It’s time to get serious about safety
Some people are a greater risk than others aboard airplanes, and there’s no use in tiptoeing around pretending otherwise, writes David Harsanyi in Reason. Giving passengers from countries known to be...
View ArticleCarry on luggage charge good for you
In USA Today, Ben Baldanza, CEO of Spirit Airlines, defends his company’s new policy of charging for carry on luggage that require using overhead bins. He contends it is fairer that those who use...
View ArticleUS should take a trip to Europe
Air travel in Europe is less expensive than it is in the United States because of an “open skies” policy adopted in 1997, a policy that would be beneficial to the United States if a similar practice...
View Article‘No fly’ list is no longer necessary
Rather than continue to endure the problems caused by the Transportation Security Administration’s “no-fly” list, why not just get rid of it, proposes Steve Chapman in Reason. The security measures...
View ArticleA down-to-earth lesson in taxes
Our opinion: A move by airlines to turn a consumer tax break into a corporate windfall gives the lie to the notion of tax hikes as economic stimulus. Thank the nation’s major airlines for bringing some...
View ArticlePassengers, airlines need counseling
The relationship between airlines and passengers today is much like a souring romantic relationship that needs, well, counseling. In the Los Angeles Times, Linda Kaplan Thaler and Robin Koval offer a...
View ArticleNo basis for ‘power off’ rule on flights
The airline rule requiring passengers to power off their portable electronic devices is pure theater and serves no practical purpose other than having passengers’ full attention, says James Fallows in...
View ArticleHigher rates for higher weights
“Obesity is an ethical issue, because an increase in weight by some imposes costs on others,” says Peter Singer in Project Syndicate. Airlines charge for baggage that exceeds weight limits and they...
View ArticleReclining seats lead to decline in civility
The small comfort gained from reclining your seat is canceled by the passenger in front of you doing the same, says Dan Kois in Slate. Rather than hoping no one reclines for “the common good,” the real...
View ArticleDeregulation’s downside
Individuals and entire cities have been “left economically stranded” by the deregulation of the airline industry, says Lynn Stuart Parramore in AlterNet. “Increased competition without adequate...
View ArticleTSA’s sluggish fast lane
Anyone who’s stood on a slow-moving airport security line and watched some travelers zip through another checkpoint must have wondered why they can’t do that, too. Chances are, they can. Not only that,...
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