Gail Todd
-
Blue Lagoon: A hot spot near Reykjavik airportOct 05, 2014 7:43 am - Last week, while waiting for a flight from Reykjavik, Iceland, to Minneapolis, I had a cool experience in a very hot place. Instead of hanging out at the airport for se...
-
The 'War of the Rows' continues on airplanesSep 08, 2014 6:06 am - You must have heard about the space invasions going on at 35,000 feet. I'm not talking about aliens entering airplanes through the air vents. I'm talking about passenge...
-
Idea to shorten TSA lines could be worth $15,000Aug 02, 2014 10:52 pm - Did you hear the TSA needs your help? Apparently, they can't figure out how to improve airport security lines, so they want you to do it. And if they choose your soluti...
-
Tips for stress-free flying with little kidsJul 06, 2014 8:10 am - Last week, my daughter flew with her two girls, ages eight and six, from San Francisco to Chicago. It was a piece of cake on two fronts. Apparently, their father slipped...
-
Carry-on bags a difficult issue for some travelersJun 07, 2014 8:58 am - Have you noticed it's getting harder to pack it all in? I'm not talking about the itinerary where you keep track of where you are by the day of the week. I'm talking a...
-
Alternatives to coach might not be that badMay 04, 2014 7:36 am - What do you inhale at 35,000 feet? Almost nothing if you're a teenager curled up in the wheel well of a Boeing 767. In case you missed it, a teenager jumped the fence a...
-
In-flight entertainment rises to a whole new levelApr 07, 2014 12:01 am - If you were lucky enough to be on a certain Virgin-Australia flight from Brisbane to Sydney recently, you would have boarded to the chorus from the musical, "The Lion Ki...
-
Grounded: Bad weather leads to bad behavior by air passengersMar 02, 2014 6:24 am - If you were at O'Hare International Airport earlier this month when the snow was blowing sideways, you were more apt to fly into a rage than the wild blue yonder. Just a...
-
Luckily, pilots landing at wrong airport is rareFeb 01, 2014 4:45 am - Do you know the way to San Jose? Apparently, a passenger didn’t a few years ago. She ended up in California when she should have landed in Costa Rica. But that’s not as ...
-
How can you get sleep on an airplane?Jan 12, 2014 7:28 am - “Did you hear about the guy who slept right through the deplaning of his aircraft in Houston?” asked my old flying partner, when we met for our monthly lunch in St. Loui...