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 do: I never checked that box before today.  I was afraid that doing so would [...]

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If you want to fly with your dog, it’s not cheap.  On Southwest, it costs $75 each way.  On Alaska Airlines, it costs $100 each way.  This is another example of airline silliness. Consider: When ticket prices for people occupying a real seat are cheaper than the dog fare, you must still pay the full [...]

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Airfare pricing is a silly dance. It’s possible to fly across the country and every passenger will have paid a different fare. I know they’ve got the actuaries and statistical models to maximize profitability, but I’m curious how a different pricing structure would work. I propose a different kind of transparency. Instead of customers and [...]

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