Israel FAA downgrade – Fire Shaul Mofaz!

Unfortunately, I was wrong in my November, 2008 post. I am shocked that Israel was, in fact, downgraded to a category 2 country. And there is no category 3 – we are as bad as it can get. Here is the FAA’s press release. And some discussion in the blogosphere. I am further shocked this [...]

Europe Family Vacation in 4 Hours

Readers complained that I got political with my gaza post. Sorry, but we did have a war. Back to the spirit of this blog – tips for the frequent flyer to the US. Looking around for the best airfare to the States often results in a stopover in Europe. If the stopover is more than [...]

Off Topic – Gaza

Our readers are frequent flyers, living in New York and Israel whose daily lives are impacted by terrorism, so I am taking the liberty of addressing the war in Gaza. Just a few non-original thoughts for our readers and friends and enemies or just those confused and troubled: Given the choice of targeting soldiers or [...]

US Air Crashes into Hudson River NY

Breaking news: US Air 1549 just crash landed in the Hudson River and it seems that everyone survived. This is really a miracle – only other time it happened was in 1970 – ALM Flight 980 (DC9) – 40 out of 63 survived. NOW – AIR CANADA – WILL YOU PUT BACK THE LIFE VESTS [...]

ElAl Great Fares – $199 RT This Weekend (Jan 16)

I am definitely a fan of the ElAl Spontani and they have some very good fares to Europe for this weekend. Flights leave Thursday night or Friday morning and return Monday or Tuesday. Great idea for people working with the US. Monday is Martin Luther King Day Day and Tuesday is Inauguration Day, so it [...]

A look back at 2008, for the TLV to JFK frequent flyer

A look back at 2008, for the TLV to JFK frequent flyer. Airfare shot up with fuel prices but didn’t really come down. But there have been some good fare sales lately on domestic flights. To save money, airlines charged for everything – from pillows to bags to water to food to movies. That is [...]

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