Here you will find articles about general air travel which I hope you will find both interesting and useful.
Not so many years ago people just accepted that when they were flying they were shut off from the rest of the world and couldn’t communicate with anyone. But these days people want to be online 24/7, sadly. Personally, I am more than happy to enjoy some relative peace and quiet on a plane to…
Choosing the best place to sit on a plane when booking a flight to go on a trip by plane depends on many different factors. Are you flying alone or with friends or family? Is it a long-haul flight or just a short business trip? Are you tall so need a seat with extra legroom?…
Being able to listen to music on a plane during a long flight is a great way to pass the time. I have listened to classical music as well as my other favorite music while flying for many years, on an mp3 player some years ago and via my cellphone more recently. Can you listen…
If you are going on a long-haul overnight flight, and hope to get some sleep, then making sure you don’t get cold while asleep by taking your own blankets makes sense. But can you take a blanket on a plane, such as a travel blanket or a picnic blanket, or do you have to rely…
Every year airlines worldwide seem to make the restrictions regarding what size luggage you can take on a plane with you more and more complicated. In most cases this is to try and extract yet more money from you as they make taking checked bags even more expensive. But this has the effect of making…
There often seems to be confusion over whether a flight is still considered to be a domestic flight if it flies over an ocean or if in flying between two airports in the same country, the flight overflies another country. The Quick Answer to What is a Domestic Flight: Domestic flights are regarded as being…
Do you have a favorite audiobook that you want to listen to while flying or want to listen to a few new ones? Audiobooks are certainly a great way to help pass the time on a long flight. The Quick Answer: You can listen to an audiobook on a plane but it is better to…
There are many reasons why people may want to sleep overnight in an airport. These can include saving money on an airport hotel, catching an early flight which may necessitate getting to the airport by public transport the night before, flight delays or bad flight connections with an overnight layover. But is it allowed, or…
Do you remember the time, not long ago, when being on a flight gave you a chance to forget things and simply read a book or watch a movie? Sadly, these days, people often feel like they have lost their right arm if they haven’t been able to see what others are doing on Facebook…
The good news for smokers is that UK airport smoking areas can be found at some airports. However, the majority of UK airports do not allow smoking after you enter the terminal building or pass through airport security. Most UK airports have designated smoking areas before you enter the terminal building but only some allow…