The morning of our return started very early. We had a hot-air balloon ride scheduled, and that meant arriving at 6:45am. The weather was iffy with rain around, but they said we were good enough to go ...

San Diego just opened its brand new Terminal 1, and that means it all-of-a-sudden has more capacity available. Get ready for at least a couple of years of Alaska and Southwest trying to beat each ...

This was a somewhat nostalgic trip, because it may very well be the last time I fly with Southwest before open seating goes away. On the way up, I remembered why I’ll miss it, and that’s the focus of ...

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has now approved a “Final Environmental Assessment” and a “Finding of No Significant Impact/Record of Decision” for SEA’s big master plan that it hopes to ...

Today when the airlines start leaving Terminal 5, the new Midfield Satellite Concourse opens its eight new gates. The MSC sits west of the Bradley Terminal and is the home of several international ...

I haven’t seen this before. Has Southwest quietly changed its overbooking policy? I’m always game for a voluntary bump, but there’s no way I’ll do this for $30. Could they give that amount to me in ...

This month marks the 46th anniversary of Dallas/Love Field being subject to restrictions through a series of federal laws. The chance of big changes occurring that would enable further growth seems ...

Remember when the idea of seeing a B737 from a US airline in Europe seemed impossible? Well, that is changing as United has now announced its first route to mainland Europe with a B737-8 MAX to a city ...

If you haven’t noticed, Southwest has been adding new markets left and right as of late. It’s been a long time since the airline did that, having previously moved up its entire multi-year plan to ...

No, you can’t just move to an empty seat on a plane especially if it’s a fancy one that costs money. But that doesn’t mean you can’t move at all. You just have to ask. This is the best write-up yet on ...

It has been a remarkably busy week in Spirit’s bankruptcy case, and the headline really is that Spirit is making big changes that could, possibly, result in an airline that could find its way out of ...