Why spend your layover in a supreme state of boredom?

At some airports, you may not have much of a choice.

But at others, there are a lot more options.

Learn how your layovers could be a whole lot easier to handle with fun activities for the whole family.

A small airplane crashed into an airport near Mount Everest yesterday, killing 18 people but sparing the pilot.

The 19-seat Twin Otter snagged its wheels on a fence as it tried to land in foggy conditions at Tenzing-Hillary Airport in Lukla, Nepal. The plane crash-landed and burst into flames on the runway.

The plane, operated by the Nepal-based Yeti Airlines, took off from Kathmandu Airport at 6:51 a.m. local time, and crashed about 40 minutes later.

We’re still dealing with bailout, bailout, bailout, though they’re calling it a “rescue plan.” The numbers are absolutely staggering, and I sincerely hope that you’ll take action on your own with your elected representatives.

As the government is bailing out all these other institutions, they’re not paying any attention to airline and travel infrastructure.

And, if they don’t, we won’t have one.

When American Airlines announced today that it would be implementing a new “á la carte” pricing system as of next year, many passengers groaned with despair.

Then they asked themselves “aren’t they doing that already?”

The answer is, sort of.

On Wednesday, Forbes magazine released the results of a study that analyzed five years of data to determine the “most reliable” airlines.

Categories included on-time arrival figures, cancellations, complaints and mishandled baggage, and incorporated data from the Aviation Consumer Protection Division of DOT as well as consumer satisfaction rankings from J.D. Power and Associates, among other sources.

So … which airline has the best reliability ranking?

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When you are traveling and would like to extend your layover for a couple of days, how do you go about booking that without worrying about incurring additional fees?

There are a few ways to make this happen. If you’re an elite passenger traveling on a frequent-flier award or full-fare ticket, some airlines will actually allow free stops on your round-trip ticket.