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One of the most hated recent airline policies is to separate families traveling together. Parents here, kids there, everybody unhappy. United has come to the rescue with an improved family seating policy that makes it easier for children under 12-years old to sit next to an adult in their party for free – including customers
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Air France wants passengers to eat well in-flight, and has hired 17 top chefs to promote French culinary excellence on board. But it will cost you – the upgraded fine cuisine is only for passengers in La Première and Business and in airport lounges. The 17 chefs will rotate, and are in addition to menus
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New York City is back on top of the tourism map, which means many visitors are traveling between LaGuardia, JFK and Newark Liberty airports and Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, Bronx and Staten Island. As a native and lifelong New Yorker, these are my recommendations for the most reliable and affordable car services and licensed taxis, to
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If you are flying soon, you should know which airlines are the safest. These are the top 20, a mix of international airlines and five US-based carriers which made the 2023 list of world’s safest airlines. The annual list is compiled by AirlineRatings.com, which evaluated 385 airlines based on safety records plus innovation including launching
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JetBlue has announced new domestic and international routes from four major US airports, with those flights now on sale. JetBlue added new routes from New York and Boston through its Northeast Alliance (NEA) with American Airlines, and an all-new international route in Los Angeles. JetBlue’s new flights from New York and Boston adds new offerings
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Breeze Airways is starting 2023 with a Travel Bucket List sale and fares as low as $29 each way. Act quickly, though, because the bargain-priced tickets are available through Jan. 5, 2023, only, for travel between Jan. 11 and Feb. 14 only. Breeze Airways calls itself the Seriously Nice low-fare airline. It was founded by
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The meltdown of Southwest airlines is causing untold stress and grief, with tens of thousands of people stranded at airports far from home, lost luggage, missed family reunions and vacations – even a bride who missed her own wedding. Here’s what to do if your flight with any airline is cancelled or delayed by more
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JetBlue has upgraded its TrueBlue loyalty program with new perks and choices and faster rewards. The revamp maintains most of TrueBlue’s signature perks while also giving members new ways to earn perks and status. In addition to purchases on all JetBlue credit cards, the more ways you interact with JetBlue – from booking JetBlue Vacations
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Lost bags are a nightmare for airlines and for passengers. The latest high-tech way to prevent missing bags is a digital bag tag passengers can activate before reaching the airport. Alaska Airlines is the first U.S. airline to launch such an electronic bag tag program, which lets passengers tag their luggage on the airline’s mobile
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If you need to talk to a live Frontier Airlines customer service agent, you are out of luck. The troubled low-cost airline has shut down its customer service call center, which most major airlines still operate, including competitors Spirit and Allegiant. Instead, the only way to get help with rebooking a cancelled or missed flight,
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