Why Southwest Business Select is Still a Ripoff (in most cases)

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My previous analysis of Southwest Airlines Business Select was recently derided as “un-savvy”, so I thought I would revisit the program and take into consideration the new-and-improved Rapid Rewards frequent flyer program. Under the new program, I conceded, you will

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Flight Lesson

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If you could have one superpower, what would it be? For me it was always flying. Duh what would be cooler than that? X-ray vision? please. Hence the frequent posts about flying and flying cars. And one more. I’ve been

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Lost Pilot and Trigonometry Refresher Course

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On the way to New York last week for Affiliate Summit, I was surprised to see this image on the “flight-tracker” screen.  We were supposed to land soon, and we were way off course! So then I became curious about

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Prefer Non-Stop?

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Prefer nonstop? Who doesn’t?  When booking flights, no one ever thinks to themselves, “man I could really go for a layover or two.”  Everyone “prefers” non-stops, which is why it’s silly to put the checkbox that many flight search services

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Why Would a One-Way Ticket Cost More Than a Round-Trip?

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As you’ve seen over the past few posts, airlines are a business I struggle to understand.  There seems to be so much opportunity to make flying a more pleasant experience, make customers happier, and make more money, yet they take

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