Did you know that you can park at Bart to fly to San Francisco Airport or Oakland Airport and leave your car beyond 24 hours without getting a ticket? You need to actually pay in advance online to do this. It is 6.00 for Peninsula and 5.00 for East Bay. Read more »
It seems too good to be true, but a new airline will now be offering the first 9 purchasers of it’s various flights to get tickets for only 9.00. What is interesting to me is that this airline is targetting areas that in the past required people to drive a significant distance in order to get a good priced fare. These new areas include Melbourne in Florida , Newark in New Jersey, Minneapolis, MN and South Bend in Indiana. Read more »
According to a survey by American Airlines, wifi connection at the airport was more critical than the food offerings by a 30 percent margin. This was a study done covering over 1400 passengers who travel often. It also is interesting that having a dead computer battery was the highest complaint. A second complaint was the difficulty in finding plugs at the airport. Read more »
Some US Airports are now trying out full body scans at the airport. These are being tested in 19 airports including Salt Lake City, San Francisco Airport , Las Vegas Airport and Miami International Airport. A number of people are upset about the screeners being able to see one’s naked body . Read more »
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There’s a secret place that has been leaked on the internet where people wait for loved ones near the Sacramento Airport to avoid the congestion in front of baggage claim. Note that this is not an official parking lot.
Are you going to Gatwick Airport or flying from it? Heathrow is the biggest airport in London and Gatwick is second. Many airline companies use this airport but British Airways has the largest proportion of flights.
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It is disturbing to read about crime at the airport from hired workers, but recently it was publicized that one of the baggage screeners, Pythias Brown, was found guilty of taking laptops, jewelry, cameras and other items out of luggage that was checked before the flight. Ironically, this was found by the fact these items were being sold on ebay. Read more »
Chicago O’Hare airport is about twenty miles northwest from the Downtown area. If you are staying in downton Chicago you can take the Blue Line Rail Service to get to airport. Are you thinking of parking near the airport? There are options for that as well. Read more »
Airport travel is a day of constant watchfulness . If you have kids, you need to bring sufficient entertainment items and of course keep track of where they are at all times. There may be a nagging fear about whether your luggage will be lost. Worries about connecting flights and weather can also be in one’s mind. What are the best ways to make your airport travel the best it can be? Read more »
This is an interesting video of some deception by an off airport parking lot service. It turns out the service that advertised a 24 hour security situation at Gatwick Airport in the UK took the car to a public road instead. Do you know where your car is? Is it on a side ride? Are you insured if it’s stolen?
When I flew to NY a few weeks ago from Fort Lauderdale airport, I took the shared ride service which is 18.00. I fortunately was picked up 2nd. The person before me lived in Boca which is further north than me. They go from north to south when you are heading south to the airport. I took the front seat, as I find that is more roomy than sitting in the back with three others. Read more »
I just flew to Charlotte Tuesday from Albany on US Airways and was stunned to hear about the flight to Charlotte out of NYC landing in the water due the engine failure. Do you wonder how you’d cope with this and what would flash through your mind? Fred Berretta describes his experience and what the impact sounded and felt like. The sense of time was very interesting as well as dealing with an emergency.
You have a flight leaving from JFK. What are some options for people looking to take trains, subways or buses to the JFK International Airport? Keep in mind this works best if you don’t have much luggage! If you are able to get to Port Authority or Grand Central Station, there is an express shuttle bus. Read more »
There are some interesting findings on which airports have best on-time reports and least delays vs the airports that have the worst stats. It is important to note that one important for this is weather problems and this is not something that is in our control. What are the top airports for the best on-time results? Read more »
Whether you are in Boston for the Red Sox, Celtics, college life or metropolitan offerings, sometimes you need to figure out where to leave your car when you go to the airport or how to get there efficiently and save money by public transportations. Let’s look at some ways. Read more »
If you’ve seen the movie “The Terminal” with Tom Hanks, it may have seemed like something only possible in the past. However, recently a Japanese man who had been living in Benito Juarez International Airport in Mexico City in terminal one has been in the news. Nohara has been sleeping there since Sept 2nd but someone recently invited him to live in her home.
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Boredom in the airport is one of the biggest complaints of travellers. Despite having ipods, dvds, latest best sellers, packs of chocolate candy, fun hand held devices- it is hard to find enough to do during an airport layover. At Houston airport, they’ve set up airport karoake to deal with this problem.
Leaving Lax or Los Angeles International Airport requires some planning. It can be a very congested area and with lots of traffic. Also some of the off-site parking options can be 2-3 miles from terminal so keep that in mind. It is worth considering these given the hectic aspect of parking at the airport itself. Read more »
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There are some nice options for parking near the San Jose Airport. Did you know that because the downtown areas is part of the route to the SJC airport, the buildings must be restricted in their heights? The Clarion Hotel will shuttle you to the airport, There are also many choices for off airport parking off of Highway 101 and Highway 880. If you are looking for a shuttle service, the Bayporter and SuperShuttle are 2 shuttle services you can use. Read more »
Finding a suitable parking plot near Cleveland airport is necessary if you’re taking off on a well deserved break or shooting off on a professional business trip. There is a wide range of options available to you when parking near or at Cleveland airport and in this article there will be a few easier options provided for you. Remember that there are different levels of service from economy to valet and that some parking lots off-site offer car washing and other ammenities. Read more »
You may be trying to fly out of Orlando airport and wondering about where to leave your car if you don’t want to take a limo or taxi. Or you may be picking up someone at the airport to go to Disney, enjoy their college vacation or have a family reunion. Where can you park for that? Read more »