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Arlene's Air Travel Blog January 2009 Archive

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

The Pregnant Passenger and Airline Policies

Saturday January 31, 2009
It wasn't always easy but I traveled a lot by air during my own pregnancy. What I discovered is that airlines really vary in terms of rules. Factors that influence an ... Read More

Airfare Specials this Week

Thursday January 29, 2009
A fairly decent crop of airfare specials this week including Southwest Airlines and AirTran Airways. Southwest Airlines has been hosting a lot of quickie airfare specials, so this one is different ... Read More

Info on New York City Area Airports

Monday January 26, 2009
Big, bustling cities can be intimidating places for an air traveler. How do you get to and from the airport? What is the fastest route out of the city? Which ... Read More

De-stress With a Do-it-Yourself Face Massage

Saturday January 24, 2009
In dealing with flights, I have always found it important to have ways to help myself reduce the stresses and anxieties that can come with air travel. From my eyeshades, ... Read More

Airfare Specials this Week

Thursday January 22, 2009
Great set of airfare specials on this week. There are also several packages too. United Airlines is having a sale on lots of domestic and international routes. Kayak tracked this ... Read More

Obama Inauguration and Air Travel Around Washington DC

Sunday January 18, 2009
Tuesday, January 20 will not only mark an historical inauguration, but should see record numbers flying into the Washington DC area. No doubt, chaos is bound to be part of ... Read More

Birds to Blame for Plane Crash in New York

Friday January 16, 2009
The details continue to emerge over a downed US Airways aircraft on Thursday with over 150 passengers and crew aboard. The plane, which was headed to Charlotte, hit a flock ... Read More

Airfare Specials this Week

Thursday January 15, 2009
I actually said "wow" out loud when I saw the sheer depth of airfare specials available for sale this week. Some even have travel dates that extend to summer and ... Read More

When a Flight Delay or Cancellation is Caused by Weather

Tuesday January 13, 2009
After the last blog entry about flight delays and cancellations due to the airline's own issue, I thought it might be good to look at the flip side - when ... Read More

When a Flight Delay or Cancellation is Caused by the Airline

Sunday January 11, 2009
Having worked for an airline for almost 15 years, I've seen a lot of the unavoidable reality of air travel - flights will delay or cancel. There are two types ... Read More

Airfare Specials this Week

Thursday January 8, 2009
January is usually a decent month for cheap tickets on the airline, and this January follows that trend... Kayak found a nice air / hotel package for those who yen for ... Read More

Biofuel - the First Airline Trend of 2009

Tuesday January 6, 2009
The green-ing of air travel is becoming a more permanent idea with the airlines. There are carbon offsets, some airlines have various recycling projects, you may be on a flight ... Read More

Flights for Obama's Inauguration

Sunday January 4, 2009
Virgin America, Southwest Airlines, and AirTran Airways are not only low cost airlines, but are among the airlines to add more flights to and from the Washington DC area to ... Read More

Airfare Specials this Week

Friday January 2, 2009
A happy 2009 to everyone - let's see what the new year brings in terms of airfare deals... Southwest Airlines is ringing in the new year with a nationwide airfare special. ... Read More
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