Sitting in an Emirates business class seat on a B777-300 for the first time, I’m keen to try out all of the features. I push a button and a wooden shield next to my head begins to rise. Pushing it up and down, I realise it creates a barrier between me and the head of … Read more
An angry traveler has shared their frustrations over a woman who had “the audacity” to request a seat swap so she could sit next to her kid. In a resurfaced Reddit post now going viral online, the flummoxed flyer said it was “not my problem they didn’t book together” when asked to switch seats. The … Read more
Forget those uncomfortable complimentary headphones that you have to turn up to 11 to hear any kind of conversation (but then deafen you every time there is an action scene) – there’s now a much easier way to enjoy your in-flight entertainment. Sucking it up and dealing with the cheap headphones provided by your airline … Read more
This is nuts. According to the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), peanut butter is now classified as a “liquid”– which means that you better re-think bringing that jar of Skippy on your next vacation. The TSA took to Twitter this week to make the announcement, explaining that you can only bring it in your carry-on if … Read more
British Airways has done “nothing” to compensate a flyer for the “extreme trauma” she claims she experienced watching a fellow passenger die on her flight, according to her online rant that has taken off on social media.
In a screenshot of a since-deleted post that was made in the “British Airways Complaints Advice” Facebook group, an unidentified woman claims the incident happened on a Dec. 21 flight from Jamaica to London.
Who knew you could stoop so low while flying so high? Southwest Airlines put together a humorous video that shares the most “discouraged but crafty” ways passengers have kept the seats next to them open throughout a flight. Southwest does not have seat assignments. Showing a passenger seated at the window — sprawling his legs … Read more
Spirit Airlines is getting trashed again — this time by a passenger who obtained surveillance footage that shows a gate agent discarding items from his missing carry-on bag. Keyonne Brooks recalled having a tense exchange with a gate worker at the Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport before boarding a Feb. 19 flight to LA. … Read more
One of the best feelings in the world is when you’re sitting in economy and realize the seat next to you is empty (or even better, the whole row is empty). But it can come with its own dangers, as other not-so-lucky passengers begin eyeing off one of those free seats. A traveler who found … Read more
A tech tycoon has been branded a “creep” after allegedly offering a woman $100,000 to take off her face mask on board a Delta flight. Steve Kirsch took to Twitter to say he made the anonymous passenger the offer last Friday. “I am on board a Delta flight right now. The person sitting next to … Read more
In the early hours of March 8, 2014, pilot Zaharie Ahmad Shah sent Malaysian Airlines flight MH370 into air just before 12:45 a.m. local time. Everything was routine onboard the Boeing 777 from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing, China, as the plane readied to leave Malaysian airspace and fly towards Vietnam across the South China Sea. … Read more
Her love of airplanes really took off. A woman in Germany has revealed she’s now “in a sexual relationship” with aircrafts — and she’s taken 30 mini vacations in the last year just to share the skies with her soulmates. Sarah Rodo, 23, claimed that after experiencing turbulence while trying to date fellow humans, she … Read more
Plane etiquette has become a hot topic of late. Just this week, an Aussie man sparked a heated debate when he asked the person sitting next to him on a Virgin flight in business class to switch seats so he could be next to his girlfriend. He took to TikTok asking if he was in the wrong … Read more
They’re not bananas about this measly meal option. A passenger on board a Japan Airlines flight was outraged when he received a single banana as his vegan meal — and a pair of chopsticks to eat it with. Kris Chari was traveling from Jakarta, Indonesia, to Tokyo when he ordered the vegan meal for the … Read more
Where there’s smoke, there’s ire. A woman trapped on a crowded plane next to a passenger consuming an entire tray of barbecue took to social media earlier this week to vent her frustration. The sticky situation has ignited yet another debate about airplane etiquette, as travelers struggle to cope in an era where the sky … Read more
When a woman found out that the window seat she booked on a long-haul flight was taken by a child, you can imagine that she was conflicted… Should she a) do nothing, it’s a child after all or b) claim what is rightfully hers? Taking to a popular internet forum, the jet setter revealed that she initially took option a) … Read more
Not all turbulence happens outside the plane. A former flight attendant recently revealed the most sinister and disgusting details about airplane bathrooms and why passengers should be weary about when they to use them, according to the US Sun. “The airplane loo is essentially a cupboard, with no clean air. There is no window and … Read more
An aviation-obsessed boy’s kind gesture has resulted in him being given the “best day of his life.” Seb was flying from Brisbane to Melbourne with his family for a holiday when he gave the Jetstar crew a homemade thank you card. He thanked the crew for putting a smile on his face, “as always.” “From … Read more
An elderly woman has allegedly bitten the arm of a flight attendant during a dispute on board a flight from New Zealand to the Gold Coast. The 78-year-old will now face court accused of striking another passenger in the face during an argument before biting the flight attendant who intervened on January 29. It was … Read more
Their honeymoon soured before it even began. A pair of newlyweds were recently gobsmacked by a fellow passenger’s smelly feet while enjoying their 10-hour “premium” flight to the Maldives. Hannah Charlotte Mol shared a clip of her airport journey, which has landed over 269,000 views since it was uploaded to TikTok this week. The couple … Read more
A man on his way from Sydney, Australia to Fiji has shared what it was like to travel on a “ghost flight” after he entered the plane to discover he was the only passenger on board. On Tuesday, passenger Robbie Allen shared the eerie details of his empty flight in January last year, when hundreds … Read more