So, I’m staring at my Qantas account. No idea what just happened—my flight credit lost its expiry date? Qantas yanked the December 31, 2023 expiry from older credits, so now I can supposedly request a refund whenever… unless it’s one of those zombie credits that can’t be used for anything anyway? Alaska Airlines, meanwhile, handed […]

Still salty about that night I missed a Dallas dinner—flight delayed four hours, zero refund, just a sad pretzel and a headache. Now, airlines have quietly reworked refund rules so unless your domestic flight gets delayed three hours (or international by six), you’re not getting your money back—refunds only kick in at those magic numbers. […]

Okay, so, boarding groups. Why do they always make people so weirdly tense? You ever notice how the minute they start calling zones, everyone’s suddenly on red alert, clutching their backpacks like it’s the last chopper out of Saigon? There’s this running joke that flight attendants have some secret vendetta against one zone. I don’t […]

I swear, I can’t even try to book a flight without getting some cryptic “policy update” email that’s just a bunch of legalese buried somewhere between the seat selection and the spam folder. Suddenly, airlines jack up flight change penalties and… did anyone get an alert? Nope. Last week, I was moving a London trip, […]

You know what nobody tells you? That a single, invisible typo on your plane ticket will nuke your entire trip, and you’ll only find out at the exact worst moment—like, sweaty, juggling a toddler, backpack, and a line of people behind you who definitely hate you now. The tiniest name screw-up—middle initial that just shows […]

Okay, is it just me, or did everyone else miss the memo that you can board early without buying a fancy seat or paying extra? I swear, these airline loyalty programs have all these sneaky perks—like, yeah, you get to pick your seat before the masses, and suddenly it’s like you’re in some secret club. […]