1. A WHOLE NEW WORLD: SAFETY IN THE AIR & ON THE GROUND.

1. Security at the Airport: Past, Present & Future.

2. What to Expect at the Airport.

3. Safety on the Plane.

4. Flying a Safe Airline.

2. TICKETING PITFALLS: KNOW YOUR RIGHTS BEFORE THE FLIGHT.

1. What the Airlines Promise You.

2. Crowds in the Sky: The Business of Bumping.

3. Dealing with Delays, Cancellations & Lost Tickets.

4. Lounging Around: Taking Advantage of the Airport Lounge.

5. The Hub Hullabaloo.

6. Allied Forces: Codesharing & Partner Programs.

7. Questions to Ask Before You Book.

3. THE HOT SEAT: HOW TO PICK THE BEST SPOT ON THE PLANE.

1. Sitting Pretty: Advice for Choosing Your Spot.

2. Seat Assignment Policies for Major Domestic Airlines.

3. The Class Struggle.

4. LOST IN SPACE: HOW TO COPE WITH BAGGAGE SNAFUS.

1. Today's Realities.

2. Carry-on Conundrums.

3. Banned Baggage.

4. Baggage Tips for Smart Travelers.

5. The Well-Packed Bag.

6. The Bottom Line: What Do the Airlines Owe You?

7. When Your Baggage Has a Pulse: Traveling with Your Pet.

5. WHITE KNUCKLE COMBAT: HOW TO CONQUER THE FEAR OF FLYING.

1. Profile of an Aviophobe.

2. So What Can Be Done About It?.

3. Ease Your Angst: Understanding Government Safety Enforcements.

4. Know Your Meteorology: Weather Dangers Demystified.

5. Other Ways to Treat Aviophobia.

6. Simple Remedies for Minor Aviophobia.

6. LIFE PRESERVERS: STAYING HEALTHY WHEN YOU FLY.

1. Health in the Air: Common Problems & Ailments.

2. Obtaining Medical Assistance While Airborne.

3. Tasteless: Dealing with Airline Food.

4. Travel Insurance Demystified.

5. Advice for Passengers with Special Needs.

6. Traveling with Children.

7. BEAT THE CLOCK: HOW TO MINIMIZE JET LAG.

1. What Is Jet Lag?

2. How to Cope with Jet Lag.

3. Melatonin: Jet Lag Pills.

4. Light Therapy: Seeing the Light.

5. Light Therapy: Sample Schedules.

6. The Argonne National Laboratory's Anti-Jet-Lag Diet.

7. When Is the Best Departure Time?

8. SKY HOUNDS: HOW TO MAXIMIZE YOUR FREQUENT-FLIER MILEAGE.

1. How to Play the Mileage Game.

2. Frequent-Flier Profiles of the Major Domestic Airlines.

3. How to Manage Your Miles.

4. The Politics of Upgrading.

5. Upgrading Policies of the Major Domestic Airlines.

6. Alliances & Multiple Accounts.

7. Buy to Fly: Using Credit Cards to Earn Miles.

8. Earn Miles on the Road.

9. Dialing & Surfing for Miles.

10. Shopping for Miles.

11. Dining for Miles.

9. CHEAP FARES: EASY WAYS TO CUT THE COST OF AIR TRAVEL.

1. How the Fare Game Works.

2. Booking Online: Saving on the Internet.

3. Consolidators: The Price Clubs of the Travel Biz.

4. Working with a Travel Agent.

5. Checking Out Charter Flights.

6. Traveling as a Courier.

7. Special Discounts for People with Special Needs.

8. One-Stop Shopping: Purchasing a Package Tour.

9. A Look at the Budget Airlines.

10. THE SQUEAKY WHEEL: HOW TO COMPLAIN EFFECTIVELY.

1. Complaining 101: How to Squeak & Get the.Grease.

2. Here Comes the Judge: Going to Court.

3. Consumer Contacts for the Major Domestic Airlines.

4. Additional Complaint & Information Resources.

INDEX.