Arlene's Air Travel Blog December 2007 Archive

It's that time of year again - the end of the year often gives us time to reflect on the year that has passed. This year in air travel was ... Read More

Maxjet has been an all business class airline serving the New York - London route. This week, they ceased operations and have filed for bankruptcy. There are a few airlines that ... Read More

A lot of post-Christmas specials are on in stores, but is it true for airlines too? Maybe not specifically, but there are always at least a few decent sales on ... Read More

There are still several busy days ahead at airports around the world. Luggage restrictions and free allowances vary a fair bit between some of the airlines. There are even a ... Read More

When Travel Hacker came up with a list of the Top 100 Blogs for Business Travelers, I have to say, I was intrigued. Hours later, after visiting more than half ... Read More

In the flurry of online holiday shopping, there are some airfare specials to be had online. Virgin America is starting up a few new routes in the spring and is offering ... Read More

I don't know if I would call it some bizarre string of strange travel luck, but I made it to and from several places hit by extremely nasty winter weather ... Read More

Not only can you buy gift certificates, or airline paraphenalia, but some airlines even have their own "malls" for earning miles. I can admit that I have purchased lots of ... Read More

JetBlue is buzzing with the latest initiative to hit the skies - e-mail and messaging DURING flight. Usually the closing of the aircraft door means hitting the switch on your ... Read More

Time is of the essence for some of the following specials... Jetblue is testing out free email service on its flights, and is having an airfare sale that can be booked ... Read More

There has been a state of emergency declared in several states in the Midwest. A nasty mix of freezing rain and snow is stretching from the Midwest into Canada, so ... Read More

Having looked at the issue of bringing a car seat for the under 2 set on board, we'll continue by looking at what you can check in for your infant ... Read More

It's approaching a busy part of the air travel season, where at the airport, you are likely to see more families boarding flights. Traveling with a really young one? Currently, ... Read More

It's a bit of a hodge-podge of airfare specials this week. Cheapflights tracked down a special on United Airlines which includes several holiday dates and has both US and Canadian destinations. ... Read More

Leave it to Virgin America to have a unique flight experience. A few days ago, passengers watched a runway show - and not just during take off and landing, but ... Read More

"The air travel environment can be overwhelming for most people ... even more stressful for travelers with disabilities. Knowing ahead of time about procedures for boarding the aircraft, stowage of ... Read More