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American Airlines AAdvantage Miles Expiration – extend mileage expiration with a donation
American Airlines Mileage donation program here: http://joinus.aa.com/miles-for-kids-in-need-aadvantage-miles-donate is both a great cause and a good way to make sure your miles don’t expire unused. Donations will extend your expiration date – usually to 18 months from the date of donation. …
Posted in AA, aadvantage, airline, Airline tickets, airlines, Mileage Plus
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Airport City Codes
Be sure to check our companion site AirportCityCodes.com for Airport Codes, Airlines Codes, and our amazing flight distance calculator which will figure the flight miles from almost any two airports in the world. As a reminder come to QuickAid.com for Airport …
Posted in Airline Transportation, airline websites, airlines, airlines blog, Airport Codes
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TSA Transportation Security Administration Air Travel Review
Although there are more flight travel rules than you could ever fully understand, the basics are fairly simple and boil down to the following notes from the TSA: TSA’s Prohibited Items NOT all-inclusive but helpful. 3-1-1 Rule – CONSOLIDATE your liquids and …
(Jan 2012) Airline Rules from US Department of Transportation
The second phase of the new airline passenger protections are now in effect. These rules are designed to solve problems consumers have faced for years regarding cancellations of tickets and flights and pricing problems. · Requiring all taxes and …
Posted in Air Travel, airlines, airlines airports, Travel Tips
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British Airways Miles tips from “The Points Guy”
Brian Kelley is “The Points Guy“, a frequent flyer who helps others get the best from their credit card frequent flyer deals and other travel offers out there. In an excellent and detailed series of articles linked below, Kelley offers …
Los Angeles Airport LAX: LAX Control Tower and LAX “Theme Building”
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Flickr Photo Credit: monkeytime | brachiator The futuristic looking LAX “Theme Building”, one of the great icons of international aerospace industry, reopened in 2010 after its post 9/11 closure for many years. Here the LA Times reviews the situation as …
Posted in Air Travel, airline, airlines, Airport, Airport Codes, Ground Transportation, LAX, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Airport, maps
Tagged LAX, Los Angeles Airport
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Carry-on baggage, luggage rules
As the convenience of checked baggage diminishes even as the cost skyrockets to check your luggage, most people now opt to use the “carry on” baggage rules and bring a small suitcase on board the aircraft, usually along with a …
Posted in 3-1-1, airlines, airlines airports, Airplane, airplanes, baggage, luggage
Tagged airline baggage, airlines, carry on luggage, carry on rules, luggage, overhead bin
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Frequent Flyer Miles Madness
IMPORTANT: This post is simply a collection of notes from a recent flurry of activity using miles programs. It may NOT represent the general experience for frequent flyer programs at United, American, or Delta. If you’ve had different …
Is Selling your Frequent Flyer miles to a “Mileage Broker” legal?
The mileage broker market was once a thriving industry, buying frequent flyer tickets from people and then reselling them at a profit. Understandably the airlines don’t like this practice of monetizing their frequent flyer / mileage plus type systems. These …