Flight alert systems present a huge potential to save travelers time, alleviate their frustration and create a better overall travel experience.  The Middle Seat column in the WallStreet Journal has done an extensive study on these systems and finds that there is still room for improvement, but FlightStats does the best job.

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No single item indicates tourists in Europe more quickly than the day-pack.  Like herds of confused Quasimodos, day-packed tourists bump, shove and squeeze these appendages into buses, museums and every other place they go while annoying locals and anyone else they will eventually crash their bags into.  Just look at the locals’ eyes roll as a tourist boards a crowded bus [...]

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