I first flew in the 1950s. Was it riskier then or now?
There has always been a degree of danger involved in flying, no more so than when I was a tyke flying with my parents (Mother hated flying, Father loved going...
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7 ways to upgrade your flight without paying full price
For me, flying in business or first class is not about the extra attentive service or the meals — which are, let's face it, still airplane food — or even...
Gentle manners, strong cocktails, historic homes in Savannah
Even before you leave the airport in Savannah, Ga., it's obvious you've landed in a more genteel place than the one you left — "that gently mannered city by the...
Hate lines at the airport? Pay to make them go away
Long lines are the bane of the airline passenger's existence, especially during peak holiday travel. A cascade of them, from check-in to security to boarding, and then through immigration and...
5 tips for finding the lowest possible airfares
Let's get one thing clear from the start: airfares are volatile. While it's true that flying on a Tuesday or Wednesday is cheaper than on a Friday or Sunday, there...
8 airlines and their boarding procedures
Airlines continually tweak the order in which they board passengers. They've tried everything from a "free for all" to window seats and back of plane first, to random boarding. One...
London’s newest attraction, Mail Rail, delivers
In 1913, the British Post Office realized that London's congested traffic was slowing down mail delivery and something needed to be done about it. (They are turning in their graves...
The best time to book airfare? It’s no science, but there are tricks.
Search on the web for "best time to book airfare" and you'll find many conflicting answers, all of them completely wrong. And not only are they wrong, but they do...
It’s time for all airlines to stop overselling flights
In April of 1972 consumer crusader Ralph Nader showed up for a flight at Washington's National Airport and was told the airline had oversold the plane so he wouldn't be...
Your guide to the new ‘basic economy’ airfares
In an attempt to compete on a level playing field with upstart ultra-low-cost airlines Allegiant, Frontier and Spirit, three of the four remaining "legacy" airlines (American, Delta and United) have...