# A series of storms is making air travel treacherous

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*On the Saturday, January 13th, 2024 edition of The Travel Guys…*

- In the **Travel News**, an update on when United and Alaska might have their 737-900 jets back in the sky; a series of storms is making air travel treacherous, especially in the middle of the country; and Costco and Southwest have a couple of travel deals, which expire January 14th.
- Our **Smarter Traveler** segment goes over the small things you can make a part of your routine on the plane that will make you safer in case of a bumpy ride or a missing door.
- We answer your questions from our **Mailbag**, including info on replacement tickets for canceled flights, sightseeing in Venice, free stopovers in Iceland and bogus car rental charges (again).
- Some of our regular contributors weighed in on **what travel looks like in 2024** with a few predictions.

## Highlights

- [Reports from on board the 9 month cruise](https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/news/month-1-of-the-9-month-cruise-is-in-the-bag-here-s-how-it-s-going/ar-AA1mLYXa?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=U531&cvid=d832001a78b347959d2e2d86ca82445c&ei=158)
- [Consumer Advocate Chris Elliott](https://www.elliott.org/)
- [Is it time to mask up while traveling again?](https://www.travelersunited.org/should-we-mask-again-to-prevent-covid-flu-and-rsv-while-traveling/?utm_source=newsletter)
- [Sacramento Airport Parking](https://sacramento.aero/smf/about/maps#intmap_acc_publicparking)
- [Double check for things you can and can't bring through security at the airport](https://www.tsa.gov/travel/security-screening/whatcanibring/all)
- [Carry On Bag Size Requirements](https://www.travelandleisure.com/style/travel-bags/airline-carry-on-luggage-size-guide)
- [TSA Renewal](https://www.tsa.gov/precheck#renew)
- [Seating tips for major US Airlines](https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/news/the-major-airline-with-the-most-space-in-economy-and-the-one-with-the-least/ss-AA1k6xCy?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=bcec585d5bd949398dfd27c5cb3c55bc&ei=10#image=11)
- [Denied Boarding Rules/Giving up Your Seat](https://www.travelersunited.org/denied-boarding-rules/?utm_source=newsletter)
- [How to win your consumer dispute using the Elliott Method](https://www.elliott.org/advocacy/how-to-win-your-consumer-dispute-using-the-elliott-method/)

Tags: [air travel](https://travelguysradio.com/tag/air-travel), [airports](https://travelguysradio.com/tag/airports), [Alaska Airlines](https://travelguysradio.com/tag/alaska-airlines), [car rentals](https://travelguysradio.com/tag/car-rentals), [Costco](https://travelguysradio.com/tag/costco), [Iceland](https://travelguysradio.com/tag/iceland), [mailbag](https://travelguysradio.com/tag/mailbag), [smarter traveler](https://travelguysradio.com/tag/smarter-traveler), [Southwest Airlines](https://travelguysradio.com/tag/southwest-airlines), [travel deals](https://travelguysradio.com/tag/travel-deals), [travel news](https://travelguysradio.com/tag/travel-news), [travel safety](https://travelguysradio.com/tag/travel-safety), [United Airlines](https://travelguysradio.com/tag/united-airlines), [Venice](https://travelguysradio.com/tag/venice)

Previous Episode: [Learn which cities are the most dangerous in the country to drive in](https://travelguysradio.com/2024/01/05/learn-which-cities-are-most-dangerous-country-drive) — January 6, 2024
Next Episode: [Southwest is starting to add USB plug-ins to their planes](https://travelguysradio.com/2024/01/19/southwest-starting-add-usb-plug-ins-their-planes) — January 20, 2024

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