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Arlene's Air Travel Blog March 2009 Archive

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

Packing and Snacking for Flights

Monday March 30, 2009
When you think of some flights being 4 hours or longer without any food being served at all, or having to pay for food on your flight, you may ... Read More

The Flying Car - From Road to Runway

Saturday March 28, 2009
When I think of flying cars, I'm almost immediately drawn to memories of watching the Jetsons, traveling back in forth in space in their domed vehicle. Well, back here on ... Read More

Airfare Specials this Week

Thursday March 26, 2009
Several airlines are matching the deal from Southwest Airlines, for travel well into the summer. Southwest Airlines Offers Nationwide Fare Sale. Book by April 6. Travel dates run until August 14. ... Read More

Earning Bonus Miles - Until Mid-June

Monday March 23, 2009
Several airlines seem to have decided that simply offering cheap airfares, and sale after sale, is not enough in this economy. This is good news in particular for those trying ... Read More

Some Myths of Air Travel

Saturday March 21, 2009
You are on your way to the airport, and notice that traffic is lighter than usual. After an easy check-in, you nearly float through security - the airport screeners are ... Read More

Airfare Specials this Week

Thursday March 19, 2009
Airfare specials for within the United States, to Asia, and Moscow - some of the airfare deals on sale this week. Kayak always has a pretty good selection of airfares. ... Read More

Languages of Europe and Air Travel

Tuesday March 17, 2009
A Happy St. Patrick's Day to those celebrating. It was parades and festivities and beer guides last week, so today it is European languages (and the language of air travel). Travel ... Read More

Stripping It All Off For An Airline

Sunday March 15, 2009
In the latest airline stunt that is scheduled to be pulled off in London on March 15, an "anonymous" airline requested 999 people to be nude for publicity. It's cold enough ... Read More

A Carnival of St. Patrick's Day

Saturday March 14, 2009
About's Guide to Ireland Travel has brought together a blog carnival for St. Patrick's Day. In essence, he has brought together features related to St. Patrick's Day from the travel ... Read More

St. Patricks Day Parades and Fun, and the Airports Serving several St. Patty's Day Hotspots

Friday March 13, 2009
There will be droves of people out around the world celebrating Saint Patrick's Day. Although March 17 falls on a Tuesday, most parades and festivities will take place this weekend. ... Read More

Airfare Specials this Week

Thursday March 12, 2009
Lots of good specials on this week, particularly for travel within the United States. Several international destinations on sale too, have included one for Vietnam, but several more are listed ... Read More

Beer and Pubs at Airports

Monday March 9, 2009
St Patrick's Day is quickly approaching, making it a time when beer enthusiasts may be ready to toast a Guinness or a green beer in the patron saint of Ireland's ... Read More

Work in the Air Travel Industry

Saturday March 7, 2009
There may not be a lot of work to share around in the air travel industry as airlines have their lowest employee numbers in over ten years. However, there is ... Read More

Airfare Specials this Week

Thursday March 5, 2009
Pretty good crop of airfare specials this week, so let's get to a few of them... Air Canada US and International sale. Air Canada has good deals for travel between the ... Read More

A New, Trans-Pacific, Low Cost Airline

Monday March 2, 2009
V Australia launched service late last week between Australia and the United States. Sir Richard Branson, name behind many things Virgin, also heads up this latest low cost airline. Currently, ... Read More
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