The Year in Review: Top 10 Travel News Stories of 2022 One of my favorite things about the last week of December is all the retrospectives we see. The close of one year and the start of another is a time… Natalie DiScala , December 30, 2022
VIDEO: It’s Not Just Americans Who Go Bananas on Planes – Check Out This Fist Fight There’s no denying that the pandemic has brought about a record amount of fights on planes and in airports. And it seemed like most took place in the United States…. Johnny Jet , December 30, 2022
VIDEO: Passenger Does Laundry Mid-Flight at Her Seat – What’s the Craziest Thing You’ve Seen? Thanks to reader Joe for sending me this Reddit video of a female passenger sitting on the aisle washing her skimpy underwear mid-flight in a plastic drink cup and then… Johnny Jet , December 29, 2022
COLUMN: How Much Money Do Airlines Make by Squeezing in Extra Seats? And Is It Worth the Discomfort of Their Passengers? In a recent article on CNN Travel, the reporter measured the distance between coach seats in different airplanes. The problem is, the reporter pointed out, airline seats and the distance… Cynthia Wylie , December 29, 2022
Is Southwest Airlines Meltdown Actually Ruining People’s Lives? The more I read about Southwest Airlines’ (SWA) complete and utter meltdown, the higher my blood pressure boils. At first, we all thought it was brought about by the weather,… Johnny Jet , December 29, 2022
The Major U.S. Airlines Are Still Price Gouging – Even After They Promised Pete Buttigieg They Wouldn’t I just finished writing an article with a travel hack for getting your money back for a plane ticket you aren’t going to use. Read that story here: Travel Hack… Johnny Jet , December 28, 2022
Travel Hack For Getting Your Money Back From an Airline Because How Many Travel Credits Can You Really Use? Story time: My Christmas travels got messed up (though not nearly as bad as those who were flying Southwest) but I turned things around with this travel hack. RELATED: Travel… Johnny Jet , December 28, 2022
Travel Chaos: Southwest Airlines News, Tips and What Passengers Can Do I’ve been writing about Southwest Airlines’ epic meltdown for almost a week. I warned travelers on December 23 that the airline was declaring an operations emergency in Denver and it… Johnny Jet , December 28, 2022
10 Tips for Southwest Airlines Passengers Caught Up in the Meltdown I really feel for Southwest Airlines’ (SWA) passengers, gate agents, flight attendants and baggage handlers as this complete meltdown couldn’t have come at a worse time. There are a lot… Johnny Jet , December 28, 2022
Snakes on a Plane Just Happened in Real Life and You Have to See the Video to Believe it I’ll admit that like many people, I have a fear of snakes. However, my fear isn’t debilitating. I know some people can’t even look at photos of the slippery, slithery… Johnny Jet , December 27, 2022
Southwest Cancels Majority of Flights For Today and Tomorrow: Here’s What Stranded Passengers Should Do Southwest Airlines (SWA) has had a loyal following for years, thanks to their no-nonsense attitude, super-friendly and funny flight attendants, two free checked bags and no change fees. But unfortunately,… Johnny Jet , December 27, 2022
‘Absolutely Disgraceful’: Holiday Travel Nightmare Gets Even Worse at JFK Airport for Arriving International Passengers Between the winter storm that shut down airports, the thousands of canceled flights and Southwest Airlines declaring an operations emergency in Denver (which has now spilled over to their other… Johnny Jet , December 26, 2022
Southwest Airlines Cancels Over 2,500 Flights Today as Holiday Travel Troubles Continue And Airlines Struggle to Play Catch-Up I hope you had a great weekend and a Merry Christmas! We sure did since you could see Santa’s magic through my little ones’ eyes. Unfortunately, for those who were… Johnny Jet , December 26, 2022
Cincinnati Bengals’ Team Plane Makes Emergency Landing at JFK Following Patriots Win The Cincinnati Bengals played the New England Patriots yesterday and after their win at Gillette Stadium, they drove 35 miles to Rhode Island T.F. Green International Airport (PVD). Yeah, I’m… Johnny Jet , December 25, 2022
WARNING: Southwest Airlines Declares State of Emergency at Denver Airport It looks like the major winter storm that’s ruining Christmas for so many travelers is really impacting Southwest Airlines (SWA). Aviation insider @xjonnyc posted an employee memo with the subject… Johnny Jet , December 24, 2022
