has arisen in airplane cabins. An in-flight tipping prompt did, in fact, come as a surprise…

April 30, 202552Views

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Close call reported between Delta flight and Air Force jet near Reagan National

A Delta Air Lines Boeing 767-332(ER). Joan Valls | Nurphoto | Getty Images A Delta Air Lines flight had a reported close call Friday with a U.S. Air Force jet near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. CNN first reported the close call between the Airbus A319 that was departing Reagan and an Air…

April 6, 202547Views

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Don’t Lose Your Phone on a Flight! They Might Turn the…

Misplace your phone during a flight and the pilot might turn the plane around. That's what happened on a recent Air France flight from Paris to the Caribbean. When a passenger and crew members couldn't locate a missing smartphone, the cockpit opted to return the plane to the airport it had departed from not long…

April 4, 202578Views

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Flight Check: Sydney to Los Angeles on V Australia

My latest flight was between Los Angeles and Sydney, Australia on Richard Branson's newest airline V Australia (www.vaustralia.com), which recently entered this lucrative route once dominated by Qantas and United. Along with Delta (who began flying to Sydney on July 1), its new route has ruffled all kinds of feathers and fares have been slashed…

February 12, 202593Views

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This Airline Is Mining Your Personal Information to Sell Things to You In Flight. Stop That!

Welcome to the spammy skies. United Airlines has launched a new ad serving platform that will exploit the personal travel information of its customers gathered from bookings, and the use of its app to allow a wide array of companies to peddle their wares to flyers. The platform is called Kinective. In a chilling, up-is-down…

January 8, 202586Views

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Airplanes Don’t Like Extreme Heat: Tips for Avoiding Flight Delays in Summer’s Hot Weather

Summer flying can be tough. Especially this year. Plane engines simply behave differently in the summer, and smart travelers use that information to avoid delays and cancellations. Flying in the summer always presents challenges. But flying this summer promises to be particularly challenging. Airlines are already dealing…

January 7, 202589Views

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Cheap Flights on National Cheap Flight Day: Airfare’s Money-Saving Season Is Here

You might not have celebrated National Best Friends Day on June 8, National Piña Colada Day on July 10, or National Nude Day on July 14 (do you hate fun?), but there's at least one more quasi-holiday this summer you won't want to miss. Friday, Aug. 23, is National Cheap Flight Day. This sacred event,…

January 3, 202563Views

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Flight Status, Translation, Conversion, Measuring Bags, More

You can use the iPhone's ability to understand what's depicted in images to help clarify and organize your memories of your vacations. For example, if you took a picture of a major landmark as you fly by in a taxi but you don't remember or know what it was called, you can often find the…

December 31, 202463Views

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Why it’s getting harder to get a free first-class flight upgrade

Passengers deplane through the business class seating area on an American Airlines flight, London Heathrow Airport, Aug. 14, 2018. Jeff Greenberg | Universal Images Group | Getty Images Cheap seats aren't enough for airline passengers anymore. Since the pandemic, travelers have shown airlines that they're willing to pay up to sit at the relatively spacious…

December 20, 202488Views

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The world’s busiest flight routes in 2024

Hong Kong-Taipei is the busiest international flight route, according to a report released Tuesday by aviation intelligence company OAG. The route — which last held that position in 2019 — again tops the list despite seat capacity remaining 15% below pre-pandemic levels, according to OAG's report. Seven of the 10 busiest international routes in the…

December 18, 2024126Views