United Airlines said Tuesday that an acute shortage of air traffic controllers was causing “significant disruption” for travelers at its busy Newark, NJ, hub outside of New York City. The airline said the Federal Aviation Administration has been forced to reduce traffic flows to Newark hub because of low staffing on 12 of the first 25 … Read more
Life is a skyway. The pipe dream of flying cars is no longer science fiction — they are here and now as both private buyers and the military are obsessed with the hot commodity for everyday people. Known by their technical name eVTOLs (electric vehicle take-off and landing), a new prototype model is soaring the … Read more
More like Delaybor Day. US travelers were stranded at Newark Liberty International Airport on Labor Day after an equipment outage caused numerous flight delays and cancellations. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced that it had implemented ground delays at the New Jersey hub on Monday afternoon due to a “radar issue,” NBC New York reported. … 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
Drew Barrymore revealed she is a fan of sex in the skies. “Doesn’t it feel wild? It’s not the same,” she told Christina Aguilera after the two bonded over both being members of the “Mile High Club.” While chatting on her talk show, Barrymore added, “If you’re curious like ‘Why are people doing it?’ I’m … Read more
A few years back, Sky, a 35-year-old flight attendant, noticed a passenger behaving erratically at boarding. When she took drink orders, she kindly advised he just have a Coke, rather than the whiskey and Coke he asked for. He didn’t take the suggestion well. Instead, he followed her to the back of the plane, grabbed … Read more
Traveling this long weekend? Get ready to hurry up and wait. AAA expects Memorial Day weekend will be the third busiest for travel overall since the agency started tracking that metric in 2000 — with the company’s senior vice-president of travel predicting this summer will be “one for the record books, especially at airports.” But a … Read more
A traveler has shared the mortifying moment that a fellow passenger was forced to step on a baggage scale before takeoff after confusion over her weight. A clip detailing the humiliating measure was originally posted in March, but has amassed 1.6 million views on TikTok as viewers speculate whether the airline was discriminating against plus-size … Read more