Empowering the frequent flyer

There's a new website called ExpertFlyer.com which allows you to see inside info on airline flights -- thing the airlines don't want you to know about.

While you cannot purchase tickets there, you can see which seats are available on flights before you book the flight and you can see the difference between "Y" and "B" fares -- the airlines only post "Y" fares, which are the more expensive fares, but ExpertFlyer.com will allow you to see the "B" fares that the airlines hold back -- these can be half the price of "Y" fares.

Also, for frequent flyers -- ExpertFlyer.com will allow you to see which seats are available on particular flights and you'll see which are premium frequent flyer seats and which are not.

There is a small fee, to use the service, but right now they are offering a five day free trial.