tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post117204429062419482..comments2023-11-03T06:02:02.128-07:00Comments on By Ken Levine: Travel tips for winter fliersBy Ken Levinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17305293821975250420noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-91913028744989039702007-11-30T11:14:00.000-08:002007-11-30T11:14:00.000-08:00Advice for Traveling Alone - Traveling alone can b...Advice for Traveling Alone <BR/>- Traveling alone can be an intimidating experience, especially for those who don't do it often. Knowing what to expect and thinking about the challenges solo air travel throws at you ahead of time can make it an easy and efficient experience.<BR/><BR/>Avoid checking a bag. This is true of any air travel really, but I find it's much easier to be a self-contained entity when alone, leaving as little responsibility to the airline as possible. There's nobody to search for the right baggage claim with you or to help you talk to the agent if a bag gets lost. By keeping everything with you, there's less chance of error.<BR/><BR/>Along those same lines, don't be afraid to gate check a bag (usually signified by yellow tags put on the bag as you board). This works differently from normal bag checking, as any gate checked bag is only given to the airline as you board the plane, and is retrieved right as you exit the plane. <A HREF="http://www.enterbet.com" REL="nofollow">sportsbook</A>, The bag never actually goes through the whole luggage system - that invariably ends misplacing things.<BR/><BR/>Traveling alone seems to increase the chance of you being searched at security, particularly if one is not obviously on a business trip. Just assume you will be searched and pack accordingly.<BR/><BR/>The biggest advantage of traveling alone is usually the ability to get an exit row seat. If the airline you are flying with allows online check-in (usually available 24 hours before departing time) exit row seats can usually be obtained there. If not, make sure to ask at the gate, as most of the time there will be the odd one exit row seat that nobody has taken because they want to sit with their traveling companions. They get company, you get leg room. Sometimes a book and being able to stretch is better than someone to talk to.<BR/><A HREF="http://www.enterbet.com" REL="nofollow">http://www.enterbet.com</A>Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09559440378479313077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1172244009169206002007-02-23T07:20:00.000-08:002007-02-23T07:20:00.000-08:00I used to be 100% traveler but after 9/11 cut it d...I used to be 100% traveler but after 9/11 cut it down considerably... only taking fun trips to burn off my quarter-million frequent flyer miles...Dwaconhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07544514023626682777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1172189085264697152007-02-22T16:04:00.000-08:002007-02-22T16:04:00.000-08:00I'm old enough to remember the days when the stews...I'm old enough to remember the days when the stews were all young and attractive. Now they need those oxygen masks to fall from the ceiling every time they push the drink cart up the aisle. Flying used to be fun. Now it sucks.Cap'n Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11783977137812876489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1172181249216363492007-02-22T13:54:00.000-08:002007-02-22T13:54:00.000-08:00Just last Tuesday I flew American into D/FW, and t...Just last Tuesday I flew American into D/FW, and the pilot gets on the intercom and says, "Well folks, because of a good tail-wind, we've arrived in Dallas 25 minutes early." <BR/><BR/>I was about to start cheering and doing an interpretive dance when the plane suddenly stopped on the tarmac. <BR/><BR/>Pilot: "Because we arrived early, our gate is occupied by another flight - but they should be pulling out in approximately 5 minutes, so sit tight." <BR/>(Apparently they were using the "rhythm method")<BR/><BR/>FFWD: We ended up pulling into the gate 40 minutes late. During that time I sat bathing in an entirely different type of "tail-wind"<BR/><BR/>And it's nice to know some of the planes are now equipped with airbags. One served me a diet coke just before we landed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1172180872585085442007-02-22T13:47:00.000-08:002007-02-22T13:47:00.000-08:00The bastards cite security reasons for not allowin...The bastards cite security reasons for not allowing you to use the bathrooms in first when you're in coach. You defy them and you'll be taking your next dump in a crowded room of dangerous men on a toilet with no seat.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1172171159585845972007-02-22T11:05:00.000-08:002007-02-22T11:05:00.000-08:00When it comes to air travel, Chicago seems to be t...When it comes to air travel, Chicago seems to be the weather capital of the world... Last time I flew into O'Hare and we encountered some turbulence, a rabbi two rows in front of me started singing the Prayer for the Dead... <BR/><BR/>As for Jet Blue, one business associate I know refuses to fly anything else... His wife won't let him have cable at home, so airline flights are the only time he can indulge his two favorite passions by watching the Golf and Cooking channels... A 10-hour holdover on the tarmac would have him in ecstasy...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1172167576498590432007-02-22T10:06:00.000-08:002007-02-22T10:06:00.000-08:00Mr. Levine wrote, "Never fly to, from, or around C...Mr. Levine wrote, <I>"Never fly to, from, or around Chicago."</I><BR/><BR/>Speaking as a Chicagoan, I suggest that this statement is a tad harsh.<BR/><BR/>Also speaking as a Chicago taxpayer, please come to Chicago -- and bring money.The Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14723009641287783218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1172154758070707972007-02-22T06:32:00.000-08:002007-02-22T06:32:00.000-08:00JetBlue has just changed its name to JetBlew. If y...JetBlue has just changed its name to JetBlew. If you have sex in a JetBlue lavoratory, you join the "Tarmac Club."Garyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08165044714891549631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1172151880788341402007-02-22T05:44:00.000-08:002007-02-22T05:44:00.000-08:00I know they have two airports in Chicago but I did...I know they have two airports in Chicago but I didn't know they actually fly planes out of them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com