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Flying Coach Is So Cramped It Could Be a Death Trap

Airlines are packing seats tighter than ever, and new tests are showing that passengers might not be able to get out alive if there is a crash. The FAA has been coy about making [Read More…]
 


Gulf Carriers: Great Business Class Fares

Newark to Athens: $2,799
Atlanta to Mumbai: $2,410
New York to Amritsar: $3,430
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Air France: Off-Season First Class Sale

San Francisco to Paris: $7,182
New York to Paris: $7,182
Washington/Dulles to Paris: $6,160
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Air New Zealand: Premium Economy Sale

Los Angeles/San Francisco to Auckland: $1,736
Houston to Auckland: $1,936
 
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How a Recent Court Decision Could Lead to More Space on Planes

The District of Columbia U.S. Court of Appeals ruled last month that the FAA must show actual data to back up its unsupported assertions about the safety of tightly packed airline seats. The [Read More…]
 


This Airline Won’t Assign Female Travelers the Middle Seat

Getting the middle seat on an airplane is never fun—you’re cramped, uncomfortable and always fighting for elbow space on the arm rests (FYI, travel etiquette dictates that the arm rests are the middle seat’s [Read More…]
 


Aer Lingus Business Class Sale

New York or Boston to Dublin: $1,999

Toronto to Dublin: $2,399

Chicago to Dublin: $2,599

Washington Dulles to Dublin: $3,199

Dublin is an easy airport for connections to continental Europe and the United Kingdom. Those [Read More…]
 


Air New Zealand Business Class Sale

Los Angeles to Rarotonga: $2,554

The slightly higher price is justified by the fact that Air New Zealand is now operating the route with its latest lie-flat business class beds. But there’s still only one flight a [Read More…]
 


Air Tahiti Nui: Paris R/T from LAX

Los Angeles to Paris: $3,431

Travel valid between January 9 and February 28. There is one hitch: Tickets must be purchased by September 7. The good news: no minimum stay.

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Free Portugal Stopover with TAP Portugal

In the early days of transatlantic jet travel, free “stopovers” in the country of arrival were a standard perk. Now the practice has virtually disappeared and airlines will charge you separately if you don’t make your onward connection within [Read More…]