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Virgin America Is Determined to Help You Find Love During Your Flight

Drew Weisholtz — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 19:00:13 +0000

Love is definitely in the air. Virgin America has unveiled a new gimmick called Get Lucky in which passengers can flirt with other people onboard. If you see someone who catches your eye, you can order them a drink or some food and have it sent to their seat. It’s kind of like sending a [...]

Security Issues at LaGuardia and Boston Logan Airports

Polly Wogg — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 15:56:31 +0000

Two separate security issues at New York’s LaGuardia and Boston Logan airports affected hundreds of passengers. Andy McKechnie tweeted the whole incident in Boston while sitting in a plane on the runway. “@thematthewkeys: WCVB: Passengers removed from US Airways flight at Boston’s Logan Airport” im one of the passengers — Andy McKechnie (@AndyMcKechnie) April 16, [...]

Airline Introduces Radical New Policy — Charging Passengers By Weight

Drew Weisholtz — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 12:16:38 +0000

With only two planes to its name, you may think Samoa Air is a fly-by-night operation, but it’s proving to be a fly-by-weight one. The airline has introduced a new policy in which passengers are charged based on their weight. Rates begin at $1 per kilogram from Samoa Air’s shortest domestic flight to $4.16 per [...]

'Princess Bride' T-Shirt Deemed a Security Threat on Airplane

Mike Sampson — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 14:29:01 +0000

'The Princess Bride' is known for many famous lines, perhaps the most famous of which is the classic, "Hello. My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die." It's quoted and repeated and even reprinted on t-shirts. But you might not want to wear your Inigo Montoya shirt on your next airplane flight lest you wind up like poor Wynand Mullins whose 'Princess Bride' t-shirt was deemed a security risk. Inconceivable!

Good News — TSA Screeners Can't See You Naked Anymore

Chris Chaberski — Mon, 21 Jan 2013 15:07:20 +0000

The controversial full-body scanners that the Transportation Security Administration has been using in airports to detect illegal objects being hidden by passengers will be removed from all airports. After travelers complained (quite loudly), TSA set a deadline for the scanners’ maker, OSI Systems, to create software that would make the images of passengers less revealing. [...]

FDA Finds Mice, Roaches and Gnats in Your Airline Food

Mike Adams — Sat, 24 Nov 2012 16:52:32 +0000

You might want to stick with the sealed bag of peanuts, after an investigation by the Food and Drug Administration recently discovered the presence of mice, ants and roaches in airline food. According to health documents obtained from the FDA through a Freedom of Information Act request by the show ’20/20,’ there have been nearly [...]

Another Airline Charging $100 for Carry-On Luggage (That's Four Now)

Mike Adams — Sat, 10 Nov 2012 21:25:37 +0000

Who in the heck is Spirit Airlines? Well, they are officially the fourth airline to start charging customers to bring aboard carry-on luggage, in this case $100. In fact, all of this madness just so happens to go into effect on Election Day of all days. And according to Misty Pinson, a spokesperson for the [...]

TSA Reveals List of Weird and Scary Items Confiscated This Year

Shauna Wright — Fri, 17 Aug 2012 13:51:28 +0000

We all gripe about having to take our shoes off when we go through airport security, but according to a list of items confiscated this year by the TSA, footwear may be the least of its concerns. Of the 375 million passengers that have gone through TSA checkpoints, some accidentally leave things in their purses [...]

United Airlines Unconcerned After It Loses a Little Girl

Shauna Wright — Thu, 16 Aug 2012 12:16:34 +0000

Imagine putting your 10-year-old daughter on a plane by herself after United Airlines said it would ensure that she arrived safely. Now imagine she goes missing — and the airline doesn’t seem to care.

11-Year-Old Boy Runs Off, Hops Flight From London to Rome

Jeremy Taylor — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 15:27:58 +0000

It’s not that uncommon to see children flying by themselves. But an 11-year-old English boy took that concept to a whole new level this week. Not only was the minor without his parents on a Jet2.com flight from London to Rome, but he was also allowed on the flight without a ticket, boarding pass or [...]

British Airways Going to Extremes to Let Flight Attendants Find Your Personal Information — Is It Fair?

Mike Adams — Sun, 15 Jul 2012 18:19:55 +0000

How would you feel if you found out that an airline was using the Internet to track down photographs and personal information about you before you even boarded the flight? Surprise — it’s happening. Over the course of the last year, British Airways has implemented such practices, equipping airline employees with iPad devices used to [...]

Irate Flight Attendant Rants and Raves at Passengers

Don Deane — Mon, 02 Jul 2012 15:08:42 +0000

Nearly two years after Steven Slater’s epic freak-out in which he rode an emergency chute to freedom after an altercation with a passenger, another flight attendant has allegedly gone off the deep end. During a delayed flight on Monday at New York’s LaGuardia Airport, American Eagle attendant Jose Serrano was caught on tape yelling at [...]

Airline Passenger Forced to Sit Next to a Corpse, Has Trouble Getting a Refund – Is It Fair?

Mike Adams — Wed, 27 Jun 2012 15:30:23 +0000

The next time someone dies sitting next to you on a commercial flight, you might receive a partial refund. Key word, “might.”

According to a report in a Swedish newspaper, a woman was forced to sit next to a dead man aboard a Kenya Airways flight after the he allegedly died shortly after take off.

Airline Passengers Live Their Worst Nightmare, Thanks to a Single TSA Agent

Shauna Wright — Tue, 26 Jun 2012 15:01:23 +0000

Hundreds of travelers at New York’s JFK Airport who’d already gone through security screenings were forced to do the unthinkable — get in line and do it all over again. It happened Saturday when it was discovered that one of the TSA agents didn’t know his metal detector had been unplugged all morning.

Man Boards Plane Without a Ticket After Getting Out of Jail — How'd He Do It? [VIDEO]

Amy Sciarretto — Thu, 31 May 2012 18:01:51 +0000

This news ought to do little to renew your faith in airport security systems. On Tuesday, a man boarded a plane in San Diego without a ticket. Even worse, he was just released from jail a day earlier. Flight attendants on flight 6323, headed for Los Angeles, noticed an extra passenger during the head count. [...]

Band's Impromptu Concert Makes Delayed Flight Much Better

Don Deane — Fri, 18 May 2012 18:06:17 +0000

When flying, it always makes sense to bring something (a book, music, etc.) in order to pass the time. Well, passengers on a flight to Bucharest got one better when a self-described “Balkan-Klezmer-Gypsy-Punk-Super-Party-Band” staged an impromptu concert during a delay. While waiting for their flight to depart, passengers on Air Canada flight AC 876 witnessed [...]

Family Removed from JetBlue Flight After Toddler's Name Winds Up on No-Fly List [VIDEO]

Shauna Wright — Mon, 14 May 2012 15:13:22 +0000

It’s an innocent traveler’s worst nightmare: being yanked off a plane because your name has somehow wound up on a watch list through no fault of your own. But what if it was your toddler who was deemed a flight risk?

Spirit Airlines Dodges PR Nightmare By Refunding Dying Man's Airfare

Amy Sciarretto — Tue, 08 May 2012 16:30:31 +0000

Spirit Airlines has relented and refunded an unhappy customer’s airfare, despite claiming that it would not bow to the media pressure and return the $197. The complainant is cancer-stricken, which caused a swirl of criticism around the airline for its position. In what amounts to a move that helps the carrier avoid looking like the [...]

Why Is European Airline Ryanair Asking Flight Attendants to Lose Weight?

Shauna Wright — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 10:35:32 +0000

European budget airline Ryanair has vowed to avoid the fuel surcharges many of its competitors are now passing on to passengers, so it’s instituted a variety of measures to reduce the gas required for each trip. Among them? Asking flight attendants to lose weight.

Family Kicked Off Plane for Unruly Two-Year-Old Speaks Out

Jeremy Taylor — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 13:28:42 +0000

Last month, two-year-old Natalie was getting ready to take off on a JetBlue flight with her parents and her sister from Turks and Caicos to Boston. As two-year-olds are wont to do, little Natalie started to throw a fit. After about five minutes of some pretty intense screaming, Dr. Colette Vieau and her husband, Dr. Mordecai Stolk, were able to get their toddler under control and strapped into her seat.

But the pilot of the plane had already heard enough, and made the decision to return to the gate and eject the family from the flight for violating FAA regulations.