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6 Things to Know about Luggage: Right Bags vs. Wrong Bags
Take a good look at your traveling bag (carry-on or suitcase) before you plan your next flight and see if you’ve got the right or wrong luggage. There are important differences and sometimes the wrong luggage will cost you money. Here are six things you should know. What to Pay for Summer Airfare 1. Right … Read 6 Things to Know about Luggage: Right Bags vs. Wrong Bags
Posted In: Rick Seaney on ABC News, Tips and Tricks4 Reasons Not to Hate the Airline Fees
I thought I’d try to shake things up a bit by looking on the bright side of airline fees. Yes, they’re easy to hate, but there are pluses to some of them. Unless we’re talking about ultra-discount carrier Spirit. The only way you can avoid most of the steep fees on that particular airline, is if … Read 4 Reasons Not to Hate the Airline Fees
Posted In: Airline Fees, Rick Seaney on ABC NewsAre Flight Attendants ‘Too Old’?
Are you old enough to remember young flight attendants? During the so-called golden age of flying, many airlines required cabin crew members to be unmarried and no older than 32. Otherwise, they got the boot. Pan Am Stewardess: Yes, They Really Wore Girdles Flight Attendants – Aging Population Yes, flight attendants are aging, but we all … Read Are Flight Attendants ‘Too Old’?
Posted In: Airline News, Rick Seaney on ABC NewsThe Price We Pay for Airline Mergers
Last week’s news that US Airways was taking a bold step toward a takeover of American Airlines by getting backing from employee unions left some scratching their heads. For one thing, it’s way too early to say whether or not that union support will hold up, or if any merger will ever take place. You … Read The Price We Pay for Airline Mergers
Posted In: Airfare Analysis, Airline News, Rick Seaney on ABC NewsDo Americans have a ‘Right to Vacation’?
Do you laugh when someone says, ‘let’s do lunch’? You do if you’re a typical American worker bee, slaving away in a cubicle littered with vending machine sandwich wrappers because you never leave your desk for lunch, let alone ‘do’ it. Vacation: U.S. vs. Europe Most of us don’t even take all the vacation we’re … Read Do Americans have a ‘Right to Vacation’?
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