Tag Archives: Flying

Travel Hack: Watch Your Mobile Device Hands Free During Flights!

Travel HackA few years back I wrote how The SkyClip Could Make Flying Much More Entertaining.

The SkyClip is a plastic stand which you lock in place with the seat back tray table. It then acts as a stand for your phone. This allows you to watch from your device hands free. Continue reading Travel Hack: Watch Your Mobile Device Hands Free During Flights!

The SkyClip Can Make Flying Much More Entertaining

flyingMany airline have removed seat back screens from their planes for shorter flights, opting to go with a cheaper alternative.

Rather than have to deal with upkeep on the screens, they’ve given passengers the ability to stream content like movies and TV shows directly to their own devices when flying.

When I’m going on a trip, I also like to download a bunch of things from Netflix which I can then view offline. Continue reading The SkyClip Can Make Flying Much More Entertaining

ALWAYS Pre-Order A Kids Meal For Your Little Ones For Upcoming Flights

kids mealFlying with kids isn’t easy. There are a few things that one can do to make it a bit more manageable when flying with little ones.

We always bring along various forms of entertainment to (hopefully) keep the kids busy. Some obvious items are tablets like an iPad or Kindle, stickers, small toys and special snacks.

For us, the most annoying part of a flight (with kids) can be meal time. Continue reading ALWAYS Pre-Order A Kids Meal For Your Little Ones For Upcoming Flights

5 Ways Airlines Are Making Flying Worse

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Could flying get much worse and more uncomfortable in the future?

A couple of days back, MarketWatch wrote about5 Horrifying Ways Airlines Are Making Flying Worse“.

After looking over the article, it did seem that if these things really did happen, flying would be getting a whole lot less comfortable. (I find it hard to believe that it could get much less comfortable than it already is…)

Continue reading 5 Ways Airlines Are Making Flying Worse

Which Airline Had Most Animal Deaths in 2014?

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image: twitter

I came across an interesting tweet from BBC Travel about an article from Bloomberg.com.

Ever wonder how many animals die on airlines each year? I can’t say that it’s something that has ever crossed my mind before… However, the Department of Transportation keeps track/ records of these occurrences and shared their findings in its February Consumer Air Travel Report. Continue reading Which Airline Had Most Animal Deaths in 2014?

Who Owns The Overhead Bin Space- Poll Results

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Over the weekend I ran a poll to get some feedback about a topic that I’ve often thought  a lot about both while waiting to board and during boarding.

I have my opinion on overhead bin space but wanted to see what you think when it comes to the question: Who Owns The Overhead Bin Space?

I decided to run a poll after writing a post a few months back about the (overhead bin space) topic which you can check out here. Continue reading Who Owns The Overhead Bin Space- Poll Results

Who Owns Overhead Bin Space- Vote Now

Overhead Bin

At the end of September I wrote a post asking an interesting question- Who Owns the Overhead Bin Space?

Now obviously none of us actually own the space but do we pay for the right to get our fair share of storage up top?

Why is it fair that overhead bin space should have to be saved for those lugging on larger pieces of luggage while other bringing on smaller bags should have to use their precious foot space for those pieces? Continue reading Who Owns Overhead Bin Space- Vote Now