This was likely not the extra vacation he had hoped for. A traveler’s trip turned sour after an airline stuck him with the hotel bill after a canceled flight. London area resident Ian Field and his companion Jane had been enjoying a trip to St. Lucia in the Caribbean before their May 15 flight was … Read more
This sleepy traveler has bin places. A Southwest Airlines passenger flummoxed fellow flyers after she was filmed napping in the plane’s overhead bin, as seen in a video with 5.1 million views on TikTok. “Southwest is wildin’,” reads the caption to the curious clip, which shows the unnamed person nonchalantly lying lengthwise in the overhead … Read more
They thought she fumbled the bag on this one. A Colombian OnlyFans star and fitness model has been excoriated online after humiliating a “weakling” male flight attendant who allegedly wasn’t able to lift her suitcase into the overhead. “There are limp noodles around here,” scoffed Tatiana Girardi in the caption to an Instagram story of … Read more
A father sparked a fierce debate on airplane etiquette after allegedly duping a fellow flyer during a seat switch gone south, as detailed in a TikTok video with thousands of views. “I witnessed the most insane plane behavior on the way here,” TikTok user Alex Bennett said in the video while detailing the “crazy incident,” … Read more
A woman has described chaotic scenes at a UK airport — which saw her waiting more than four hours to get through security. Lucy Kenneally, 23, was flying back home to Newcastle, Northern Ireland, with her boyfriend Matthew, 24, after spending the weekend at Silverstone. The pair arrived at Birmingham Airport at 6.10am — two … Read more
First-world, first-class problems. A high-ranking member of India’s police brass and his wife won more than $2,000 in court because their lavish Singapore Airlines business-class seats would only manually recline and not do so automatically. News reports cited the “mental agony and physical suffering” endured by the passengers, Ravi Gupta, a local Director General of … Read more
C-H-E-A-T? An American Airlines passenger is dividing opinions online after she was filmed seeking vocabulary help for the New York Times’ cult-classic game Wordle. The video was uploaded to TikTok in 2023 and recently shared to the Transportation Security Administration’s Instagram page, where it took flight yet again. The original clip, which boasts 1.6 million … Read more
No, they’re not setting the mood for mile-high club hopefuls. Dimming the lights during takeoff and landing on night flights might seem like a superfluous measure to facilitate passenger sleep. However, this peculiar protocol is enacted for a very important safety reason — to help those on board see in case of an emergency. “The … Read more
They captured lightning in a throttle. A man who was allegedly aboard Delta flight 1192 when it was struck by lightning claimed that all hell broke loose — and that even the pilot was “white as a ghost.” He detailed the alleged inflight fiasco in a post currently taking off on Reddit. “We basically had … Read more
There’s no rest in this heated controversy. A United Airlines flight attendant is leaning in to the debate over one of air travel’s most ambiguous conundrums: Who, in rows with three seats, is properly entitled to the two middle armrests from takeoff to touchdown? A flight attendant “made an announcement right after boarding to clarify … Read more
It’s important to keep an open blind. Having the window shade open during takeoff and landing might seem like an unnecessary nuisance. However, there’s an important safety reason for this seemingly shady protocol, which is why many airlines require the sky shutter to be up during these times. “Raising your window shade during takeoff and … Read more
Don’t expect air travel to soar at new heights this summer. The ongoing drama with Boeing is poised to hamper travel in the upcoming months, experts warn, as airlines scramble to distance themselves from the embattled airplane maker. Boeing is currently weathering a storm of negative press after a door plug blew off a January Alaska … Read more
Call it a sad-wich. A vegetarian voyager flew off the handle after an unnamed airline left them high and hangry at 30,000 feet with a meal that truly managed to put the “plain” in airplane. Now, the miffed meat eschewer is roasting the allegedly careless carrier via a Reddit post that’s currently taking off with … Read more
This boarding by-pass won’t fly. A Texas man has been arrested on felony charges using a photo of a fellow passenger’s boarding pass to sneak aboard a flight leaving Salt Lake City, Utah on Sunday. The passenger admitted he “made a mistake” and was “only trying to get home,” per a criminal complaint filed at … Read more
These babies weren’t delivered via stork, but it was some kind of giant bird. A young mother redefined “airdrop” after giving birth to a baby on a plane — with the airline praising the doctor on hand for reacting quickly “on the fly.” “We experienced a unique moment on board one of our planes, we … Read more
Sky’s the limit — but not on this airline. A female passenger claimed that she and a friend were allegedly ordered off an Air New Zealand flight due to their size. “I just couldn’t believe what was happening to me,” Angel Harding told 1News of the traumatizing incident, which allegedly occurred on a flight from … Read more
It’s a travel by-pass. Flying on a Boeing 737 MAX might seem like playing Russian Roulette at 30,000 feet in light of recent incidents — but enterprising tech-heads have devised a special way for freaked-out fliers to avoid the aircraft model altogether. A booking platform named “Alternative Airlines” allows travelers to look for routes and … Read more
It was a poor man’s private jet. Commercial travel doesn’t always have to mean being crammed into a packed aircraft like sardines. A lucky UK couple became the envy of flyers everywhere after having a whole flight to themselves — essentially allowing them to enjoy the “private jet” experience for an economy price. While their … Read more
It’s just a bit of turbulence — nothing to be concerned about, one aviation expert claims. Longtime commercial pilot and San Jose State lecturer Scott Miller is out to soothe travelers’ worries in the wake of what’s been three chaotic months of extremely public airline problems. “I don’t see a rise in the incidents that … Read more
Here we go again. Embattled Alaska Airlines is at the center of a second aviation drama after a plane arrived at an airport gate in Portland, Ore. last Friday with its cargo door open. The cargo hold was stowing passenger’s pets, according to local TV station KOIN, although none of the animals were injured. The … Read more