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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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Anil November 1, 2010 at 3:17pm

I took a connector flight from BOM to DEL on Kingfisher as a part of Delta's AMS to BOM flight. For a one hour and 50 minute flight, the airline served tea, and full breakfast. The find of breakfast that I remember begin served by PanAm in the heydays. Kingfisher is one of the six 5-star airlines based on SKYTRAX rating system. I'll take another flight next week with them which is going to be a lunch flight ;)
Anil November 1, 2010 at 3:08pm

NorthEast News: JFK-LHR flights take off from multiple terminals. Terminal 9, Terminal 4, Terminal 2-3, and a couple more, so security lines will be different.
Darryl Musick November 1, 2010 at 1:24am

Oh, that sucks. The one thing I hate about traveling is...well...the actual traveling part.
Ed Wetschler October 31, 2010 at 8:23pm

Bad news, Darryl: I'm at JFK now, where they put me through the only TSA line that didn't have one of the new Xray machines. I have failed my readers.
Darryl Musick October 31, 2010 at 6:40pm

Good luck and arrive early!
Ed Wetschler October 31, 2010 at 5:18pm

I'm flying international late this afternoon. What with Friday's terrorist bust, I wonder if the security lines will be God-awful or merely awful.
Northeast News October 30, 2010 at 5:36pm

Charles, I just tried the PC-version of the app you recommended. It works. Thank you and I'll email her.
Charlie Leocha October 30, 2010 at 5:18pm

I haven't used it yet, but TSA has an app that according to them tells you wait times at airports. http://apps.usa.gov/tsa-app/
Northeast News October 30, 2010 at 4:56pm

My niece is flying from JFK to the UK on Monday. Does anyone have any idea how backed up the security gate will be?
Ed Wetschler October 24, 2010 at 6:55pm

A story with a happy ending -- really. I posted a rave of the movie Cairo Time, which stars two humans and the city of Cairo, on another Tripatini group. A Tripatini member then said that she'd paid to see the movie on a Delta flight to Las Vegas, but the movie went on the fritz, so she never got to see the movie and she was out the money she'd spent to see it. Here's the happy postscript: "Hi Ed... I got an email from Delta. They're emailing me a $12 refund check and have credited my account with 3500 miles for the inconvenience."