The Top 20 Safest Airlines to Fly in 2023 According to New Airline Safety Ratings Results I used to be terrified to fly for a number of reasons but most of all, I was afraid to crash. I mean, even today, when I’m sitting on a… Johnny Jet , January 25, 2023
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
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
Drunk Passenger on American Airlines Throws Up on Seatmates in First Class This post contains references to products from one or more of our advertisers. We may receive compensation when you click on links to those products. For an explanation of our… Johnny Jet , October 9, 2022
Hurricane Ian: Airlines Cancel Thousands of Flights Wednesday and Thursday According to the Weather Channel, “Hurricane Ian has grown in size over the last 24 hours and has begun to lash southern Florida.” Travelers who are planning to travel Wednesday… Johnny Jet , September 28, 2022
The World’s Best Airlines Were Just Announced and Not a Single US Carrier Made the List If you love lists, then you will be interested to know that today, Skytrax, a UK-based airline and airport ranking site, just released the World’s Top 10 Airlines of 2022…. Johnny Jet , September 23, 2022
Say It Ain’t So! American Airlines Eliminates its Best Online Booking Feature One of the best features of American Airlines’ website is that it allows customers to hold flights for 24 hours without having to plop down a credit card. No other… Johnny Jet , September 14, 2022
The 3 Worst Airlines to Fly According to the New DOT Dashboard No doubt this has been the worst summer on record in terms of airline and airport chaos. It’s happening all over the world and it’s happening for a number of… Johnny Jet , September 3, 2022
U.S. Airline Complaints Skyrocket – Here’s Why and Tips For Avoiding the Travel Chaos Yesterday, I was on NewsNation Prime with host Marni Hughes to talk about travel, specifically about airline complaints, the ongoing problem with flight delays and cancellations, and what travelers can… Johnny Jet , August 31, 2022
Don’t Let the Airlines Lose Your Bag – Ship Them Instead This post contains references to products from one or more of our advertisers. We may receive compensation when you click on links to those products. For an explanation of our… Johnny Jet , July 30, 2022
JetBlue Agrees to Buy Spirit Airlines for $3.8 Billion, Creating 5th-Largest US Airline Back in early April, JetBlue Airways announced they were throwing a wrench in Spirit Airlines’ merger with Frontier Airlines by offering Spirit’s shareholders much more money. Spirit’s board rejected the… Johnny Jet , July 28, 2022
How to Avoid the Madness and Mayhem of Summer 2022 Travel If you read my article on the summer of the inflation vacation, then you already know that the high cost of travel is one of my arguments for staying close… Johnny Jet , June 12, 2022