An analysis of a year's worth of airline data reveals which international routes are most likely to have empty seats, offering the best chance at a 'poor man's business class.' Surprise finding: United's flight from Los Angeles to London is running at an 'incredibly low' 67% capacity.
The tape The Thrifty Traveler Podcast · Sep 17
“what if we could look holistically at airlines' route by route and determine the long haul international routes that are the most likely to go out with empty seats, which means if you're flying economy, you have the best chance of snagging your own row or at least, you know, an empty middle seat. If you're really lucky, you get poor man's business class or as our coworker Nick called it, Y flat, which is just genius.”
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The Thrifty Traveler Podcast · Are You Making These Mistakes with Your Points & Miles?Sep 17
Thanks to new screening technology, the TSA is reportedly considering letting PreCheck passengers bring full-sized water bottles through security. The policy would be tested at a few airports first, with one host hoping it's a step toward lifting liquid limits 'altogether.'
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A host on 'Frequent Miler' discovered a 'sizable difference' in hotel prices between Capital One's desktop site and its mobile app, with some rooms being 21% cheaper on the phone. For other deals, the show praises the portal's 'surprisingly easy' price match, which took one user just over eight minutes to complete.