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Southwest Airlines Flying Tips
I’ve been flying Southwest Airlines for about a year now. It’s been quite a change for me. I spent years flying mostly long-haul international flights from when I lived in Britain to the United States....
View ArticleHow Does Southwest Airlines Issue Boarding Numbers? Sorry, That’s Confidential
Yesterday, despite being a Southwest A-List member, I received my first “B” boarding number. Curious about why this happened — A-Listers are supposed to get the best “A” numbers — I asked Southwest....
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Clear Airport Security Is Back, With All The Downsides
The Clear airport security system that closed last year is back up and running at a new web site and under new ownership. Plus, it promises to honor the membership terms remaining for any previous...
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Skip The Drink Ticket, Southwest Airlines: Give Me A Wifi Pass & Other Wifi...
Hey Southwest Airlines, can we talk about your wifi? Back when I was A-List Premier, I got it for free, so I had little reason to complain. I just missed making that status this year, so I’m paying $8...
View ArticleTour Stonehenge The Right Way — Private Access
The first time I saw Stonehenge, I figured it was a once-in-a-lifetime experience. Now I live five miles from it and see it on a regular basis, out the window of my car whenever I drive into town. I’ve...
View ArticleHaving An Iris Scan To Clear Immigration At Heathrow
When I came back to England from Miami in July, I was given a flyer for the new IRIS program that the UK Home Office is using for passport control. It promised that I could enroll by having my eyes...
View ArticleRemembering My Big Trip Of 1996
Just over ten years ago, my wife Lorna and I sold most of what we owned, shipped it back to her native Britain and spent the next four months traveling from California to Alaska to Western Canada and...
View ArticleZeppelin Eureka Heads To Los Angeles & Orange County
I’m back from watching the Zeppelin Eureka take off from Moffett Field near San Jose on its trip down to Southern California, where it will offer tours there for the first time. Below, photos and video...
View ArticleClear Airport Security Program Closes Abruptly; Goodbye Flo, Too?
The Clear airport security program has abruptly closed. No warning, and no information beyond a sparse statement on the Clear web site. An email to members also went out about an hour ago with the same...
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