Sometimes parents have little choice, but to send their children to a distant location via airplane, alone, unaccompanied by a parent or other relative. Ned Levi follows up his column about serious problems of Chloe Boyce’s Southwest Airlines trip, unaccompanied by her mother, with information and suggestions about sending your child on a plane flight alone.
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Ned Levi explores many of the myths about both airline carry-on and checked-in luggage and lets you know what the real story about these myths is.
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Allegiant looks at carry-on baggage fees, coping with high oil prices by pruning flights, Boeing’s super site of aircraft plants
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While the full body scanners may be more controversial, the carry-on liquid ban on airline probably causes delays for more travelers. There are rumors in the airport security circles that the ban may soon be phased out. Where and how soon are still debatable.
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New tremors and eruptions rock Iceland, KLM and Lufthansa test flights raise hope for European traffic, major airlines swear off carry-on fees
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Ned has reviewed the new TSA rules, put into effect after Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab tried to set off an explosive device on Northwest Airlines Flight 253. Ned has concluded the rules do little to improve aviation safety, while causing passengers at best serious inconvenience, and for many real hardship.
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For frequent travelers, Labor Day generally seems brings a little more sanity back to the flying experience. Families are largely gone, along with the teenagers flying on their own, and the once-or-twice-a-year vacation travelers. Actually, traveling with these “amateurs” does have its advantages. Seriously.
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Ryanair, the European budget carrier famous — or rather, infamous — for charging passengers for nearly everything, is at it again.
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Are we becoming a nation of travel whiners? Granted, generally speaking, airline service has gone to a warm place in a handbasket. And yes, airline fees and prices often have no rhyme or reason. On the other hand, we’re doing a lot more complaining.
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