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Been flying for years and this used to be rare, but it’s becoming pretty common lately. First really noticed it a few years ago on a flight into Shanghai, where as soon as the seatbelt sign went off people rushed the aisle and pushed forward. Fast forward to now and I’m seeing...

Yes, you’re allowed to leave the airport. The US doesn’t have a true “transit zone” like some other countries. Everyone entering the US, even on a connection, has to clear immigration and customs first. Since you have ESTA and are legally admitted, you’re free to leave the...

Please, for the love of all that is holy, don’t clap when the crew shows up after a delay. We are almost never late for the reason you think we are, and clapping isn’t the friendly gesture people think it is. From our side, it’s usually the result of schedules, legalities,...

I fly a lot, like 20 to 30 times a year, and something feels very different lately. Almost every international flight I’m on is full, and honestly it feels like 100% of my domestic flights are too. What really gets me is the timing doesn’t seem to matter anymore. Early morning...

Just read a Forbes piece about Spirit and… yikes. Sounds like this is getting very real, very fast. Pilots are literally writing open letters begging creditors to keep funding the airline. They only got half of the latest $100M lifeline, and the rest depends on showing progress....

Had my LGA to Columbus flight canceled this morning because it was “disrupted.” That’s literally all the app said. Every other Spirit flight before Christmas was sold out, so I had to rebook with another airline for way more money. Anyone know what a “disruption” actually means...

Came back through ORD and was surprised that I never had to hand over my passport at all. They just took a facial recognition photo and waved me through. I’m a US citizen traveling with a non citizen spouse, and she still had the usual passport scan and quick interview, but I...

Planning a move from DC to Wisconsin next June. One dog is a 9 year old Chinese Crested who can fly in a carrier with me. The other will be a 6 or 7 month old Standard Poodle puppy. Trying to figure out what’s realistic. Does the puppy have to go in cargo at that size? Is buying...

Landed in Denver 20 minutes early and before the door even opened this guy starts barreling down the aisle yelling that he has a connection. I’m already grabbing my bag and he snaps “move I have a connection!” There was literally nowhere for me to go. He says it again, louder,...

Cranky Flier just dropped a fiery post about the FAA’s plan to slash 10% of flights across 40 major airports starting tomorrow calling it “massive, haphazard,” and giving the government his rare Cranky Jackass Award. He tears into the rollout: airlines were told barely a day in...

The FAA just announced it’s cutting air traffic by 10% across 40 major airports starting Friday morning. They say it’s to maintain safety since controllers have been working unpaid, short-staffed, and exhausted during the shutdown. Airlines like United, Southwest, and American...

Had a flight today where about 20 people refused to sit in their assigned seats we were delayed 30 minutes because of it. Ever since Spirit filed for bankruptcy again, it kinda feels like their crowd moved over to Frontier… and brought the chaos with them.