My family and I recently flew from Oakland to Honolulu and back for a weekend Hawaiian jaunt, and had very enjoyable in-flight economy class experiences even with a three year old in tow. If you are going to be flying with small children, Alaska is one of the top airlines on my list of recommendations …
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A few months ago, I blogged about the terribly family-unfriendly seating policies of American Airlines. When I booked a last minute trip on Delta earlier this week, I was faced with what looked like a similar problem… an airplane with lots of empty middle seats and no two seats together available to book anywhere on …
If you traveled at all over the holidays, you probably were well-acquainted with the travel nightmares that winter storms caused across the South and Eastern seaboard. The mess started on Christmas Day, with snow and ice hitting Texas and completely disabling AA’s biggest hub at Dallas/Ft. Worth. I was in my hometown in Alabama on …
I don’t fly American much, but I just booked some flights on American to return home for the Christmas holidays with my husband and three year old. Little did I know that I would be walking right into one of my least favorite travel-with-kids situations: seat assignment Russian roulette. I thought that by booking more …
As I mentioned earlier this week, my family traveled on Virgin America from SFO to JFK and back last weekend for a family wedding. My daughter had the chance to tell Sir Richard Branson himself aboard this flight: “I love Virgin!” And sure enough, I’m happy to report that we do indeed love Virgin after …
This past weekend, I flew with my husband and daughter from SFO to JFK to attend a family wedding in Connecticut. For the first time since my daughter was a very small infant, we flew Virgin America. I love Virgin America as an airline and would love to fly it more, but (aside from New …
I haven’t had to struggle with diapers for about a year now (hooray for a potty-trained toddler!), but I distinctly remember just how hard a simple diaper change could be when traveling with a little one. Believe it or not, there are a LOT of airplanes flying the friendly skies these days without a single …
If you are traveling with an infant or toddler, one of the most stressful parts of air travel is standing in an endless airport security line. Although there are some times when this just can’t be avoided, there are a few strategies you should consider when the TSA is getting you down. Here are 4 …
Like many frequent travelers, I’ve found clearing airport security to be a bit of a challenge with a little one in tow. Most of the hassles do not come from my toddler, however. They come from the TSA — the oh-so-bright folks who create the maze of contradictory, unenforced, overinforced, and misenforced rules that govern …