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By the time 33-year-old private jet flight attendant Kelley Lokensgard greets her VIP passengers on the tarmac, she has been working for hours.”I grocery shop the night before, then arrive two hours before the flight; I load my flower arrangements, prep my boarding appetizers, and touch up the cabin,” Lokensgard,…
When booking your next flight in the US, Delta Air Lines might be your best bet for a timely arrival.In 2025, it was the most on-time airline in the US and the 10th most punctual in the world, according to a newly released annual report from aviation analytics company Cirium.Top…
There’s no shortage of flight horror stories, but a bed bug infestation sounds particularly unsettling.The Albuquerque’s, a family of four from Virginia, filed a lawsuit against Delta and KLM on December 18 after they said they experienced a “bed bug infestation” on a flight from March 21.”While aboard a Delta…
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I love to travel and usually prefer to spend less on flights so that I can stretch my budget and take as many trips as possible.That usually means looking longingly at more comfortable seats in the front of the plane while I make do with standard economy in the back.However,…
Hopefully, the only thing stuffed this Thanksgiving is your turkey, not your flight schedule.Airlines for America, the main lobbying group for major US carriers, is predicting a record-breaking year for holiday travel as an estimated 31 million people fly between November 21 and December 1.That’s about 2.8 million passengers a…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Leticia Barr, a 51-year-old education consultant and founder of Tech Savvy Mama, in Silver Spring, Maryland. The following has been edited for length and clarity.I was in Indianapolis on November 7 when I received a phone notification that my American Airlines…
