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Comment by Charlie Leocha on January 25, 2011 at 8:44am

Ed, They are doing it right now. But Spain said it was illegal. Here's my post on ConsumerTraveler.com. http://snipr.com/1wp8ha

Comment by Ed Wetschler on January 25, 2011 at 8:21am

If you don't print your own boarding pass, RyanAir wants to charge you 40 pounds ($54). Are they for real -- I mean, would they really follow through on this?

Comment by Anil on January 23, 2011 at 12:18pm

Actually most US carriers have not added newer planes in the last decade except say 777-LR which are used exclusively on long haul international. CO,DL used it for their US-India, and then CO moved  some to China, and DL redeployed theirs. There still a lot of old planes MDs are still in DL inventor and used in LGA-ATL or LGA-BOS. Jetblue and VirginA are the only ones with newer planes - JetBlue has Airbus.

Comment by Charlie Leocha on January 19, 2011 at 2:27pm

Ed,

It's a crapshoot. If anyone gets lucky they might end up on a new plane. AA is my least favorite because of the fleet of MD-80s that have minimal pitch and no inflight entertainment in some cases. Continental is shoddy — even their CEO admits that. United is the same and you have your experiences with Delta. Surprisingly, USAir might be the best of the lot rising from the back of the pack. They have made a big effort to fix the little things and it does make a difference.

Otherwise fly JetBlue, Virgin America, AirTran or Southwest and avoid the majors.

Comment by Ed Wetschler on January 19, 2011 at 2:22pm

The seats on Delta's San Diego-JFK flight were remarkably uncomfortable. In fact, this was the first time I've ever gotten on a plane dog tired, taken an ambien for a red-eye, and still found it impossible to sleep.
Makes me wonder: Which of the major carriers do you consider the least comfortable?

Comment by Anil on January 15, 2011 at 7:09am

In specific ? or in general ? I would begin with a meta engine like momondo.com or vayama.com - another alternative is matrix.itasoftware.com.

 

If you are in a gateway city like New York, you could look for last minute fares in the local ethic newspapers of the city you wish to travel, or call some of the travel agents or consolidators specializing in that market - e.g Go to Little Brzil district in Manhatan for fares to Sao Paulo or Rio.

Comment by Buzzy Gordon on January 14, 2011 at 7:19pm

Anyone have recommendations for finding good last-minute intl. fares? Thanks.

Comment by girasolereale on January 14, 2011 at 5:44pm

Can you give me some advice to find the best fare flight from Rome Italy to Bangkok in february!!!

Comment by Charlie Leocha on January 8, 2011 at 1:36pm

Ed. Virgin America is pretty cool alright. I just flew them from LA to Dulles about a month ago. I like JetBlue just about as much with more flights. They are both good, and for short hops nothing beats Southwest. All the basics at a fair price, even at the last minute.

Comment by Ed Wetschler on January 8, 2011 at 11:26am

Am aboard virgin america to LA. I say this is the coolest US carrier. And you?

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