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Alaska Airlines Launches Electronic Bag Label: See How it Works

Alaska Airlines has started rolling out a new electronic bag tag that eliminates the need for printed destination labels for checked luggage. The new devices, which were announced…

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Frontier Airlines Hangs Up on Customer Service by Phone

Frontier Airlines, the carrier so cheap it won't even allow most passengers to recline seats without fees, has found a new way to cut costs and further contribute to the indignity of…

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The Year's Best and Worst U.S. Airports Named in New Ranking

Northern California has the best airports in the United States and the New York City area has the worst, according to a new ranking from the Wall Street Journal. San Francisco…

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Washington Metro Finally Connects D.C. with Dulles Airport and Virginia Wine Country

After four long years of delays, the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority’s long-awaited Silver Line extension finally opened to the public on Tuesday, November 15,…

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A Rare Fee Reduction! The TSA Trims the Cost of PreCheck

You don't see this very often these days: prices going down. The U.S. Transportation Security Administration and its enrollment partner IDEMIA, eager to get more travelers signed up…

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Times Are Changing: Why You Should Use Your Loyalty Points As Soon As Possible

The corporations that dominate the world responded to the aftermath of the pandemic downturn in their own ways, but there's a common impulse among most of them: recover as much lost…

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Airplane Etiquette: Survey Names the Most Annoying Behavior in the Skies

What type of air traveler annoys you the most? Having recently taken a flight from Frankfurt to Boston during which I tried to watch The 40-Year-Old Virgin on a seat-back screen…

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New Study of Millions of Airfares Reveals the Best Days to Purchase and to Fly

For the fourth year in a row, a study by the Airline Reporting Corporation (ARC) and Expedia has named Sundays as the best day of the week to book travel—if saving money is your goal.I…

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Walt Disney's Private Plane Arrives at Its New Museum Home After Years of Neglect

This unlikely homecoming was more than a half century in the making.Mickey Mouse One, the private corporate plane purchased by Walt Disney in 1963, has now gone on public display at…

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Walt Disney's Private Corporate Plane, "Mickey Mouse One," Goes on Public Display in Palm Springs

This unlikely homecoming was more than a half century in the making. The private corporate plane purchased by Walt Disney in 1963, has gone on public display at the Palm Springs Air…

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How Fast Is the USA's New Online Passport Renewal System? I Tested It.

How long does it take to renew a standard U.S. passport using the State Department's new all-digital process? And is it as miserable as mailing an application?

Article / Arthur Frommer Online

Are Airlines Really About to Start Banning Apple AirTags?

On Friday, the airline blogosphere began publishing posts with attention-grabbing headlines: "German Flag Carrier Lufthansa is Banning Apple’s Popular AirTag Just As The Device Becomes…

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Breeze Airways Expands in Westchester—And Throws a Very Good Sale

Nowadays, it's difficult to get an entrée at a sit-down restaurant in many U.S. cities for less than $30. But upstart airline Breeze just made $29 the sale price for flights to a…

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Six-Night Trips to Ireland Are Going For $499—With Airfare

When I opened my email this morning, it felt like I was seeing a message from 2004. Aer Lingus, the flag air carrier of Ireland, is offering 6-night vacations in its home…

Article / Arthur Frommer Online

You Can Hire Someone to Escort You Through Airport Terminals with SkySquad

A little over a decade ago, Julie Melnick was trying to wrangle her rambunctious 3-year-old at the airport when she had a realization that many of us in the same situation have had:…

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The World’s Best Airlines Ranking Is Out—and the U.S. Didn’t Do So Hot

This year, air travelers have endured a parade of woes. But even as an understaffed commercial aviation industry struggles to keep up with heightened demand following the easing of…

Article / Arthur Frommer Online

NYC Airports No Longer Include Newark—How the Rule Change Could Affect Travelers

Newark is no longer in New York. Geographically, of course, the New Jersey city never was. But Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) is so close to New York City—closer, in fact,…

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TSA PreCheck Will Come to You Now: How to Find the Mobile Enrollment Truck

Enrolling in TSA PreCheck is getting more convenient in cities across the U.S. this fall. Thanks to the expanded IdentoGO mobile enrollment push, travelers who want to join the…

Article / Air Travel

How to Avoid Motion Sickness on an Airplane

Tips from medical experts on preventing—or at least easing—airsickness

Article / Arthur Frommer Online

Find Out What You're Owed for a Canceled Flight with This New Online Tool

UPDATE, September 6: This post, originally published September 3, has been updated below. As we reach the end of a summer travel season plagued with flight delays and cancellations,…

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Why Is It So Cold on Airplanes?

We asked flight crew members why airplane cabins feel like walk-in freezers. 

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Looking for Cheaper Flights This Fall? Go West!

The price of airline tickets is expected to drop significantly this autumn, as Frommer's previously reported. The latest data from Hopper, the travel booking app that tracks airfare…

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The FAA Wants Your Thoughts on Airplane Seat Sizes

If you think airplane seats are too small—and it's hard to imagine anyone this side of Smurf Village who wouldn't feel that way—the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) would…

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5 Things You Can Do to Avoid Flight Delays and Cancellations

In the summer of 2022, when friends tell us they're about to fly somewhere on vacation, the typical reaction isn't so much "I'm jealous" as it is "Wow, good luck with that." It…

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Experts Say Airfares Are Falling This Fall—How to Save on Autumn Air Travel

Good news in air travel has been hard to come by this summer, what with the surges in cancellations, delays, lost luggage, and ticket prices. Unfortunately, we can't promise things…