For those of you who haven’t heard about this….. Last Friday, an American Airlines flight to Chicago was taxiing to the runway when one of the flight attendants started making an announcement over the PA system. That’s normal, right? Except she wasn’t giving safety information or instructions on buckling your seatbelt. Instead, she went on…
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I did it! I used my phone to check in!!
For some of you this may be old hat, but I am super excited. Why did it take so long for me to finally check in with my phone? A number of reasons. First, my home airport was slow in getting the machines necessary. Also, there are so many early-adopter horror stories going around about…
FYI: New York Is Not On the Way to Texas
Yesterday I told you about all of the awesome things about my vacation last week. Puerto Rico is great, and everyone should go. Oh and eat some plantains, especially the yellow ones. They are super tasty. Anyway. My trip was great. Here is the less great part. We got a phone call on Thursday morning…
Even More Fees Expected In 2011…..Great.
The Home Warrior recently sent me an article, saying, “You probably need to see this…..” He was right. Wow, was he right. According to MSNBC, experts are forecasting a rise in airline fees for 2011. As in, they are going to start charging us a la carte for even more items than ever before. It’s…
Travel Tip: Pick Your Seat Online
For those of us who travel all the time, picking your seat online is a must-do before any upcoming trip. But for those of you who haven’t traveled in a while, or who are looking at your first business trip, you may not know that you have this option.You are not at the mercy of…
American Has Redeemed Themselves… to a point
A few weeks ago I posted about my frustration with American Airlines with regard to charging Elite Aadvantage members $50 for a close-in award ticket. About two days after I posted that, I got an email from the Aadvantage people saying that as of the date of the email, this fee would no longer be…
Good News, Bad News: Airlines
Welcome to the first edition of Good News, Bad News. Today we will be focused on airlines, specifically American and Continental. Good news: MSNBC is reporting that American Airlines is expanding its use of “mobile boarding passes” to 19 new airports. I have never used this service, but it sounds very cool, and incredibly convenient.…
American Airlines joins other airlines in raising bag fees. lame.
Granted, I have elite status with them so I don’t have to pay checked bag fees. But still! This means that now you have to pay up to $60 on top of your ticket price? I am disappointed in them. This means that overhead bins will be running out of space even more quickly than…
