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So, That’s What 100 Airports Looks Like

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I’ll admit it, I’m a bit nutty about travel.  Where most people dread getting on an airplane, I’m frequently happy, especially when traveling with my family.  Being a self-avowed aviation geek, I keep track of all kinds of kooky stats about my travel.  I was excited when I chalked up my first million miles in the air and am working my way to 2 million. So, a little bit of me geeked out when I realized I had blown by 100 unique airports in my time on the road and […]

CHEAP! Frontier Airlines One-Way Fares From $15

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Frontier Airlines has been having a ton of fare sales lately.  Some of these occurred over the busy summer travel season and represented great values.  As we move into fall, we should generally see more sales (and better ones) to fill in empty gaps throughout the rest of the year when travel is a little slower than the heart of summer.  These are the lowest prices I’ve seen Frontier offer. This is a one-day sale. Today’s Frontier Airlines sale features $15 one-way fares.  Here are some sample fares: From Washington, DC: Atlanta […]

Mother Of The Year? Woman Gets Sloppy Drunk On Flight To Shanghai, Gets Kicked Off; Her Kids Get To Stay Onboard

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The headline of the article was, “New York to Shanghai flight diverts to Alaska after first-class passenger traveling with her two young kids ‘drank five glasses of wine and climbed on seats shouting profanities‘. Is it odd that the first thing I thought was, “Uh, Delta doesn’t fly from JFK to Shanghai”?  They don’t, though they do codeshare with China Eastern Airlines on the route.  The flight was actually leaving from Detroit.  I’ll guess that the journalist took her departing city of New York a bit too literally. While I […]