Motorists stuck in a traffic jam dream about flying in their car. The Transition ® Roadable Aircraft, or ‘Flying Car’, makes their dream come true.

It is classified as a light sport aircraft. Therefore, it requires a sport pilot certificate to fly. This type of certificate requires only 20 hours of flying time. Watch the video.

The vehicle has received an exemption from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to allow a maximum takeoff weight of 1,430 pounds

A Swiss International Airlines flight Los Angeles-Zurich was canceled due to the eruption of the Icelandic volcano. As passengers have the right of care, Swiss is legally required to reimburse them for the extra costs of stay.

However, Swiss tells a passenger requesting reimbursement for his expenses of €700 ($866) that it can only offer limited compensation as the cancelation was clearly due to ‘force majeure’. As a gesture of

More experiences of a travel agent in Washington, DC, with politicians among his customers:

1. A New Hampshire congresswoman, who wants to go to Cape Town, calls him. The agent tells her about the length of the flight and the passport information, but she interrupts him with: "Sorry, but Massachusetts is not that far and I do not need a passport." If he asks whether she wants to go to Cape Cod rather than Cape Town, she hangs up.

Several readers asked us about hotel rates and earning miles. One of them is a member of the Fairmont Hotels’ frequent guest program called Fairmont president's club. He has opted for earning miles rather than hotel points.

German chancellor Angela Merkel proposes a departure tax on airline passengers departing from German airports. Branded as an environmental initiative, the estimated annual revenues are €1 billion.

The International Air Transport Association’s (IATA) response is sharp, but also rash: “This is the worst kind of short-sighted policy irresponsibility. Painting the new tax green adds insult to injury. There will be no environmental benefit from the economic damage caused,” says the IATA in a press release highlighting three major concerns:

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines still serves free meals on intercontinental flights, but it has economized so much on them that they are tasteless or worse.

Since its takeover by Air France, KLM’s service level is ever more approaching Easyjet’s, one of Europe’s biggest low-cost airlines, although the fares remain relatively high.

LHR News, British Airways’ internal staff magazine, covers London Heathrow Airport in an article spelling out the benefits of British Airways’ new mobile-boarding pass system.

The article contains an image of a boarding pass showing the name "Bin Laden/Osama".

Men tend to sleep in flight, whereas women tend to be unable to sleep on a plane. It goes without saying there are many exceptions. One exception is Ginger McGuire, a 36-years old woman who works at a radio station and a local cable TV channel in suburban Detroit.

McGuire falls asleep on her red-eye United Airways Express flight from Washington, DC. The flight – operated by Trans States Airlines lands in Philadelphia just after midnight at 12:27 am.

She remains sleeping during the landing and nobody wakes her up.

A passenger wants to know the best way to buy a ticket. There are many ways to purchase tickets. Airlines want you to book on their own web sites, but you can also book most tickets on discount web sites.

However, you cannot buy all tickets on discount web sites. Southwest Airlines, for example, only permits you to book on its own web site.

But you can download Ding from their web site, a computer application (for both Windows and Mac) that will scan for the best fares and update you on deals. American Airlines offers a similar application called

Korea based Asiana Airlines has been named the world's best airline of 2010. Half of the top-10 airlines are Asian, three are Arab and the other two are the Australian and New Zealand airlines.

These results are based on worldwide survey interviews among 17.9 million passengers from over 100 different nationalities held in the period July 2009-April 2010.

This is the top-10 of 2010:

Irfan asks whether he can purchase on the Internet a ticket for someone else. Can I use my US credit card to buy airline tickets on bing.com, aa.com, delta.com or continental.com for my sister and her son who live in the UK?

Will they have any problem once they check in?

Airline Passenger Guru’s response:

You can purchase tickets for other people. Also, you can book award tickets for other people by using your frequent flyer miles.

You need to book the tickets for your sister and her son on their names. Double check that you enter the same names as in their passports, otherwise they may encounter problems at check in.

Then you need to pay for the tickets. You need to cross the payment method, which is usually a credit card. You enter the credit card type, the card number and the card holder’s name. Here you can use your own name, but double

I flew Lufthansa from Barcelona via Frankurt to Muenster. On arrival my baggage belt was loose and when I arrived home I discovered why. My bag had been turned upside down and fragile items lied about my bag.

Can they screen my bag without my consent?

Airline Passenger Guru’s answer:

You are not the only passenger facing this problem. Regrettably, there is little you can do about it. Travel bags have been outlawed by

We are receiving reports from passengers about the aftermath of the delays due to the volcano eruption in Iceland.

Airlines appear very reluctant to observe their legal obligations and to reimburse passengers for what they are entitled to. What can you do?

First, lodge a complaint with the airline. Click here for information from the European Commission about how to exercise your rights.

A reader responded to our article about passengers who are too big to fit a seat. He wonders what will happen if a traveler learns at the airport that he needs to book a second seat due to his size.

If the plane is not full he will get a second seat. But what happens if the aircraft is full? Will he be denied boarding?

Airline Passenger Guru’s answer:

The answer is yes he will. It is the traveler’s responsibility to book two seats if he is too big for one seat.

The EU will lift the restrictions on liquids in carry-on luggage by April 2013. By this date, all EU airports must have new screening equipment so that screened liquids can be allowed in cabin baggage.

In the meantime, from April 29, 2011 at the latest, duty-free liquids purchased outside the EU and carried in tamper evident bags will be allowed as carry-on luggage and will be screened.