A judge in Germany ruled on December 10, 2018 that
Lufthansa cannot charge a penalty to a passenger for dropping the last leg of his ticket. This seems good news for passengers and European consumer groups fighting similar unfair practices, which are based on no-show clauses in airlines' conditions of carriage.
Promotional fares
European carriers sometimes offer promotional fares in other markets than their home market. In this case, Lufthansa offered a promotional fare on the route Oslo-Frankfurt- Seattle. However, if the fare offered is attractive enough, flyers from other...
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Everybody wants to know what the best time is to buy your ticket. 
The cheapest time to book flights for Thanksgiving travel is 31-90 days out, and 21-30 days out for Christmas. Travelers who booked during these windows in 2017 saved an average of 10% on holiday fares according to 
The new normal is that airlines nickel-and-dime their customers. They believe that passengers are very short-sighted and only look at the base fare when buying tickets. Therefore, they now charge separately for all kinds of things that were simply included in the fare 10 years ago. These payments are called ancillary revenues and come as an unpleasant surprise for quite a few passengers.
The top-10 carriers as rated by total ancillary revenue, 
The International Air Transport Association (
Since Donald Trump entered the White House telling lies to the public has become the new political standard. He calls news that is not convenient for him fake news. Many low-educated voters are unable to distinguish Trumpian fake news from real fake news and are actually not interested in this distinction either.
At the G7 summit in Canada Trump arrived late and departed early confirming observations at other recent summits that the USA has given up its leading role in the world. In some respect, Trump even reversed roles by accusing the Canadian... 
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