Airline Tickets

A steady stream of Fleetwood Mac fans filed into the American Airlines Center. Rhiannon Holmes, yes, Rhiannon, bought a ticket for her mother Sharron. The swine flu virus has both of them bugged. "I'm very concerned." Says Sharron. "But it's my birthday...

There's something about not having a job that can really get in the way of travel plans. I can't quite put my finger on it, but it may have something to do with vacations being less important than feeding your family or putting a roof over your head. The...

I've been testing Yapta.com, a new site that does more than track airfares between cities. It actually tracks fares for specific flights. What's hot: If you check to see whether the fare has gone down after you buy a ticket — or before you buy &#...

Airfares are as unpredictable as the weather and can change even more quickly. So I was dubious of claims by online travel tool Farecast.com that it could not only find cheap airline tickets but also forecast whether a fare would go up or down. So I...

G'Day travelers, air fares to Down Under are on their way down. Travel between Sydney, Australia, and Los Angeles, considered one of the more popular but most expensive routes in the world, may be soon be getting more competitive for airlines and cheaper...

Americans visiting London these days may feel as destitute as the young Oliver Twist. And with $400-a-night hotel bills, $80 cab rides and $8 Tube tickets, they won't need Fagin's band of pickpockets to empty their wallets. For their predicament,...

Searching for summer bargains on air fares? Forget about it. Bad news is piling up for families looking to fly overseas or even cross-country for vacations. Airlines are cutting flights, adding fees and fuel charges, trimming frequent flier benefits...

Flying to Tokyo this spring? United Airlines last week offered a round-trip flight for as little as $400 -- plus $300 in fuel charges. With oil prices high, fuel surcharges on many international flights have climbed in recent months to nearly half the...

Question: I was wondering why airlines load only through one (front) door? Thirty years ago on my first international trip, I flew out of JFK in New York and that was the first and last time I experienced two-door loading of an aircraft. We all know...

United Airlines will begin charging some passengers $50 to check in a second piece of luggage on domestic round-trip flights, becoming the first big carrier to impose a fee for a service that has long been included in the price of a ticket. As of late...

Whether you are traveling with small children or sending a child solo, the hassles associated with the new realities of flying can turn even the most patient pint-size traveler into a young Frankenstein. As the busy summer season gets underway, parents...

Late last year I bought a round-trip ticket from Los Angeles to Paris on Air France for $558, plus tax. A couple of weeks later, a newspaper ad showed that the ticket had been discounted to $448. I called Air France and complained. "There is nothing we...