Travel Hack For Getting Your Money Back From an Airline Because How Many Travel Credits Can You Really Use? Story time: My Christmas travels got messed up (though not nearly as bad as those who were flying Southwest) but I turned things around with this travel hack. RELATED: Travel… Johnny Jet , December 28, 2022
10 Tips for Southwest Airlines Passengers Caught Up in the Meltdown I really feel for Southwest Airlines’ (SWA) passengers, gate agents, flight attendants and baggage handlers as this complete meltdown couldn’t have come at a worse time. There are a lot… Johnny Jet , December 28, 2022
Southwest Cancels Majority of Flights For Today and Tomorrow: Here’s What Stranded Passengers Should Do Southwest Airlines (SWA) has had a loyal following for years, thanks to their no-nonsense attitude, super-friendly and funny flight attendants, two free checked bags and no change fees. But unfortunately,… Johnny Jet , December 27, 2022
‘Absolutely Disgraceful’: Holiday Travel Nightmare Gets Even Worse at JFK Airport for Arriving International Passengers Between the winter storm that shut down airports, the thousands of canceled flights and Southwest Airlines declaring an operations emergency in Denver (which has now spilled over to their other… Johnny Jet , December 26, 2022
Southwest Airlines Cancels Over 2,500 Flights Today as Holiday Travel Troubles Continue And Airlines Struggle to Play Catch-Up I hope you had a great weekend and a Merry Christmas! We sure did since you could see Santa’s magic through my little ones’ eyes. Unfortunately, for those who were… Johnny Jet , December 26, 2022
WARNING: Southwest Airlines Declares State of Emergency at Denver Airport It looks like the major winter storm that’s ruining Christmas for so many travelers is really impacting Southwest Airlines (SWA). Aviation insider @xjonnyc posted an employee memo with the subject… Johnny Jet , December 24, 2022
Winter Bomb Cyclone Driving Tips, Best and Worst Times to Hit the Road You don’t need me to tell you it’s going to be a challenge to travel over the next couple of days. The top news story is about the Bomb Cyclone… Johnny Jet , December 23, 2022
Winter Weather Threatens Holiday Travel: Waivers Issued for Dozens of Midwest and East Coast Airports On Sunday, in my free travel newsletter (sign up here), I wrote, “The weather isn’t looking great for later this week. In fact, United Airlines just issued a Midwest winter… Johnny Jet , December 20, 2022
The 10 Airports With the Most Flight Cancellations Around the Holidays Traveling over the holidays is usually no fun for many people since airports and planes are packed, there are a lot of infrequent travelers and families that slow down the… Johnny Jet , December 19, 2022
Pilot Claims Flight Cancelations Were Intentional to Protest Vaccine Requirements In the fall, multiple airlines, American, Southwest and Spirit, in particular, each had at least a week of significant delays and cancelations. The airlines blamed weather but it was mainly… Johnny Jet , January 12, 2022
Yikes: Multiple Airlines Have Canceled Hundreds of Flights Because of Sick Crews The airline industry has had a rough year and it looks like it’s going to end on an even rougher note. Multiple airlines, including Delta and United, have cancelled hundreds… Johnny Jet , December 23, 2021
How To Get Free Checked Baggage This Holiday Here’s a brilliant marketing campaign from a Kentucky whiskey company. Maker’s Mark is putting $50,000 towards paying for people’s checked baggage fee. No alcohol purchase is necessary, but you do… Johnny Jet , December 23, 2021
My Sister Called Me In a Panic Because the Airport Security Line Was So Long. Here’s How I Got Her to Cut the Line Yesterday, my sister called me in a panic from a car on her way to Newark Airport (EWR). She said her daughter, who was already at the airport, had just… Johnny Jet , December 20, 2021
Warning: These Two Days Are Expected to Be the Busiest at U.S. Airports Christmas is fast approaching, which means people are starting to travel in record (pandemic) numbers. According to AAA: “More than 109 million people — an almost 34% increase from 2020… Johnny Jet , December 17, 2021
5 Tips For Avoiding Airport Parking Pandemonium Lisa Farbstein, the TSA spokesperson tweeted the other day that the “TSA expects pre-pandemic travel levels for Christmas/New Year’s holiday period.” I’ve been monitoring TSA checkpoint traffic and it appears… Johnny Jet , December 10, 2021