Category Archives: Airports

Plane Tickets: How To Get The Most For Your Money

We all want the best price for the ever-climbing airfare. Here at Payless Flights, we love to travel, here are some tips we’ve found out along the way.

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Little Known “Nap Rooms” At London-Heathrow Offer A Few Hours Of Shut Eye

If you have a dreaded layover in London-Heathrow and don’t want to fork over money for a hotel room or don’t want to leave the airport, Yotel is your answer. Located in Terminal 4, there are a number of cabins available for rent and some have connected showers to freshen up after a long haul. […]

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The Inside Scoop To Airline Penalties and How You Can Avoid Them

We’ve all been there where you realize last minute that you booked your flight to leave on Saturday and all of your friends are leaving on Thursday. You call the airline to change it and you’re faced with a steep penalty fee. Unfortunately there’s no sure fire way to completely avoid fees, those fees are […]

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Did You Know: Air Travel Edition

With summer in full swing, travel is becoming more commonplace. While traveling this summer, here are a few interesting facts to help you understand the travel industry a little better. For those of you who use air travel a lot know that the price of the tickets may vary depending on dates and seasons. Most people travel […]

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Are airlines making money off ticket-name problems?

Airlines regulations on name change. Airline tickets name requirement. Airport security and TSA regulations.

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25 Tips for Smarter Holiday Travel

Holiday travel is a bit like dental surgery. You likely don’t do it unless you have to, you have to sit for a long time, and eventually you may be subject to some invasive probing. And when it’s all over you get presents, be it a toothbrush from your dentist or, assuming you’ve been good […]

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What’s it like being an airline gate agent? A passenger’s day behind the podium

Spending a day dealing with hundreds of airline passengers and piles of oversized carryon bags is not most people’s idea of fun. And while I’m no glutton for punishment, I jumped at the chance to learn what takes place on the other side of the counter as a Delta Air Lines gate agent at the world’s busiest airport, Atlanta Hartsfield. With 300,000 annual miles and over four million lifetime miles on Delta, I know the airline well. This experience, however, was an eye opener.

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Airlines fly out of the economic crisis

After a few lean years, it seems that commercial air carriers from the United States, Europe and Asia, are back in the green again. According to latest press releases, lots of companies are back in the profit zone thanks to the growing demand in passengers and freight transportation. Not only that, but travelers in first class have also returned with their need to spend bigger than ever. Early in October, US carriers like American Airlines, Delta, United and Continental have posted a great net earnings for this year. The situation was similar both in Europe and Asia.

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J.D. Power Ranks Best and Worst Airports

J.D. Power and Associates released its ranking of the best and worst airports in North America, and overall, the evaluation was generally negative. According to J.D. Power, “passenger satisfaction with airports continues to lag behind that of other aspects of the travel industry, largely because passenger expectations of basic needs—such as prompt baggage delivery, airport […]

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