Which airports are the worst airports in the US? J.D. Power just put out its 2026 North America Airport Satisfaction Study. Minneapolis, Detroit and Phoenix came out on top of the mega airports. Denver, Newark and O’Hare came out at the bottom. I have been flying through these airports for over 30 years, as an airline employee and as a …
London to Dublin by Train and Ferry: The 1:30 AM Crossing That Beats the UK Departure Tax
One ticket, £53.40, no plane, no departure tax. I left London Euston at 7:46 in the morning and stepped off a ferry at Dublin Port at five the next morning, with a day out and a night walk around Holyhead in between. Here is exactly how the London to Dublin rail and sail run works, what is on board the overnight ferry, and the parts nobody warns you about.
American’s 8 New International Routes for Summer 2027: A Non-Rev Reality Check
The American Airlines new routes 2027 lineup is here: eight new international routes announced on August 27, 2026, and four of them are flown by the Airbus A321XLR. New York (JFK) picks up Amsterdam, Nice and a fourth daily London-Heathrow. Philadelphia (PHL) picks up Porto, Vienna (always thought that it was odd that no U.S. carrier served Vienna) and Reykjavik. …
United’s 10 New International Routes for 2027: A Non-Rev Reality Check
On 25 August 2026, United announced 10 new international cities for 2027 — the largest expansion in the airline’s history. Eight of the ten launch from Newark, five are flown by the Airbus A321XLR, and one is a Boeing 737 MAX 8. For those of us riding standby, that is the sentence that matters: most of this expansion is narrowbody, …
Delta’s Atlanta–Riyadh Nonstop: What Nonrev Travelers Need to Know
Delta’s first US nonstop to Saudi Arabia launches October 23, 2026 — and bookings are soft. Here’s the real schedule, what the A350 means for your odds, why Saudia’s SV37 to Dulles is the backup nobody mentions, and what I found on my own trip to Riyadh.




