It’s not every day that I’m able to fly a new airline, especially domestically. Pronounced “Ah-VEHL-oh”, Avelo Airlines flies up and down the West and East coast. Avelo Air is an Ultra Low-Cost Carrier. so aside from the ticket, everything is a la carte. This month (April), I got to fly on Avelo Airlines...
Which Trusted Traveler Program is Right for You?

Have you ever walked up to the airport security line or immigration line and didn’t want to wait in line? Wish you could just skip it? Or at least mostly skip it – I can’t say you can skip lines altogether, without making anyone mad or getting in trouble. Fortunately, there are ways to...
Fly Private for Economy Prices!

Do you loathe dealing with crowds and long security lines every time you fly? I can’t stand waiting in a line! If you’re traveling within Southern California, you should check out JetSuiteX. It’s an airline that is similar to a charter experience. That basically means that you can the entire experience of the typical...
Is Basic Economy Worth it?

What the airlines marketed as a “no frills, you only pay for what you need ticket”, basic economy is nothing more than a money grab by airlines. Air fare didn’t go down. Instead, the cheapest fares became basic economy and higher fares became regular (traditional) economy tickets. Despite that, there may be flights (and...
Inaugural Flight: Orange County to Albuquerque

As the saying goes, there’s a first time for everything. Every time you step on a plane go to somewhere, there’s a date in the past that airline started flying the route you’re flying on. It is typically a special occasion when an airline starts to fly a new route. Those flights are known...
Southwest Plans to Stop Overbooking Flights

After the massive fallout from the United “overbooking” issue with Dr. Dao (which undoubtedly you’ve already heard about), several airlines have drastically changed their boarding denial policies. United has raised the maximum compensation for voluntary denial of boarding (VDB) to $10,000. Delta raised their maximum to almost the same amount however, it has to...