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    Jim E.

    I had the displeasure of flying with this dreadful airline. They have a limit for carryon luggage oh 10 kg which most Mexican airline do. In my experience this is the only airline that has scales at the gate weighing all of you carryons. I was past the limit and they wanted to charge 850.00 pesos about 45.00 USD. I explained that my ticket covered one checked bag with no fees. They replied that I should have checked it in at the counter. That this charge was like a penalty for trying to get away with bringing extra weight into the cabin. ARE YOU KIDDING ME! So now they are the police and can charge penalties. I had to pay and needless to say I was very upset. Don't use this airline if you can. I fly regularly in Mexico and try to avoid this airline. I rather use Volaris, they have the same 10 kg rule but not enforce it. I fully intend to contact the airline and try to get a refund. I felt helpless and taken advantage of.

    Viva Aerobus
    Peter H.

    OK, so I wanted to go out of town on a short trip that didn't break the bank, nor be too much in my comfort zone. So I flew to Guadalajara on Viva Aerobus, Mexico's low-cost carrier. Short version: It's A-OK if you want to travel "like a native," but make sure your Spanish is "muy excelente" and that you are the adventuresome type. Long version: Viva Aerobus is Mexico's version of Spirit Airlines, minus the rude attendants and crappy seating. Viva Areobus only travels to three cities in Mexico from Bush Intercontinental: Guadalajara, Cancun and Monterrey. If you are not going to these cities, forget it - use another carrier. Purchasing tickets on their site is easy, quick and convenient. They give you a base price (in either dollars or Mexican pesos), and you can add on VIP seating, luggage allowance and all that. Even with the "hidden extras," my round-trip ticket was less than $250. Wow. Unlike United Airlines, Viva Aerobus is in Terminal D - meaning fewer crowds, quicker TSA groping and convenient gates to depart from. I got to the airport at 8:30 am for my 10:30 am flight, and by 8:50 I was at the gate. Wow. Clientele is typical of any Mexican airline - lots of abuelitas with their grandkids (most of them loud and hyper), young couples, young families - very few single people. I'm sure they probably looked at me as curiously as I looked at them. But I digress. Seating is like Southwest Airlines - first come, first served. Even though I was in the "third" category (out of six), I still managed to snag exit-row seats. Lots of legroom. Plus, the aircraft was a 737-300 (one of the older models), and the seats fully recline! Wow. NOTE: Since this is a Mexican carrier, all announcements are primarily done in Spanish. If you aren't fluent, either take along a friend who is, or fly a U.S. carrier. They do the safety instructions in English, but that's about it. However - that being said - the in-flight experience was definitely interesting. Yes, they charge you for refreshments; however, they charge in pesos - so you'd better have some on you. They do accept credit cards on board, but it's a hassle. But hey - this is a Mexican airline. It's the only time I've ever seen an airline refreshment menu with a michelada on it! (It was a steal at 50 pesos = $3.35) And where else can you get Mexican sandwiches, beers and other refreshments so cheap? WOW. Another thing - the plane was only less than half full. I had a whole row to myself. You would think that with the low prices and direct service, the plane would be like a cattle car. Nope. The best thing about Viva Aerobus is that you can also purchase bus tickets, taxi fares or other ground transportation while on board. If you know where you are going and kind of know how to get around those cities, it is a godsend. They sell fares cheaper than at the airport. So - will I fly them again? Possibly. Do I recommend them? Only if you are adventuresome and can speak Spanish. If you are the type that needs some hand-holding, then it is not for you.

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    United Airlines - Walkway to the elevators

    United Airlines

    1.6(917 reviews)
    1.0 mi•IAH Airport Area

    Uneventful and pleasant flight from Boston and layover in Houston on the way to Cancun. The gates…read morewere a fairly long walk but still we made it with plenty of time and despite a gate change, the gate agents were super in informing the passengers with plenty of time. I know that some folks will be dismayed at having to check their carryons, but they were adamant that folks in later groups gate checked their luggage. That alleviated the overhead situation greatly in a full plane. Their emergency exit seats have more legroom than most of the other Economy Plus seating - highly recommend. On the way to Boston, we had ordered their breakfast sandwiches and they came to us a third into the flight, hot, tasty and just on time. We got to Cancun on time, superb flight.

    You can't take us off the plane without notice just because "you thought" we were not going to make…read moreit. You can't say you can't get us back on. Michele C. At the gate was the "super smart" person that not only did that but when we asked to have our PAID seats back she made a huge deal how she couldn't. After a little bit of not backing down she puts us in the exit seat and away from each other, seriously the best you could have done? What about move the people that you just gave our tickets to the exit seats?? Horrible experience with both flights and it was our 1st time flying United. Both planes had mechanical issues and had to be delayed a few hours. We supposed to have been in our final destination at 2:30pm local time and ended up arriving at 9:30pm! We had a 3:30 hour drive to our hotel!!!! A full wasted day in our vacation. What does United given in return? $15 dollars nice try...

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    People leaving and arriving

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    Southwest Airlines - Celebrating World Cup. Houston 2026

    Southwest Airlines

    3.0(475 reviews)
    23.3 mi•Hobby

    Everything was fantastic! SWA's Captain gave me some great…read morerecommendations for restaurants in Peoria since he lives there too. Angel, flight attendant extraordinaire, had the best personality. She was thoroughly engaging and so funny too! I love when SWA flight attendants show they thoroughly enjoy their job and wanting to make our flights enjoyable! Kudos to the entire crew!!! Thank you all so much!

    SWA so far is the only airline we use for domestic flights. I am a rapid rewards member and have…read morethe rapid rewards visa. Fares are usually quite reasonable and the ability to change your flight based on price to get an adjustment is seamless. Although there has been alot of negative associated with SWA lately because of the elimination of 2 free checked bags and now utilizing assigned seating and the elimination of the a, b, and c boarding groups. As a swa visa cardholder depending on your status, you still retain at the very least 1 free checked bag. I found the new boarding groups less chaotic and crowded which was a relief for me. Annoying is the word I would use to describe people who all at once are trying to put their unchecked bags in the overhead bins. Not so much this flight out of Hou Hobby! Although this flight was sold out everything was very smooth with the boarding procedure. I also found the assigned seating straight forward and not a bunch people trying to find an open seat all at once. The in-flight coffee is wonderful and as I said for before the best in the sky! Thank you Southwest for this! I did the see that they also added cherry coke zero as an option as well as hornitos margaritas. So the most unique and wonderful thing I found was that there is a phone holder now in front of you now to watch your videos at your seat on the newer Max 8 planes! We loved this! Overall I luv SWA and will continue to fly with them! My only gripe was the large group surrounding our seats talking loud and using profanity at 445 in the morning as well as passing food around as if I was going to help them pass their food around?

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    American Airlines - Busy Check-In

    American Airlines

    1.5(175 reviews)
    1.0 mi•IAH Airport Area

    Always efficient when I travel with them. It has been a little more crowded lately so I suggest…read moreearly arrival or a carry on only. Most kiosk work and they have a few workers around to assist if needed. Thankful for business class.

    I'm a pretty loyal and frequent American Airlines flyer, and I have never experienced the severe…read morelack of customer service that I have during this trip from hell. Every single gate agent at the terminals was nasty and unhelpful. Particularly a woman named Shakira, whose hips probably lie like her mouth does. When my flight was rebooked, I asked if she could assign me a new seat she told me straight up to my face that she can't see the Dallas flight she only handles Houston ones. Strangely enough the only helpful woman there WAS able to look it up and even assigned me the seat in the same class I was in on my canceled flight. Shakira's little friend, who knows her name they all had their name tags covered, (I asked Shakira for her name) also treated me with disdain and like she had no time for me, in fact in the middle of our conversation (about my Dallas flight before the other lady stepped in to help) she started other tasks and once she finished those, WALKED AWAY. Walked AWAY. While I've been standing at the counter right in front of her face for at least 20 minutes. When I said to the other woman standing there that had already gone through 4 people behind me that she was helping me and just left... she said oh she must have forgot. She must have forgot? So she helped me and said woman returns she says to her... you forgot about her and she's like "yea she was talking about a voucher yadda yadda yadda" so you didn't like me inquiring about what every single other person is inquiring about when you cancel flights so you choose to ignore me and WALK AWAY?? Fast forward to this morning after having been up for 28 hours now, arrive to the airport to ANOTHER DELAYED FLIGHT. Supposed to leave at 825 now scheduled 905 meaning I will miss a chance for a flight I was first on the standby list for. I now will have a 10 hour layover in Phoenix because it's the best they could get me after the flight delays/cancelations. I said good morning to the gate agent do you know why this flight is delayed? Crew rest. Ok cool can you see if there are any flights out of Phoenix to Reno since I will miss the 10 am one? NO. She will not. Oh ok cool. Thanks for nothing American Airlines workers at IAH.

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    All these sleeping ppl are making me feel sleepy. }:{

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    American Airlines

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    Frontier Airlines - A320 view of Seat 5ABC and 6ABC.

    Frontier Airlines

    1.3(175 reviews)
    0.5 mi•IAH Airport Area

    Chicago to Houston flight, terrible, terrible wheelchair service in Chicago. We arrived at 3:30 am…read morefor a flight leaving at 5:20 am. Everything was going well. An agent helped us with our luggage because there is a weight limit of 40 pounds not 50 like other airlines. I was bringing back luggage I had intended to keep in Chicago but things changed. She helped us with tagging and getting us through the process through our phone to avoid the $25 agent fee. When it came time for my friend to get a wheelchair, we waited an hour and were told to get walking because we would miss our flight. My friend is 73 years old with spinal stenosis. We had to rush to get through security which took forever for her since she wasn't in a wheelchair and I have TSA pre check. She told me she was almost in tears because she didn't know where I was. Needless to say we barely made it to the gate on the other side of the airport where everyone had already started to board. As far as flying everything was great and we got in to Houston early. I would give 5 stars but because of the wheelchair fiasco I won't.

    Frontier sucks. Worst airline ever. The low price is a scam to steal your money. They cancelled my…read moreflight twice and I had to take another carrier last minute which ended up costing $500 extra. I also had to get a hotel out of pocket as their staff told me to sleep on the floor at the airport with three young kids. The conditions inside the aircraft are unsanitary. This is worse than a 3rd world operation. All their screens are wrong and they notified of cancellation an hour before flight time. This airline should be disbarred from operations. Spirit was better than this. DO NOT USE THEM! Save your money and mental stress.

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    Frontier Airlines at Bush Airport in Houston Texas!!!!!

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    View of iPad ( I meant back of seat). Ingenious way to save room.

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    Delta Air Lines - Inside Delta flight DL 1223 IAH Houston to ATL Atlanta. View from Seat 24B (middle). I'm logged into Delta Sync on the seatback screen.

    Delta Air Lines

    2.6(56 reviews)
    1.0 mi•IAH Airport Area

    I want to recognize Mr. Jody at the Delta Airlines check-in counter at George Bush Intercontinental…read moreAirport for his exceptional service. My parents do not speak English well, and traveling internationally can be stressful for them. Mr. Jody went above and beyond to make sure they felt comfortable and supported. He patiently helped them with their luggage, clearly explained how the wheelchair service works, and even took the time to walk them through the transit process in Korea. What stood out most was his professionalism and kindness. He remained calm, friendly, and respectful throughout the entire interaction. He did not rush the process and made sure my parents understood everything before moving on. That level of care and attention made a big difference for our family. I truly appreciate his dedication and highly recommend Delta for anyone traveling through IAH.

    We loaded the plane at 630 am only to sit there on the runway for a while with the plane going on…read moreand off until finally they decided it was not a quick fix so we had to leave the plane and now at 1125 we are finally on another plane heading to LAX for a week of fun in the sun. Here I am back in my same door seat patiently waiting to depart from George Bush airport.Thanks to the pilot and Delta crew staff for getting us to our destination safely. It was a great flight, seats were comfortable and good movie selections to choose from.

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    View from Seat 31B on Delta flight DL 1223 Atlanta (ATL) to Houston (IAH). Watching golf.

    Delta Air Lines - Inside Delta flight DL 1223 IAH Houston to ATL Atlanta. View from Seat 24B (middle). I'm logged into Delta Sync on the seatback screen.

    Inside Delta flight DL 1223 IAH Houston to ATL Atlanta. View from Seat 24B (middle). I'm logged into Delta Sync on the seatback screen.

    Delta Air Lines - Inside George Bush Intercontinental Airport IAH Terminal A at Gate A15. Delta Air Lines. IAH to ATL Atlanta.

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    Emirates - Caviar service

    Emirates

    2.8(13 reviews)
    0.0 mi•IAH Airport Area

    There aren't too many flights that go to the middle east so this airline is very unique! The meals…read moreand amenities were very nice, (Meals, movies, little travel kits etc). The flight attendants were gorgeous and nice enough to take a picture with me! I have only traveled to Jamaica internationally as an adult and it was a very good experience to use Emirates. My only 2 complaints are the whole bag weight/fee and when I got on the plane there were two different attendants giving me conflicting information! The whole max 25kg thing (55 LBS) when you are on a military orientated flight was kind of frustrating. Just an FYI it's $50 if you go over. Also, they won't even let you bring the bag on if it is more than 32kg (70 LBS). Your carry on bag must weigh less than 7 KG (15 LBS). They won't let you on the plane if it is more! The flight was long but there are plenty of movies and I didn't buy it but there was wifi I believe. All in all, if you fly Emirates.... Especially first class it is definitely worth it. Make sure you check in early the line gets really long!

    Worst airline ever! Business class is better Dubai to London…read moreHeathrow 7h flight and service was DUMB My ****ing seat was full of crumbs and uncomfortable. Never flying with this airline again entertainment wasn't working EMIRATES SUCKS!

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    First Class Lounge on the plane

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    First is so civilized

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    Pier 7 view from the Crown Plaza Dubai Marina

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