Airlines

Whenever you decide to book a plane ticket, you place yourself in the hands of an airline that will determine your entire traveling experience. You rely on a slew of professionals to do their jobs effectively and get you to…

Turkish Airlines is, as you may have predicted, the flag carrier of Turkey. What you may not have known is that Turkish Airlines flies to the most countries of any airline in the entire world. In total, they operate scheduled flights…

VIVA Aerobus has a flexible approach to carry-on and checked luggage. Passengers can purchase additional weight to increase their allowance for both types or add a piece of checked luggage. The fee depends on when and how you purchase your…

American Airlines is the world’s largest airline with the biggest fleet and highest revenue of any airline company in the world. This translates to the airline not only having a strong route network from its various U.S. hubs, but also…

Qatar Airways has a generous baggage allowance for flights that uses the weight concept (all flights excluding to/from Africa or the Americas). The allowance for economy passengers is 44 pounds (20 kg) to 77 pounds (35 kg), depending on the…

Alaska Airlines’ Mileage Plan program is an award-winning airline loyalty program that allows members to earn and redeem miles for travel on both Alaska Airlines and its suite of Oneworld partners like American Airlines and British Airways and non-alliance partners…

Airline: American Airlines (AA) Aircraft: Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner Flight #: AA 2543 Route: Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) Date: May 21, 2019 Duration: 3 hours Cabin and Layout: American Airlines 787-9 business class, 30-seat capacity across 8 rows,…

Gold Medallion status is the level above entry-level Silver Medallion status in the SkyMiles elite status program. At Gold status, you start to experience many mid-tier frequent flyer benefits, and it is a huge jump from the lower Silver level. Gold…

Airline: JetBlue (B6) Aircraft: Airbus A321 Flight #: B6 1823 Route: New York City (JFK) to Los Angeles (LAX) Date: September 11, 2019 Duration: 6hrs 9min Cabin and Layout: JetBlue Mint business class, 12-seat capacity across 5 rows, alternating 1-2 and 2-1 configuration Seat: 2A (throne…

Sun Country Airlines charges for everything but a personal item and the baggage fees depend on when and how you purchase your baggage. That said, there’s only $10 between purchasing a bag at the time of booking compared to at…

Aer Lingus’ checked baggage policy is a little unusual for its European flights but provides lots of flexibility for purchasing different weights, with the ability to split that weight across multiple pieces. Baggage can be up to 50% cheaper when…

Airline: BLADE Urban Air Mobility, Inc. Aircraft: Bell 407 (N403TD) Flight #: 1:20 p.m. Route: John F Kennedy International Airport (JFK) > Manhattan West 30th Street Date: October 25, 2019 Duration: 8 minutes Cabin & Layout: 6 passenger seats: 1 front,…

Airline: American Airlines (AA) Aircraft: Airbus A321T Flight #: AA 10 Route: Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to John F. Kennedy International Airport – New York City (JFK) Date: September 7, 2019 Duration: 5hrs 27min Cabin and Layout: American Airlines Flagship First Class, 10 seat…

Update: As of December 11, 2020, Interjet has ceased operations.  Interjet has quite a generous baggage policy for a low-cost carrier, with a weight allowance per piece of 55 pounds (25 kg) for its lower fares. This is 5 pounds…

British Airways Avios are some of the easiest airline points to earn. The program is an American Express transfer partner, Chase transfer partner, Capital One transfer partner, and Marriott transfer partner — and a co-branded credit card from Chase that…

Airline: Oman Air (WY) Aircraft: Boeing 787-9 (A4O-SD) Flight #: WY 815 Route: Muscat International Airport (MCT) to Bangkok Suvarnabhumi International Airport (BKK) Date: June 22, 2019 Duration: 6hrs 5min Cabin and Layout: Business Class, 30 Apex Suites in a 2-2-2…

Airline: Delta Air Lines (DL) Aircraft: Airbus A350-900 Flight #: DL 88 Route: Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) Date: October 7, 2019 Duration: 11hrs and 50min Cabin and Layout: Delta One Suites, 32-seat capacity across 9 rows, 1-2-1 configuration Seat: 8B…

Volaris has flexible fares when it comes to carry-on luggage. When traveling light, Vuela Basic is the most cost-effective fare with 1 standard cabin bag included on domestic flights, and passengers looking for more carry-on luggage can opt for Vuela…

Southwest Airlines is unique in a lot of ways — they essentially don’t charge for baggage, they don’t charge change or cancellation fees — and they don’t assign seats. While Southwest started as a budget airline, it has since evolved…

Icelandair has a pretty standard baggage policy. Most fare types get 1 checked bag and 1 carry-on, however, Saga Premium Flex passengers get 2 pieces for checked and carry-on. Extra baggage is reasonably priced, but watch out for oversized luggage…

Airline: Jetstar (JQ) Aircraft: Boeing 787-8 (VH-VKE) Flight #: JQ37 Route: Sydney Airport (SYD) > Ngurah Rai International Airport – Denpasar (DPS) Date: November 1, 2019 Duration: 6hr 15min Cabin & Layout: Business, 21-seats, 2-3-2 config Seat(s): 3F Miles Used:…