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Ceneri I most recently flew just last week, and by the time I reached the airport — at 8:05 am, meaning I had to get up around four, thank you very much — I was already exhausted, and my flight wasn’t even delayed yet, which felt suspicious. At check-in, a cheerful sign announced: “ALL BAGS MUST WEIGH LESS THAN A SENSE OF OPTIMISM.” I wasn’t sure what that meant, but the desk agent sighed, slapped a sticker on my bag, and whispered, “Good luck out there.” read post

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5 (sometimes surprising) ways flying affects your body

Gus Ruballo You land. Your throat feels like sandpaper. Your head is heavy. Your eyes sting. You've been sitting still for eight hours… so why does your body feel like it just ran a marathon? Most travelers accept this as the price of flying. But there's nothing inevitable about it. These symptoms have specific, well-documented causes — and understanding them is the first step to actually doing something about them. Here are five things flying is doing to your body right now. Some I´ll bet…

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Travel Budgeting: How to Budget for Your Trip

Traveling doesn’t have to be expensive, stressful, or unpredictable. With the right planning, you can enjoy your dream destination while staying comfortably within your budget. In this comprehensive guide, you’ll learn how to create a smart travel budget, estimate your costs correctly, save money, and make the most of deals on flights, hotels, car rentals, and last-minute flight bookings.Whether you're planning an international adventure or a weekend getaway, mastering travel budgeting allows…

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Getting the best possible airfare deals from the USA with Google Flights

If you’ve ever gone down the rabbit hole of searching for flights, you know how overwhelming it can get. Prices jump around, deals disappear, and it’s easy to spend hours refreshing tabs. That’s where Google Flights comes in—it’s one of the most powerful (and free) tools for finding cheap airfares. Here are a few strategies travelers swear by: read post

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David Lawrence July 2, 2010 at 3:37pm

Jose your question just got me to join this group. I would be willing to stand on short flights like Boston - Philadelphia to save money, maybe the way it's done on some ski transport vehicles, with railings that passengers can hold onto and that keep passengers from crowding each other.
Robert Kristofic July 2, 2010 at 3:21pm

@Anil : We saw this coming but it's BIG nonetheless... In my opinion, it will change the way many of the metasearch sites (like Kayak, etc.) do business and I believe the consumer stands to benefit in the end. Seeing as Google tends to think outside the box, I anticipate a new approach to travel search... Maybe something in the line of "I've got $500 in my pocket. What can I do?".
Anil July 2, 2010 at 3:13pm

What do you think of Google buying ITA Software ? ITA software is the company who created Orbitz, then spun it off, and has been the engine behind quite a few airline reservation system. Built from ground up, it is the dominant software now in airfare search engines.

It will re-align a lot of search engine and meta engines in the airline industry.
Max Pesling July 2, 2010 at 6:10am

Heck no. I don't even want to stand in line at the airport, much less on the plane. Let's get real, folks, Ryanair's not going to get approval for "vertical seats." It's totally ridiculous. But it's a great publicity stunt. How else would you get half the world talking about a third-rate bring-your-own-lightbulb airline??
José Balido July 2, 2010 at 5:24am

First, Ryanair wanted to charge for toilets. Now, they're planning 'vertical seats' so we can fly on our tootsies. How long before they institute the 'oxygen surcharge'???

Would YOU fly standing up to save a few pounds?
Anil June 29, 2010 at 7:25pm

It would depend on the range and route and other factors. I have flown EMB and CRJ and also small 6 seaters; all within 200-300 miles range. Where Jetblue deploys it is the question.
Ed Wetschler June 29, 2010 at 6:58pm

Thank you, Embraer. The company has designed a plane that doesn't have room for a (costly) co-pilot. If JetBlue buys those planes, will you fly JetBlue?
Ed Wetschler June 28, 2010 at 3:24pm

"A whopping 93 percent of the total 3197 respondents to an eTurboNews poll claim that airlines are under-performing in terms of customer service." Can the airlines, in fact, restore good service (when I was a kid it was great service) without increasing fares?
Vincent Russo June 24, 2010 at 4:19pm

I just joined to let off steam. my favorite cousin just called to say virgin atlantic is going to install great new entertaiment internet system. she's steamed cause her husband was one of the people trapped on that plane in Conneticut. Shouldn't company should be working on getting takeoff and landing right, not this other stuff?
Cessy Meacham June 16, 2010 at 11:41pm

Can anybody give me a feed back using GOL Airlines in Brazil?