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Here’s where we dish on airlines and air travel, decidedly from the point of view of the air travel consumer.

AIRLINES
AFRICA: The Delta Connection
WEST AFRICA: Losing a US connection
JetBlue + South African Airways: More wings to Africa
American Airlines to Orbitz: Drop dead!
Those “poor” airlines really aren’t that poor, at all. We’ve been had.
Airlines are trying to box you in
KLM discovers Rwanda
Airline pilot dies at the controls
American Airlines, a strike in the offing?
Airliners with no co-pilot? Really?
Delta does Africa
A flight attendant on food stamps, legally, and gets fire for making it public?
You and your luggage — on different planes?
WTF: Maggots on a plane?
Delta does Africa
Flight crews v. passengers. The uncivil war in the air.
Bad airline maintenance: An “act of God?”
Pets on planes
Welcome to Airline Hell
Delta DROPS an add-on fee?

GETTING BUMPED
Part 1
Part 2

Are you afraid to fly?
The world’s BEST airlines
What, ANOTHER airline fee?
Is Congress going to kill your carry-on?
A suite with wings? It does exist.
WTF: Charging extra for seats that recline?
Airlines pledge not to charge for carry-ons
Luggage delivery services instead of airline luggage fees?
Pay to fly on standby
How to survive airline food
Airline seats — Don’t assume the position!

AIRPORTS
Airport lounges, worth the expense in a crisis
Airport lounges for the rest of us
The TSA declares war on India. Well, just Indian diplomats in saris.
Dancing with airport screeners
An African owns three of London’s five airports
The TSA under attack…by the TSA!
Going through airport security (almost) naked
Airport security, pt 2
Airport security, pt 1
One BAD brother
PARKING: Get thee to the Airport

THIS ‘N THAT
Jumbo jet hostel
Are you AFRAID TO FLY?
Airplane hotel