4 Airlines That Are Actually Blocking Middle Seats American Airlines is making headlines this week after it announced that it will be joining United “in filling flights to capacity as the number of travelers choosing to fly continues… Johnny Jet , June 29, 2020
Airlines May Now Ban You for Not Wearing a Face Mask One of the major things that has been keeping me from getting on an airplane is the fact that many travelers are not wearing their face masks as they’re supposed… Johnny Jet , June 16, 2020
Most Major U.S. Airlines Now Require Passengers to Wear Face Masks I love flying, but I wouldn’t get on a plane any time soon unless I really had to and if I knew the flight was going to be empty. To… Johnny Jet , May 4, 2020
Airline and Hotel Reward Programs That Have Extended Elite Status I recently wrote a post for CNN.com entitled: What coronavirus means for elite airplane passengers. I know there are a lot more important things in the world but when frequent… Johnny Jet , April 13, 2020
Why Now Is the Best Time to Buy Plane Tickets for This Summer UPDATED: I’ve canceled all my March and April trips as I’m social distancing as instructed. After buying hundreds of plane tickets a year for the past 20+ years (for myself,… Johnny Jet , March 10, 2020
Video: Why Fuel Dumped From a Plane Doesn’t Hit the Ground Recently, I came upon the video above, from Business Insider via MSN, and watched it. I then shared it with our editor as a future Travel Video of the Week…. Johnny Jet , January 21, 2020
All 3 Major U.S. Carriers Now Offer Boarding Alerts With Their Free Apps As I wrote in my post on my trip to Florida (where I flew into Kennedy Space Center!), last week I tried out a new feature included with the free… Johnny Jet , October 29, 2019
There’s Another Great Airline Program for NFL Fans in Washington State Each Friday, we feature a reader-submitted tip as our Travel Tip of the Day. This week’s tip comes from reader Scott W., who sent in another great airline program for… Johnny Jet , September 13, 2019
United Is Now Offering Free and Discounted CLEAR Membership to MileagePlus Members CLEAR, as we’ve written before, is a huge help if you travel often around the U.S. And starting yesterday, United MileagePlus members—and especially those with status—can get CLEAR at a… Johnny Jet , July 30, 2019
Which is Better For SkyMiles Members: the Amex Platinum or Delta Credit Cards? This post contains references to products from one or more of our advertisers. We may receive compensation when you click on links to those products. For an explanation of our… Ramsey Qubein , June 20, 2019
You Can No Longer Buy Day Passes at Delta Lounges In November, Delta became the first major airline to eliminate the day pass option at its airport lounges. As my colleague and #TravelSkills chat co-host Chris McGinnis wrote: “Delta said… Johnny Jet , December 20, 2018
Don’t Miss These Reduced Miles and Points Awards This post contains references to products from one or more of our advertisers. We may receive compensation when you click on links to those products. For an explanation of our… Ramsey Qubein , October 3, 2018
Earn Miles With Amex Delta Credit Cards Offers This post contains references to products from one or more of our advertisers. We may receive compensation when you click on links to those products. For an explanation of our… Johnny Jet Editorial , August 2, 2018
Video: Shadowing a Delta Flight Attendant for 10 Hours A reporter for CNBC spent 10 hours shadowing Delta flight attendant Melissa Pittman. As you’ll see in this four-minute video, there’s a lot more to the job than serving food… Johnny Jet , July 24, 2018
Don’t Forget to Try Calling the Airline When You’re in a Pickle A few weeks ago I purchased two tickets for my dad and sister to fly PBI-LGA for Memorial Day. Unfortunately, my dad was hospitalized and they couldn’t go. Since the… Johnny Jet , June 4, 2018