Posts Tagged ‘travel’

NWA starts charging today for first checked bag | Star Tribune (Thanks, Dave)

Are airline kiosks safe? | Red Tape Chronicles

Staycation: staying home is the new vacation | Queercents

Tips for Dealing with a Stolen Credit or Bank Card | Queercents

Starting May 5th, Continental, Delta, Northwest, United, and US Airways are limiting coach passengers to one checked bag per passenger. No biggie if you travel light anyway. Business and first-class passengers will get an extra bag or two, but beware of the excess luggage fees.

Last year, New York passed its New York State Passenger Bill of Rights which, among other things, requires an airline to provide food, water, clean toilets, and fresh air to passengers trapped in a plane delayed on the ground. The Second Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals put the kibosh on the brand-new Passenger Bill of [...]