According to a story on FoxNews.com, a new report from fare search website Routehappy - based on flights of at least 500 miles & offering at least an hour of online time - reveals just
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According to a USA Today story, Fliers in and out of New York, Florida and the mid-Atlantic have experienced delays today because of the effects of automatic federal budget cuts that have furloughed some air-traffic
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According to a recent story by USA Today, airlines are essentially fudging their flight schedule times to make it appear they are having more early arrivals or on-time flights.
According to the story, "One in
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According to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), here are your top 5 worst airports in terms of having flight delays:
Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) @ 23.83% delays
San Francisco International Airport (SFO) @ 21.78% delays
Chicago Midway International Airport
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Great story in the NYT by Hugo Martin about how airlines are charging flyers extra to sit in a "new category" (uhh.. new category?) of roomier economy seats. For example, United calls it Economy Plus. Essentially, airlines are finding
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So, I just got back from France. Fantastic trip, went there to race the Duathlon World Championships and represent for Team USA. Great race venue in a little town called Nancy.
Anyway, on to
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According to U.S. News Travel, and based on their research of timeliness and passenger opinion as expressed on SkyTrax (a website devoted to air travel reviews), they have compiled a list of the country's worst layover airports. That
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AirportGyms.com got a really good mention this week at EveryDayHealth.com in their story entitled "Travelers to Work Out While They Wait at Airports". You can read the full story here, which includes some quotes from
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This quote by Kate Hanni, executive director of Flyers Rights, says it all - "They’re the worst airline in the U.S." She goes on to say, "They put no money back into customer service, which is
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It was announced the good old Spirit Airlines, home of the fees, was going to ask as much as $100 to put a bag in the overhead storage if paid at the gate. This $100
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