Recently, when trying to book a non-stop flight from Moscow to Washington, DC, I learned that United had stopped running from Russia. In li...

If you can manage to ignore what seems to be a big clump of bed head on the side of my noggin, I think you will find the mane (sic) points ...

Tired of paying $15 or $25 or $50 for checking your bag prior to a flight? Well, you no longer have to be a member of the military, fly Sout...

As my writing mojo seems to be in hibernation, I figured, environmentalist that I am, that I would recycle an old column. This story, writte...

Now, dear readers, as someone who travels for a living, I realize that going through airport security isn’t a barrel of monkeys. But when I ...

Many Washingtonians are currently yearning to get out of Dodge, due to either the political or the natural climate. If you are one of the th...

The news has leaked--Japan's All Nippon Airways (ANA) is outfitting its planes with women-only lavatories. According to the airline, it...

First, Kevin Smith bellyaches about getting booted off Southwest for being too fat (see previous post). Now, another deplaning, courtesy of ...

Don’t hate on me because I’m skinny. Don’t sit on me, either. Now, I realize the following may be politically incorrect, but hear me out. Be...

Hallo, ladies and gents: Did you hear the one about British Airways charging a fee for reserving a seat? Yep, in a new twist to the fee-for-...

Want to know how to make it from downtown Chicago to downtown DC in less than four hours door to door? Fly standby. In these days of fees fo...

Here's the thing I like about Southwest. You can strategically pick your seat. If you are in the A or B boarding zones, you can usually ...

For those of you who watched me on WUSA-TV this week, here is the follow-up information I promised you. And for those of you who didn't ...

It may seem somewhat counterintuitive, but as airlines try to increase revenue per seat by adding fees and dropping flights, frequent flyer ...

First Richard Tyler, now Balenciaga. As I noted previously (see 7/16 post), high fashion designers are taking to airport runways. Over at De...

Blame ancillary fees, perceptions of customer service, or lack of free amenities, but airline passengers in North America aren’t happy. Acco...

Of all of the challenges facing Delta and Northwest as they merge, who woulda thunk that a flap about a dress could create so much hemming a...

Ryanair, the no-frills European airline that was the first to introduce fees for everything from luggage check-in to telephone reservations ...

The recession will definitely be taking a toll on summer vacationers...or at least those traveling by air. The Air Transport Association of ...

Well, they may not be making a profit on ticket sales, but U.S. airlines are certainly raking in the dough thanks to ancillary fees initiate...