About Air Travel

Baby on Board - With Car Seat?

2009-11-07T01:13:42Z

Traveling with a really young one? Currently, you do have the choice between carrying a child under two years old as a lap baby (no seat) on almost every airline, or purchasing a seat for your child. If you choose to purchase a seat, or chance it and try for an unoccupied seat for your child, the question then becomes whether you can bring the car seat you already own on board.

Having traveled with the under 2 set, I can tell you that it really can be confusing. And airlines are starting to restrict what you can check in for free, the types of strollers you can bring to the gate - and more. So let's look at what makes an infant car seat allow-able or not.

Bringing Car Seats on a Flight for Infants and Toddlers Under Two

image courtesy of Arlene Fleming

Baby on Board - With Car Seat? originally appeared on About.com Air Travel on Saturday, November 7th, 2009 at 01:13:42.

Permalink | Comment | Email this

Airfare Specials This Week

2009-11-05T01:46:57Z

Lots of discounted airline tickets and vacation packages are on sale right now- too many to list so more will be featured in the coming days and are also posted in the Air Travel Forum. Some of the airfare specials on sale this week...

Sun Country Airlines airfare sale. Book by November 11. One ways start at $49. Travel dates vary by destination but most are until February 17, 2010. Some blackout dates apply.

Sample one way fares out of Branson start at $49.

Air Canada International sale from Canada. November 12 is the book by date. Some variation in travel dates depending on destination, but most are - now to mid-December and early January until the end of February. Roundtrip purchase required.

Sample Airfare - roundtrip airfare in Canadian dollars - Toronto / Tokyo $748.

AirTran Airways sale. Book by November 10. One way airfares start at $39. Travel dates continue through mid-February. Several blackout dates in November/December and January.

Sample Airfare - one way airfares start at $39 out of Baltimore.

Swiss International Airlines sale to Europe. Especially nice thing about this sale is they include all taxes and fees when quoting the price so you know your bottom line before going through the whole booking process. Book by November 11. Travel by March 31, 2010.

Sample Airfare - roundtrip New York / Lisbon - $592 including all taxes, fees and surcharges.

Package deal to Turkey. Book by November 11. Pretty great deal - nearly 2 weeks of travel, airfare and lots included. Hotwire Travel Ticker found this deal: "Gate 1 has an incredible 13-day Turkey package to seven cities from just $999*. You'll get a flight from NYC (other cities available), first-class hotel stays, transfers, 18 meals, sightseeing tours, and entrance fees per itinerary. Highlights include the city of Troy, the Acropolis of Pergamum, and the Mausoleum of Kemal Ataturk in Ankara. Travel starts in November and goes through February." Read more...

Airfare Specials This Week originally appeared on About.com Air Travel on Thursday, November 5th, 2009 at 01:46:57.

Permalink | Comment | Email this

American Airlines Free Internet on Flights

2009-11-03T14:24:37Z

This week only - free Wi-fi on American Airlines flights that are eqipped with internet access. For flights until November 7.

Promotion provided in conjunction with Lexus.

American Airlines Free Internet on Flights originally appeared on About.com Air Travel on Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009 at 14:24:37.

Permalink | Comment | Email this

Airfare and Package Deal - Special This Week

2009-11-02T01:58:12Z

For those who want to find a deal that includes air, hotel and possibly more, I have been keeping my eyes out for good package deals - and have been including them more in the Airfare Specials this Week blog entries and in the Airfare Travel Deals This Week, and the Air Travel Forum.

I did find a pretty good deal but it ends on November 4 - before the next installment of Airfare Specials this Week, so thought I'd start the week off by sharing the special. Barbados is one of those expensive islands in the Caribbean - it's farther away and the airfares tend to be higher than many other Caribbean destinations. This is what makes the package deal to Barbados particularly sweet - for what would normally be the price of airfare, you get some hotel accommodations thrown in for good measure.

Cheap Caribbean is hosting this sale to Barbados. Must book by November 4, and travel is through mid-December. Details on the deal and how to book are provided in the link above.

Airfare and Package Deal - Special This Week originally appeared on About.com Air Travel on Monday, November 2nd, 2009 at 01:58:12.

Permalink | Comment | Email this

Halloween - Costumes Inspired by Air Travel

2009-10-31T15:49:13Z

It's Halloween and other than airline-inspired costumes such as a pilot or flight attendant, what is a person who wants a more unique air travel themed costume to do?

I couldn't help but notice on the Southwest Airlines blog a bit of inspiration in this department...

Count Bagula (described as "vampire cape; fangs; face paint; lanyard and ID badge; a large calculator; expense report receipts; spider webbing and smaller clothing sizes") and Agent Crone are two of their airline inspired costumes.

Halloween - Costumes Inspired by Air Travel originally appeared on About.com Air Travel on Saturday, October 31st, 2009 at 15:49:13.

Permalink | Comment | Email this

Airfare Specials This Week

2009-10-29T00:43:47Z

Some of the airfare specials on sale this week...

Air Canada International sale from Canada. November 5 is the book by date. Some variation in travel dates depending on destination, but most are - now to mid-December and early January until the end of February. Roundtrip purchase required.
Sample Airfare - roundtrip airfare in Canadian dollars - Montreal / Beijing $638.

Virgin Pacific Blue - New Zealand sale. Domestic New Zealand flights start at $29.95 New Zealand Dollars. Book by November 1. Lots of travel dates apply - many well into 2010.

JetBlue Caribbean Sale. October 30 book by date. Various travel dates (most end mid-December).
Airfares start at $29 one way.
Sample Airfare - Fort Lauderdale - Nassau, Bahamas at $29 one way. Read more...

Airfare Specials This Week originally appeared on About.com Air Travel on Thursday, October 29th, 2009 at 00:43:47.

Permalink | Comment | Email this

Quick Deal for Cheap Flights - American Airlines / Southwest Airlines Airfare Special

2009-10-28T13:37:29Z

This quick sale on American Airlines ends very soon so sharing it now!� Special ends Thursday, October 29.

US destinations with travel dates of December 2-16, 2009, and January 5 - February 10, 2010. Roundtrip purchase is required.

Sample roundtrip airfare - taxes and fees are extra - Houston / Dallas $50.

Looks like this fare sale was to price match an airfare deal on Southwest Airlines.

Quick Deal for Cheap Flights - American Airlines / Southwest Airlines Airfare Special originally appeared on About.com Air Travel on Wednesday, October 28th, 2009 at 13:37:29.

Permalink | Comment | Email this

Free Internet on Flights

2009-10-26T01:45:11Z

This is not a repeat of the previous blog entry about the free inflight internet offer on Air Tran. Instead, another airline is offering free wireless internet on board their flights.

Virgin America is offering free internet on its flights as well. If you follow the link, you can get the code and instructions to take advantage of the freebie.

Dates for free internet are from mid-November through mid-January - in time for the holidays. A good distraction on a busy flight...

Free Internet on Flights originally appeared on About.com Air Travel on Monday, October 26th, 2009 at 01:45:11.

Permalink | Comment | Email this

Free Internet on Flights

2009-10-24T01:27:37Z

Is it possible that you can get something for free from an airline these days? Seems the answer may be yes.

For the next few months, you can get free inflight internet access on Air Tran Airways flights. You input a code with GoGo, and free wireless access during your Air Tran flight is yours. For flights until the end of the year.

Instructions and the code for free inflight internet.

photo : Joshua Davis / Flickr

Free Internet on Flights originally appeared on About.com Air Travel on Saturday, October 24th, 2009 at 01:27:37.

Permalink | Comment | Email this

Airfare Specials This Week

2009-10-22T01:12:15Z

Some of the airfare specials on sale this week...

Southwest Airlines - introductory airfare to Milwaukee.� Book by November 1.

Introductory airfares range in price from $49-$99 one way. Travel dates November 2� through March 11, 2010.

Sample Airfare - one way $99 Los Angeles - Milwaukee.

Virgin America Florida airfare special. Book by October 27. Blogged by the Sun-Sentinel with a link to the airline's website... "Virgin America has cut its fares to $99-$100 each way from Fort Lauderdale to several destinations, according to TravelZoo. Service from Fort Lauderdale begins Nov. 18... The sale is valid for mid-week departures Nov. 18 through March 10, 2010.

Fly from Fort Lauderdale (each way) for $99-$100 to:

- Las Vegas
- Los Angeles
- Orange County
- San Diego
- San Francisco
- Seattle"

Hawaii from $172 roundtrip. Cheapflights has the details on this special.

Sample airfare includes Seattle - Honolulu from $172 roundtrip.

Hawaii flight and hotel from $399. "Get a complete trip that includes a flight to Oahu, Maui, or Kauai and a 3-night, upscale hotel stay from $399*. Longer stays are available. Travel on select dates, Nov. 9-Dec. 10, 2009; Jan. 11-25, 2010."

$399 Dublin package - from Hotwire - Travel ticker - "A flight to Ireland, a 4-night stay at the Regency Hotel in Dublin, and a full Irish breakfast daily is now starting at $399*. Travel December 1, 2009-February 11, 2010. Other dates through May 31, 2010, are slightly higher."