How much is a connection?
My company requires us to purchase the “cheapest logical fare” for trips. Out of CLT at the 7 day mark (because I often book 2 clients in a week and change fees…
Things to do in an airport when you’re bored
Things to do in an airport when you’re bored A friend forwarded me this video. It’s interesting since I will be in PIT this week actually. It is good to know that…
I’m off the market
I try not to talk about my personal life too much on this blog, but today I got married in a private ceremony. I have to do so much planning with work…
Customer Service in PHL
When I lived in upstate NY I had no issue calling US Airways “Useless Airways” because the odds of misconnecting in PHL are so high for me. Since I’ve moved to CLT…
TSA to begin swabbing hands
According to CNN the Transportation Security Administration will begin random hand swabs for explosives. They just keep grasping at straws to make it look like they are doing something. The system they…
Red eyes
Do I like red eyes? No. So why do I take them home from the west coast instead of staying another night and then flying home? Because I’d much rather get home…
A tale of two sandwiches
During my mileage run I had the opportunity to fly US Airways and United for the Lunch/Dinner buy on board times. Here is a recap of my experience. US Airways: For lunch/dinner…
Original Routing Credit
In the comments of my last post a fellow BoardingArea blogger mentioned original routing credit so I thought I would talk about that some. Many times I use this is a “double-dip”,…
Mileage Run update
I just had to book a mileage run that included IAD during a huge storm. That flight was cancelled so whoever edited my itinerary thought instead of CLT-IAD-DEN-SFO-BUR I should be happy…
Travel tip of the week: be kind to cleaning staff
I’ve talked about airport bathrooms before. I don’t really consider myself a restroom analyst or a restroom expert, but let’s face it, nature calls and I end up using a lot of…