Airlines and Airplanes
A list of the world's airlines. Find schedules, and pertinent phone numbers.
So you'd like to speak to an actual person that works for the airline? Here is a list of phone contacts to reach the airline you're looking for.
Luggage fees and what is free for airlines - legacy carriers such as American Airlines; low cost airlines such as Southwest Airlines; and non-US airlines such as Air Canada. Includes not just regular luggage, but sports equipment, strollers, car seats, wheelchairs, and excess bags.
Tougher economic times, and fuel prices are often cited as reasons for this next story-maker of the past decade. Airline mergers seem all the rage. Rumors continue to fly on which airlines will merge next.
Star Alliance got the trend started in 1997, but airline alliances didn't fully blossom until after 2000.
Sometimes notoriously bad, but certainly cheaper and often even better than legacy airlines, the budget / low cost airline has revolutionized travel for many parts of the world.
Because airline spoofs are always fun.
