At 31.5 degrees, the steepest street in San Francisco is not the famous Lombard, but Filbert St. between Hyde and Leavenworth Streets The U.S. Navy originally planned on painting the Golden Gate Bridge black with yellow stripes; the famed “International Orange” color was just supposed to be a sealant During …

If my airline is on strike and is not able to reaccommodate me on a partner airline, can I purchase my own ticket on another airline and expect the original airline to reimburse me?

There are no provisions guaranteeing you anything in the case of a labor disruption. That being said, airlines will nearly always try to help their passengers. In many instances the automatic response is to book passengers on the next available flight on the same airline and waive the change fees. …

Chicago – Fire Forces Closure of Airports

Flights were grounded at Chicago’s busy O’Hare and Midway airports this morning following a fire at an air traffic control facility. Departures from Chicago generally stopped at 5:35 a.m. CT and the only arrivals were a handful of flights that departed before the incident. As of 8:05 a.m. CT, about …