I sat in my comfy leather seat, gripping the armrests nervously, trying not to sweat as the plane began to descend into New York.  I had already unplugged my earbuds from the jack in the arm rest. I couldn’t concentrate on the TV screen in front of me any more.  I looked around me at [...]

Last month, following the attempted bombing of a flight from Amsterdam to Detroit, the TSA rashly came out with some new “security” measures for international flights coming into the U.S. that would supposedly make us all safer when flying (but not really), such as not letting passengers have reading materials or potty breaks during the [...]

I think it’s time we admit that the Transportation Security Administration is almost as much an enemy to the flying public as terrorists are. After all the resources that have been pumped into this agency, all they’ve really succeeded in doing is making travelers’ lives miserable.  The attempted bombing of an Amsterdam to Detroit flight [...]

An article in today’s Burlington Free Press discusses the Burlington International Airport’s challenge of trying to persuade an airline–any airline–to add a route between Burlington and Boston.  I was really glad to see this article, because it’s on a topic that I have long been frustrated by. Right now, we have no direct flights between [...]

Jetblue has been my favorite airline since it has been in existence, and I have given it a lot of love in my blog.  I love their roomy, comfy seats and their TVs, their snacks, and their customer service.  My only “bad” experiences with them weren’t bad enough to make me stop loving them   [...]

Every time I fly, I notice the little inconsiderate things that my fellow passengers do.  I suppose it shouldn’t surprise me.  We’re becoming an increasingly myopic society overall, so why shouldn’t that extend to air travel?  I know some people don’t care if their behavior negatively impacts other people, because they’re narcissists.  But I honestly [...]

Compassion never goes out of style.  I’ve always appreciated Jetblue‘s True Blue membership program, because I have had to cancel trips in the past, and it was nice knowing I had up to a year to use the airfare credit instead of just being SOL.  But now, my favorite blue airline is going one step [...]

I just wanted to share this great piece by veteran flight attendant James Wysong, author of Flying High with A Frank Steward: More Air Travel Tales From the Flight Crew, who writes a column at MSNBC.com. (If you’re not regularly reading his stuff, I recommend it. He has terrific insider knowledge of how the airline [...]