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Arlene's Air Travel Blog February 2009 Archive

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

Flying with an Infant and Car Seat

Saturday February 28, 2009
Traveling with a really young one? Currently, you do have the choice between carrying a child under two years old as a lap baby (no seat) on almost every ... Read More

Airfare Specials this Week

Thursday February 26, 2009
Wow, there are a lot of airfare specials this week. Too many to list here, so check out the Air Travel Forum and Airfare Travel Deals this Week - Cheap ... Read More

Turkish Airlines Crash in Amsterdam Kills at least 9, Most Survive

Wednesday February 25, 2009
A Turkish Airlines flight crashed in a farmer's field near Amsterdam's Schiphol airport during its descent on Wednesday, February 25 at approximately 10:40am local time. 9 on board have died ... Read More

What is up in the Air

Monday February 23, 2009
You just don't feel the same as you do on the ground...you may feel dry, even parched, or headachy - blame it on the air. Commercial flights have cabins that are ... Read More

Music Fit for an Airport

Saturday February 21, 2009
Music fit for an airport! If you thought that theme songs are limited to television shows, or movies, you may be surprised that some airports even have their own ... Read More

Airfare Specials this Week

Thursday February 19, 2009
A good selection of airfare specials this week. Some specials include dates for Spring Break, Carnival / Mardi Gras in different parts of the world. The sales this week offer ... Read More

Looking at Air Safety

Monday February 16, 2009
The fiery end to a Continental Connection flight last Thursday night and the "Miracle on the Hudson" in January both, in their own ways, highlight aspects of air travel safety ... Read More

Continental Airlines Crash Kills 50

Friday February 13, 2009
Late on Thursday, February 12, 2009 a Continental Airlines Connection flight (operated by Colgan Air) crashed near the end of its route between Newark, New Jersey and Buffalo-Niagara. All 49 ... Read More

Airfare Specials this Week

Thursday February 12, 2009
Lots and lots of good airfare specials this week, to pretty much everywhere on the planet... American Airlines has the Caribbean and Mexico on sale. Book by February 25 - travel ... Read More

Expensive Airport Shopping Spree

Monday February 9, 2009
Well, here is one for the record books - a passenger traveling through Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris managed to spend an unprecedented $65,000 at the airport. The previous ... Read More

Fear of Flying - Resources to Deal with the Fear of Flying

Saturday February 7, 2009
The fear of flying - aviophobia - is pretty common. The palpable anxiety, the clasped hands, the odd emotional outburst are all different visible signs of a passenger who may ... Read More

Airfare Specials this Week

Thursday February 5, 2009
Well, I am writing this as I vacation in a warm and sunny place. Time for a break from the winter, even if just for a few days. My laptop's ... Read More

Airline Seat Maps

Monday February 2, 2009
I am constantly on the hunt for airline seat maps, as they are often not easy to find. Which is a strange thing to say when you think about one ... Read More
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