TSA airport checkpoint triggers can cause significant delays for air travelers in getting to their flight gates. Traveling by air has become drudgery for many. Wading through time consuming airport lines can be exhausting. Getting through TSA (Transportation Security...
I have eight air travel planning mistakes air travelers need to avoid to make their air travel easier with fewer problems from airline personnel. Air travel planning mistakes for your journey are easy to make. There are a large variety of factors that you must take...
Here are 16 tips to help solo travelers stay safe while traveling anywhere in the world. Traveling alone can mean freedom for some, as they have the opportunity to do exactly what they want without compromising their journey to please or satisfy a companion. They can...
Many passenger blunders on Delta Flight 4819 last week were made evacuating from the plane after it crashed in Toronto. It could have cost them their lives. Last Monday, February 17, Delta flight 4819 left Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport uneventfully. The...
Deplaning etiquette: Some passengers need to be the first to exit the plane. If possible, they’ll push and shove their way to the front to exit. There’s never an excuse for violence anywhere. I call them Aisle lice. In December, we flew from the east coast...
These accomplishments have been achieved by working closely with our members, national media, the travel industry, the Department of Transportation (DOT), Congress and many other agencies.
– Removal of restaurant fees from DC area eateries — this is an ongoing project
– Creation of DOT Dashboard to outline consumer rights after cancellation of a flight
– Bi-partisan bill to eliminate hotel resort fees introduced into House of Representatives
– Creation of the Advisory Committee for Aviation Consumer Protections
– Advertised airfares now include airfare plus, mandatory taxes and fees
– Lost/damaged/delayed luggage compensation limit increased to $3,800
– Passengers have 24 hours to change or cancel their nonrefundable tickets without penalty
– Once an airfare is purchased, that airfare and ancillary fees cannot be increased
– Families flying together act passed by Congress that requires family members 13 years of age and younger to sit with other family members at no additional cost.
