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Arlene's Air Travel Blog February 2007 Archive

By Arlene Fleming, About.com Guide to Air Travel since 2002

Airfare Specials this Week

Wednesday February 28, 2007
A lot of great airfare specials are particularly fleeting, so make note that some of the sales listed end before the weekend. US Airways is having a sale. If you are ... Read More

A Low Cost Alliance

Sunday February 25, 2007
We are used to hearing of global alliances between airlines like Star Alliance, Oneworld, and Sky Team. But now, two low cost airlines are in talks to create their own ... Read More

Airfare Specials this Week

Friday February 23, 2007
Some weeks are better than others for airfare specials. This week is a little short on good sales, but there are a few decent ones, and ones that end really ... Read More

Adoption Airfares

Wednesday February 21, 2007
In the world of air travel there are lots of special airfares out there. They aren't always easy to find, and they won't always guarantee you the best price, ... Read More

Are You Flying on one of these Grounded Airlines?

Monday February 19, 2007
The European Union let Russian officials know that several Russian carriers were not meeting safety standards. The Russian officials, instead of waiting for these airlines to be blacklisted, have banned ... Read More

JetBlue Cancels 23% of Their Flights on February 17 and 18...and Now the 19th

Saturday February 17, 2007
JetBlue has canceled about 25% of their flights today (Monday 19) so do check if you are flying on them today and tomorrow in case there are more last minute ... Read More

The Move Towards Carbon Neutral Flights

Thursday February 15, 2007
Air travel has long been lambasted, particularly by environmental groups, for the amount of gas emissions that flights release into the atmosphere, and contributing to global warming. There is a ... Read More

Stormy Weather Affects much of the United States and Canada

Tuesday February 13, 2007
Winter weather continues to disrupt air travel. The latest winter storms are leading most of the major airlines in the United States to cancel a lot of flights. If you ... Read More

Romantic Flight Ideas Big and Small

Tuesday February 13, 2007
Flights can be romantic - whether it is in a two-seater Cessna or a jetliner, the experience of flight does not have to be rife with stress and shoe-less security ... Read More

Taking a Romantic Leap

Sunday February 11, 2007
It may not be everyone's idea of a romantic date, but there are lots of drop-zone devotees who swear by skydiving. If you are not afraid of heights, and plunging thousands ... Read More

Valentine's Day Flight Ideas

Friday February 9, 2007
Love it or loathe it, Valentine's Day is quickly approaching. If you are on the love side of this day, then maybe some different type of flight ideas may trump ... Read More

Airfare Specials this Week

Wednesday February 7, 2007
Not a huge amount of big sales yet for this week, but there are a few good ones for travel within North America. This week you may have to act quickly ... Read More

The Joy of Carry-on Packing

Tuesday February 6, 2007
Tongue is firmly in cheek with that title, although I am not sure whether packing or unpacking is worse. When I travel, I try to avoid checking in luggage as ... Read More

Travel in the Winter - Talk about Delays and Cancellations

Sunday February 4, 2007
Having worked for an airline for well over decade, in places that do see snow, there is an unavoidable reality of air travel - flights will delay or cancel. What ... Read More

Will the Environment Pay or Will Air Travelers?

Friday February 2, 2007
There is a raging debate in Europe over the pollution caused by air travel. Talks involve taxing and even reducing flights, or at least altering times that planes fly in ... Read More
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