It seems that, at least here in the US, we’ve all had about enough of the current prices at the pump. It also seems that every time the price gets to about where it is now, people start circulating schemes via email, and MySpace Bulletins, to somehow put it to the gas companies. But they all lack the one thing that could actually do the gas companies harm, and actually do the rest of us some good. All of them except one, that is. We’ve all seen the emails that suggest we don’t buy gas on a certain day. Most…

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I’m not a small man. Nor am I what you’d call super-sized, either. But when I’m seated in coach on your average airliner, particularly if I’m seated next to someone about my size, I do find myself feeling a little like what I imagine a sardine might feel like all jammed up in that tiny little can. But things could be worse. According to the New York Times, Airbus is reportedly pitching a Standing Room Only (SRO) “seating” option for it’s new A380 to Asian carriers. If Airbus is successful in it’s pitch, airline travel could actually get even more…

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Those that know me best know that I’m notoriously prepared anytime I venture into Idaho’s mountains. Some might even call me over-prepared. But it’s easy, very, very easy to screw up and find yourself in a situation that you weren’t prepared for. It’s even easier than you think, and it just happened to me this past Friday. Idaho experienced record snowfall this past winter, as did much of the Northwest. And while all that snow made for excellent skiing, it’s now melting; and all that water has to go someplace; it’s all been traveling downhill; and it’s all been creating…

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On Monday I read about a sale at United Airlines offering unbelievably low fares. So I searched all the markets that I regularly monitor for a reduction in fares. Much to my dismay, all of those markets were up a few bucks. Yesterday I got notices that, in all of the city pairs that I regularly monitor, the ticket prices had increased an average of about $100 each. Still more dismay. The unbelievable sale, like most things that are too good to be true, was short-lived and virtually unobtainable. And what little truth there was to be found in that…

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Jill Aldape recently traveled to Cancun, mostly aboard America West, with her family, for a wedding. “We got to the airport in plenty of time, we’re checking our bags and our first hint that something was wrong was when the ticket agent said this flight is overbooked,” said Juliana Aldape. Their flight was overbooked, and despite confirmed reservations, the Aldapes were involuntarily bumped from the first leg of their flight. America West gave the Aldape family some travel vouchers and suggested they drive 300 miles to Salt Lake City to catch a different connecting flight to Denver. “That presented a…

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People are flying again. In fact, people are flying as often today as they were prior to 9/11. But service has declined since 9/11, and it shows no signs of getting any better, anytime soon. Meals are history; some airlines charge for their crappy snacks; flights are hopelessly crowded; there are fewer flights to choose from; and according to a recent study by the University of Nebraska at Omaha and Wichita State University, there is only a 77.3% chance that you’ll actually arrive on time. That report also says that Customer Satisfaction last year was at it’s lowest since 2000….

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