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Flying With Little Children? Go to the Back of the Plane – WSJ.com

Great story from WSJ's Scott McCartney about the increasing unpleasantry of flying with children. Worse than flying domestic is international travel. If you have a layover in Europe and have children who need a stroller, assume you will not have the stroller during that layover. Despite what gate agents say – unless you carry the stroller on board you will not see the stroller until you collect it from the carousel at your destination. Very unhelpful. British Airways in particular was misleading and rude in that respect.

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British Airways: 1 mile flown = 1/4 mile in account

If you flew with British Airways recently, it will be a great idea to check your account to see how many miles you really flew according to the British giant. See, if you did not fly with a full-fare ticket, and people RARELY do, you will get exactly one quarter of the miles you actually flew. You see, to get BA miles you pay FULL fare. If you are even considering flying BA and collecting miles with this evil carrier, note that their miles are good for well, BA flights. Using BA miles is unbelievably difficult because each flight has about 1/4 of a seat available to frequent fliers. And unlike American carriers (read airlines in the 21st century) who have common courtesy to their passengers and offer alternative ways to use the miles, such as hotel stays and car rentals, BA does not offer anything. So you have a zillion miles, and you can pretty much shove them.

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