The Middle Seat: Recent Episodes

Scott McCartney

Scott McCartney looks at the ups and downs of airlines and travel.

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Scott McCartney and WSJ This Morning's Gordon Deal discuss whether or not you'll be able to make a phone call from the friendly skies in the coming years.

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Scott McCartney and WSJ This Morning's Gordon Deal on ways the airlines are trying to make coach seats more comfortable without adding any more legroom.

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Scott McCartney and WSJ This Morning's Gordon Deal discuss how airlines recruit people from all over the globe and get them to work together.

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Scott McCartney and WSJ This Morning's Gordon Deal discuss how changes to some airlines' frequent flier programs are going to impact travelers.

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Scott McCartney and WSJ This Morning's Gordon Deal discuss why three Gulf States are building new airports that feature 5-star amenities.

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Middle Seat columnist Scott McCartney and WSJ This Morning's Gordon Deal discuss how the introduction of three new Persian Airlines into the U.S. market could be great news for travelers.

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Scott McCartney and WSJ This Morning's Gordon Deal discuss how airlines are shifting to even skinnier seats and trying to fit more of them on the plane.

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Scott McCartney and WSJ This Morning's Gordon Deal discuss new data revealing the best time to save money on airfare.

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Scott McCartney and WSJ This Morning's Gordon Deal discuss the TSA's PreCheck program and the problems that still plague it.

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Scott McCartney and WSJ This Morning's Gordon Deal discuss all of the changes that have taken place at Southwest Airlines over the last 10 years.

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Scott McCartney and WSJ This morning's Gordon Deal discuss how the airlines handle cleaning of their planes.

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Scott McCartney tells WSJ This Morning's Gordon Deal about ways you can save on the price of an airline ticket, even after it's been purchased.

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Scott McCartney and WSJ This Morning's Gordon Deal explore some of the dangers that exist for infants on airplanes and what is being done to reduce the risks.

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The latest in the war on luggage theft.

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Scott McCartney and WSJ This Morning's Gordon Deal talk about the growing number of people who are circumnavigating the globe when they fly.

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Scott McCartney and WSJ This Morning's Gordon Deal discuss the ways that tine airports in North Dakota are accommodating higher demand following the oil boom there.

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Scott McCartney and WSJ This Morning's Gordon Deal discuss the increased interest in knowing what route a flight will take in light of the downing of Malaysian Airlines flight 17.

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Scott McCartney and WSJ This Morning's John Metaxas look at some new ideas being proposed to improve the overall flying experience.

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Scott McCartney and WSJ This Morning's Gordon Deal look at the psychology underpinning how airlines apologize to passengers.

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Scott McCartney and WSJ This Morning's Gordon Deal discuss plans to raise the TSA security fee on airline tickets and how that money will be spent.