Frontier Airlines to Also Begin Charging for Carry-On Bag

About a year ago, light-packing travelers drew a collective gasp when Spirit Airlines announced that it would start charging $20 for carry-on bags. There was a catch. That $20 was the pay-in-advance fee; you would be charged more if you showed up at the check-in counter. This fee would increase if you managed to sneak …

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Wall Street Journal Recommends Packing Light to Deal With Delayed Flights

The Wall Street Journal has just published an article called “Sly Ways to Beat Delayed Flights” to deal with flight delays and cancellations, particularly in light of all of the issues American Airlines is currently facing. In the article, they include an infographic that recommends: Getting to the airline counter as fast as possible to …

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Passports, national parks, and museums, oh my. How the government shutdown could affect you

First of all, let me say that a government shutdown is gonna really suck. Hundreds of thousands of ordinary Americans who have jobs with the federal government, won’t get paid. Although a lot of the essential services will still be operating as usual—including air traffic controllers and airport security screeners—many travel-related services will come to …

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