When the food on an airline is so bad, the kids would rather starve for 14 hours than eat, you know something’s very wrong. On Monday, a passenger traveling on a long haul flight from Melbourne to Los Angeles slammed Qantas online. “Most disgusting food we had in our lives,” they said. “One bite of every meal … Read more
He’s got flight privilege. The friendly skies are a tad bit friendlier to this New Jersey grocer who became the envy of airplane passengers everywhere after revealing that he’s a United Airlines “nepo baby,” enjoying free flights, first class upgrades and other incredible perks. “I’m very grateful for it,” Joshua Crawford, 23, told Kennedy News … Read more
Don’t wing it when it comes to flying in style. If you’re a frequent flyer looking to change airline allegiances — and who could blame you considering the spate of recent heart-stopping incidents in the skies — don’t allow yourself to be held back by your status with a particular carrier. Nowadays, most major flyers … Read more
A Jetstar passenger was left stunned after he claimed a flight attendant wouldn’t let him borrow her pen — and then told him he had to buy one for $5. Douglas Lazickirk, who was on a flight from Sydney to Seoul, South Korea on Sunday, said he was two hours from landing when he asked … Read more
They’re tired of passengers treating their planes like a Sweetgreen in the sky. Flight attends for Lufthansa Airlines have proposed charging flyers for special meals, saying they’ve been inundated by an “excessive amount” of unique menu requests. “We are aware of the issue that the staff representatives for cabin crew complain about too many special … Read more
Talk about emotional baggage. Travelers are reeling after airlines including JetBlue, United, and American recently raised the cost of checking bags — with even higher rates in store for those who wait to pay at the airport, CNBC reported. American Airlines recently announced that coach travelers would pay $35 to check a bag ahead of … Read more
Buckle those seat belts, the list of most turbulent airline routes and airports around the world is out. Turbli, a turbulence forecasting company, crunched numbers from NOAA and the UK Met Office and found the worst air routes for turbulence as well as the worst airports for turbulence around the world. U.S. routes and airports were on the lower end of the turbulence scale. Most turbulent routes … Read more
It was ruff skies for diners on China Eastern Airlines last week. As if airlines weren’t seemingly tightening budgets enough: Passengers were shocked and revulsed after their inflight menu appeared to offer “dog food” as one of the dinner options, per a Facebook post currently blowing up online. “What is it?” inquired the poster, named … Read more
Air travel is getting worse, judging from the number of consumer complaints. Consumer complaints about airlines nearly doubled in the first three months of this year compared with the same period last year and kept soaring in April and May, the Transportation Department said Wednesday. Those are the latest figures from the government. The Transportation Department said … Read more
Fight or flight. Boarding a plane has become one of the most painful parts of modern travel, taking upwards of half an hour and triggering panic — and the possibility of violent squabbles — over available space in overhead lockers. This week, United implemented its new WILMA boarding system in a bid to expedite the … Read more
They joined the mile-high chub. Japan Airlines had to schedule an extra flight over concerns that a group of sumo wrestlers exceeded the weight limit for two planes. “It is extremely unusual for us to operate special flights due to the weight restrictions on this aircraft,” an airline representative told local outlet Minami-Nippon Shimbun, per The Guardian. … Read more
A woman has claimed she was kicked off a flight for sweating. Helen Taylor, from Durham in the UK, was traveling to Rome with her husband for a mini getaway when she was told she was “unfit” to fly. The pair had spent $3,500 on the trip and were due to fly out on October … Read more
Talk about a fanny pack. Airline-checked bags fees can be a pain the butt — but this fast-thinking frequent flyer used her tail, rather than her head, to put those pesky charges behind her. “When you’re flying Frontier and they say your personal bag is too big,” cash-conscious traveler Shewana McGee, from Birmingham, Ala., penned in the … Read more
Unsure if you should give up your seat on an airplane to accommodate large families? Well, JetBlue decided for you. The airline has introduced a “formal family seating guarantee,” a new policy that promises children ages 13 and under will be sitting next to an adult traveling with them on the same reservation, according to … Read more
This trip got off to a berry bad start. Chloe Fitzpatrick, 24, claims she was “discriminated” against on a 3-hour Jet2 flight in August because the airline refused to stop selling daiquiris, rose wine, and fruit pastilles — despite her severe airborne strawberry allergy. “If I had a reaction, I’d go into anaphylactic shock, and … Read more
Their careers certainly aren’t taking off. Members of a Swiss International Air Lines cabin crew killing time before departing Buenos Aires earlier this month were caught on camera recklessly dancing and posing on the wing of a Boeing 777 shortly before the massive aircraft took off for Zurich, Central European News reports. Video footage shot … Read more
The lighter the bag, the heavier the wallet. It’s easy to feel ripped off by the cost of air travel, but users are divided over one frequent flyer’s money-saving hack. Californian-based musical group Bed Sweater uploaded a clip on TikTok last week to share their trick, showing a man clandestinely using his foot to prop up the … Read more
A one-way ticket to a social media backfire. A man who proposed to his now-fiancée while on-board a Ryanair flight was thrilled when she said yes — but wasn’t expecting the budget airline to troll them in response. Dublin-based Lee Parsons shared a picture of himself and his new fiancée, Leah Louise King, sitting in … Read more
Experts say if you’re looking to travel for the 2023 holiday season, it’s best to start monitoring flight prices now. But that doesn’t mean you should necessarily book anything just yet. Airline prices for travel over the Christmas holiday are already tracking as high as last year, according to recent data from travel app Hopper. Prices … Read more
Singapore Airlines’ first-class Suites cabin was named World’s Best First Class, but is it really the best? At the 2023 Skytrax World Airline Awards — dubbed the “Oscars of Aviation” — Singapore Airlines won the award for World’s Best First Class, also taking first-place awards for the Best First Class Airline Seat and the Best … Read more