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Southwest Airlines Saga Continues

12/29/22
After a week of widespread cancellations and disarray in operations, many Southwest Airlines passengers are still stuck at airports around the country waiting for standby seats. Or in hotels waiting for confirmation of a flight home. If you’re following social media and watching TV, you’ve also likely seen stories of people renting cars – sometimes […]
Southwest Airlines Nightmare Continues

Southwest Airlines Nightmare Continues

12/28/22
Early Wednesday morning, Flightaware.com was showing almost 2500 Southwest Airlines flights canceled. That leaves thousands of passengers still stuck at airports around the country. All other domestic airlines now have their schedules back on track since the last weekend’s bad weather. But not Southwest. The airline continues to suffer from staffing problems, software and technology […]
Travel Tidbits from Airports Near You

Travel Tidbits from Airports Near You

11/15/22
Airlines Fined for Not Giving Refunds on Time On Monday, the Transportation Department fined a half-dozen airlines more than $7 million for failing to provide timely refunds to customers. The DOT said the six airlines have also now collectively paid more than half a billion dollars to people who were owed a refund due to […]
Not loving the airlines right now? J.D. Power says you’re not alone

Not loving the airlines right now? J.D. Power says you’re not alone

05/12/22
We may be flying again, but that doesn’t mean we’re happy with the service airlines are providing. In fact, according to J.D. Power’s 2022 North America Airline Satisfaction Study, overall passenger satisfaction with airlines is down due to higher costs, pandemic-era restrictions, and a host of other factors. “Customer satisfaction with North American airlines climbed to […]
An auction of airline seats & drink carts – for Ukraine

An auction of airline seats & drink carts – for Ukraine

05/06/22
Austrian Airlines is auctioning off Economy Class airplane seats from its Boeing 767 fleet and 170 flight trolleys and donating the proceeds to the nonprofit Nachbar in Not (Neighbor in Need) to support people in Ukraine. The seats saw service on transatlantic flights and were removed to make way for Premium Economy Class seats. The […]
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