AIRLINE PASSENGERS' RIGHTS

Flying from Singapore to the USA, an unexpected delay occurred. With Hong Kong full, finding rooms was unlikely. Knowing passengers rights we found rooms but I found myself "forced" into sharing a room, with a model from Spain!

Are stun-gun like bracelets soon to become mandatory wear for US airline passengers?

There is a lot of talk regarding a passenger bill of rights for airline passengers. Here are 6 items that should be included.

If you get stranded in an airport without your luggage, even if it is a result of the airline's shortcomings, they are not honor bound by law, in most situations, to assist you.

I do not travel by plane enough to have ever used Rule 240, but knowing about it can be the stranded airline traveler's friend. For those who do not know about airline rule 240.

Some two decades after banning cigarettes on commercial U.S. flights, government is considering doing the same for electronic cigarettes even though most major airlines already ban them and e-cigarettes emit little or no odor.

You want my vote? Promise me THIS and Deliver!

"Only an industry with a virtual monopoly can afford to continuously alienate their customers as effectively as the airlines."

What's inside your underwear may play on the fears of airline passengers but despite detecting hidden bombs and embarrassing passengers by exposing their private parts to strangers airline scanners could detect malignant or benign tumors.

The forces that want to nationalize the US commercial airline industry may sadly ultimately win because most airlines are permanent financial basket cases--The problem is that a subsidized nationalized system is just as broke.

There are bills of rights today for patients, for airline passengers, for animals, and many others. Isn't it time we had a simple, coherent bill of basic rights for children that we could all strive toward?

While the TSA continues to irradiate unsuspecting airline passengers, and molest grandmas, nuns, and babies in diapers, a very real threat to airline security still exists at airports across the country that nothing is being done about.

Flight cancellations are stressful and can cause a great deal of hardship if you have spent a small fortune on flights, hotels and recreational activities for when you get to your destination. What are your rights if your flight is cancelled?

What a nightmare taking elderly parents through airport security after a wedding turned out to be, despite the help of the airline, porters and security staff.

With some passengers trapped on tarmacs for hours, Airline Passenger Bill of Rights goes to Senate.

In recent years, hidden fees have become an increasingly popular trend throughout the airline industry. Not only is the legality of these fees questionable, but they routinely mislead and trap air travelers into paying more than they expected.

Removed passengers range from mothers with babies to praying men. But are we really any safer now or has the search for security gone too far?

This paper explores the airline industry since deregulation. After a short summary of pre-deregulation industry issues, the analysis focuses on major issues in the industry including service to small communities, fuel prices, mergers, and options for the future.

This funny, but serious article gives travelers tips on what to do when you find yourself in an air travel debacle. Humor and reality are woven together to equip travelers to make the best of their flights.