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I love the Caribbean, and have been lucky enough to travel to many of its beautiful island countries. But when I married into a family from Boston, I learned that…

I never wanted to gate-check my carry-on in the first place.On a recent Austrian Airlines flight from Valencia, Spain, to Vienna, I was asked to gate-check my carry-on bag. I'd…

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United Airlines often makes a big splash by adding new routes to off-the-beaten-path destinations on big wide-body planes.This week, though, the Chicago-based carrier is adding service to a handful of…

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Southwest Airlines is doubling down on some of its top strongholds, and planning a blockbuster slate of new routes for early next year.The Dallas-based carrier on Thursday announced it's adding…

Things are about to get a lot better at San Francisco International Airport (SFO), United Airlines said Thursday, following a messy few months of flight delays.Since April, travelers have run…