Hurricane Irma Prompts Airlines to Cap Costs

The 2017 hurricane season is proving to be record setting. Many of those in the path of Hurricane Irma are under evacuation orders. With gas in short supply in some areas, many are seeking to travel by air to a safe location. While there have been some …

United Airlines Announces New Plan for Overbooked Flights

After a series of hits in the news, United Airlines has unveiled a new plan for dealing with overbooked flights. All airlines overbook, and there is nothing illegal about it, but airlines’ bad methods for dealing with it has made recent news. This is p …

United Airlines Boots Two Year Old from Seat

When will the airlines get it together? In the latest gaffe by a major carrier, United Airlines apparently kicked at fare paying two year old out of his seat to make room for a stand-by passenger. The child’s ticket reportedly cost almost $1000. And, a …

Airline Passenger Rights

When a passenger purchases a ticket, that passenger is agreeing to the chosen airline’s contract of carriage. Airline passenger rights are not something most people think of very often, but travelers should know at least a little about them. You can fi …

United Airlines Shakes Down Soldier Returning Home

And the hits just keep on coming for United Airlines. Or, in truth, self-inflicted wounds. In the latest moronic gaffe, United Airlines reportedly charged a United States National Guard officer $200 because his government issued duffel bag, filled with …

American Airlines Now Offers Less Legroom In Coach

American Airlines is reportedly planning to squeeze more seats onto its new Boeing 737 airplanes. Don’t expect a better fare however. Expect the same service with more knee pain and other discomfort. The reason, obviously, is to increase revenue on fli …

Uber Envisions Flying Cars

Uber recently announced that it has partnered with Bell Helicopter among others to change the way we travel. Many of us use Uber for car service, but now Uber hopes to revolutionize the industry by adding helicopter-like service to its list. Bell has a …

United Airlines’ Unique Overbooking Policies

It would appear that United Airlines is in the process of writing a book about the stupidest business practices ever. From what I can tell, the working title is “The Friendly Skies – Not!” Just looking back at the past few months, in December 2016, Uni …

United Airlines Pilot Removed From Flight

United Airlines had to remove one of its own pilots prior to takeoff on Saturday after a rather bizarre meltdown. The pilot apparently arrived late for United Airlines flight #455 from Austin to San Francisco still in street clothes. She then began wha …

American Airlines Plane Hits Deer On Runway

We’ve posted blogs before about the dangers of bird strikes to aircraft. Bird strikes happen regularly, yet can be very dangerous and represent a serious aviation safety issue – think Captain Sully Sullenberger. Yesterday, there was a more unusual inci …