Great post. Will be very useful come April. Thanks.

My pre-existing medical condition has been the bain of my travel existence for more than a decade. It made life impossibly difficult, until I finally found an insurer. My advise is to go through a (large-ish) broker if you have a pre-existing condition -- it's in their interest to find you covera...

The fare incrase is whatever -- that's happening all the time now, on all airlines, it seems. The carbon tax just means that the carbon offset I never bought because I was too stingy, but always felt guilty about not doing, is compulsory now, as it probably should be (me taking responsibility fo...