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Fun times. I had just boarded my flight and gotten comfortable in my aisle seat, perusing Facebook while keeping an eye out for anyone who needed to get into my row. First one, then another gentleman sat down next to me, and boarding was going surprisingly fast. Until a horrible smell filled the air, followed…
I have been on the road a lot already this year, traveling literally from coast to coast. Some places are having lovely weather right now, but it seems like most of the country is in the grips of record-cold temps. I saw that today in Nashville it is -2! Crazy. What does all this cold…
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What should passengers do when the weather is terrible but a flight isn’t listed as delayed? Here are some recommendations for resources.
Last week as I arrived at the airport I got a notification that my flight was delayed by half an hour. After I got over the initial irritation (why couldn’t they have told me before I left the house?? I could have done 30 minutes more of work!) I figured to make lemonade out of…
In case you missed it, a crazy cold front has swept the nation. Temperatures are colder than they’ve been in years. In Chicago, where my sister lives, it is currently -13 and the high is -10. That is insane, and it’s not even the coldest place in the country. (Pictured: The view from my sister’s…
You guys know I love packing lists, and have them for all types of situations. But what goes in my purse, and is therefore accessible during a flight, doesn’t really change. Maybe I’ll bring an extra book for a super long trip, but for the most part I put the same stuff in there. I…
If you listen to the news, you have probably heard about the mandatory federal budget cuts that have been happening over the last few months. I kept hearing dire warnings about the FAA cuts and flight delays, but it never seemed like anything was happening. Until now. Starting in April, TSA instituted a hiring freeze…
What is the deal with minor maintenance issues taking forever to deal with lately? In the last two weeks the Home Warrior and I have been on two flights that were delayed significantly because of a simple fix. And I’m not talking, like, cracks in the fuselage. I’m talking about teeny-tiny stuff. For example, the…
From The Washington Post: A plume of volcanic ash from Iceland hovering over Northern Europe severely disrupted air travel for hundreds of thousands of airline passengers Thursday as authorities cancelled flights across the region. The ash cloud, which has drifted from the Eyjafjallajokull volcano in Iceland, forced officials to shut down airspace in Britain, Ireland,…
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