Sumner has arrived, the weather is warm, kids are out of school and vacation season is here. If your plans include catching a plane here are some air travel tips for a more enjoyable trip no matter if the flights are domestic or international. Find cheap flights with these apps: Skiplagged shows you hidden-city
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Impressions of Frontier Airlines
Recently my family headed for Cincinnati Ohio to surprise my in-laws for their 50th Wedding anniversary. Since it was too far to drive for the short trip, we decided to fly. Since this would be my youngest child’s first flight and coupled with his autism we decided to drive to Houston from San Antonio and
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Trip Planing
When I am at home running around NC I tend to do things on the spur of the moment. A trip to a new museum or to the pottery shops when the relatives visit are easy are to do quickly and do not need a real plan, but if we are traveling on more than
Read MoreAirline Announcement or The Return of Charlie Browns Teacher
Have you ever noticed that it is almost universal that when a flight attendant of cockpit crew make an announcement you can never understand exactly what they are saying? I have to wonder what they do in training to ensure this standard is maintained? I mean do the have a class in holding the mic
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Southwest Airlines From Raleigh (RDU) to Tampa (TPA)
This is a first for me in a long time. I am flew Southwest for the first time since 1991. I must admit I was concerned. I knew they had some crazy boarding system and no assigned seats on the plane. The experience far exceeded my expectations. Everyone was helpful and nice and to my
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Terminal 1 at Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU)
Usually when I fly out of Raleigh-Durham International Airport I am leaving from terminal 2, which is the newest. Only one airline currently has gates in terminal 1, Southwest. In terminal 1 there are three places to eat and 2 of the typical airport magazine/book and snack shops along with the shop with the overprices tech
Read MoreCurent Impressions of Delta Airlines
I have recently flown Delta on a couple of international and domestic flights and thought I would share some of my current thoughts about the airline. these last 6 flight have been the first on Delta in many years. I was impressed by the first flight, even though it was full and only between Raleigh,
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