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I volunteered at the Intrepid Museum for many years as a student and the most valuable part of the experience was spending time with the veterans who had served on the ship from 1943-1974. ... View more

This should be available for iPod Touch as well, no reason to make it iPhone only. ... View more

I use Southwest exclusively for domestic travel and legacy flag carriers for international travel (including Mexico). I am not sold on the value of codesharing. First, when flying international my preference is for non-stop flights and I don't see these deals offering me any options out of New England on Southwest's metal or anyone else's. Second, I never trust a situation where two vendors can point the finger at each other when something gets messed up... if I buy a ticket from an airline I want to be their customer, not someone else's customer on a codeshare. As a customer I value the fact that Southwest is cautious even if that means I don't see a route that I would like but in this case I think JetBlue is making the right play. ... View more

Scott, you may want to read my previous comment again. I don't see where I was demanding special treatment since my point was that the new pre-board process seemed unfair to all passengers... because it took longer. Part of the "business transaction," as you put it, is trying for an on time departure and my experience last month was the the new pre-board procedure endangers that because the B group took a lot longer to come aboard and take their seats. Beyond that I am happy to take whatever boarding number I get and pick an open seat when I come down the jetway. ... View more

Scott, speaking as someone who is childfree and militant about it, you are missing the point. Pre-boarding small children is not really for the benefit of families, it is for the benefit of everyone else who can avoid tripping over car seats and other debris in the aisles and, as many people have pointed out, select a seat that is not near any children. I flew last month MHT-LAS and back on flights with the new pre-board rules and pretty much everyone was unhappy about having the kids between the A and B group. The parents sure didn't like it and the people in the A group who had to change seats obviously didn't. But what Southwest should care about here is that is slowed down the boarding process. Maybe they let the B group come down the ramp too fast or something but it just did not work at all. So I add my voice to the people saying to change it back, put the families on first with some reasonable and well enforced eligibility rules and maybe tell them to choose a seat past the wing exits or something so the aisle in the front of the plane stays clear for the next wave of passengers. My wife is flying MHT->PHX today and I'm waiting for her report on the rest of the new boarding changes which sound positive. Cheers. ... View more

Out of curiosity, do doctors who step in during an in flight emergency get any compensation from the airline? ... View more

"Always be sure to buy a roundtrip fare when visiting Las Vegas." ... View more

Jim, that isn't quite right, they are adding an 8 after the model number. For example the 747-8: http://www.boeing.com/commercial/747family/747-8_facts.html ... View more