They did what? Two of the most irritating things that can happen on a flight are bad turbulence and crying babies — both out of anyone’s control. Unfortunately, one couple was kicked off a recent flight for having the latter. On an Allegiant Air return flight from Punta Gorda, Florida, to Indianapolis, Sydney and Kyle … Read more
Four Delta Air Lines flight attendants were injured after experiencing turbulence on a flight to Australia on Friday morning. The flight departed from Los Angeles, California, with 245 passengers and 15 crew members and was headed to Sydney when it experienced “brief turbulence,” according to the airline. Four Delta Air Lines flight attendants were injured … Read more
It’s just plane gross. Flying the friendly — or, more aptly, the filthy — skies is a germaphobe’s worst nightmare, cautions a veteran flight attendant who’s revealing the most unsanitary, dirty and “diabolical” disasters she’s seen at 35,000 feet. “I’m going to tell you all the nastiest things I’ve ever seen on a plane,” Charity Moore, an … Read more
This scuttlebutt is bad news for butts. Flying with Southwest Airlines could mean flying with the spills, fluids, flakes and grime left by the guy who sat in the seat right before you, per alarming claims that the company is planning to only clean “premium seats” between flights. Chris Click, a safety chair for the … Read more
This irritable airline staffer was finally tapped out of excuses. A United Airlines flight attendant was arrested for battery earlier this year after allegedly tapping someone on the shoulder — and newly released body camera footage is providing more details on what really went down. The incident involving a crew member from a separate airline … Read more
Why have nasty plane coffee when you could brew yourself a fresh cup of Joe? It’s fair to say that these days, flyers have been caught doing an array of bizarre things mid-flight — but this one might just take the cake. A coffee lover and supposed barista took it upon himself to make a … Read more
You are now free to roam about the cat-bin. One furry flyer’s premature bid for freedom put a smile on a plane full of Thanksgiving travelers’ faces when it escaped his carrier and started wandering the aisles. Amid the commotion on board, the frisky feline was briskly scooped into the arms of a Southwest Airlines … Read more
Their excuse didn’t fly with the airline. Tensions are boiling after three senior Brussels Airlines employees were sacked because they refused to go on duty over bed bug concerns. The issue occurred on Oct. 16 after cleaners noticed signs of the parasites aboard an A330-300, which was slated to fly from Brussels, Belgium, to Accra, … Read more
He suffered from a premature evacuation. A Delta Airlines flight attendant accidentally deployed the emergency slide before a cross-country flight, causing an estimated six figures worth of damage and delaying passengers for several hours. “Everyone’s entire night just became a cluster f–k,” griped one incensed passenger on Reddit along with a pic of the prematurely-deployed … Read more
Working the friendly skies comes with a not-so-pleasant downside. Ascending to 30,000 feet, flying to an exotic vacation destination, may sound like a dream. But a flight attendant says the seemingly serene scenario can be a skyway staffer’s worst nightmare — especially on their days off from work. “Something they don’t tell you about being cabin … Read more
Two crew members were badly injured after getting flung around the cabin during terrifying turbulence aboard a Ryanair flight across Spain. The plane had reportedly been ferrying 180 passengers between Vitoria on the mainland to Palma in Mallorca, the Sun reported. All was going swimmingly until the aircraft encountered some severe bumps caused by a … Read more
Here’s luggage advice all true travel pros should know. After going through the hell that is the airport security line, the only thing left to worry about is cramming your suitcase into an overhead bin — and the hard part isn’t over yet. Daniel Compton, a Delta flight attendant, told Travel + Leisure that different … Read more
Flying high isn’t all peanuts and turbulence — at least not if you’re Argentine flight attendant Barbara “Barbie Bac” Bacilieri. The 29-year-old YouTube star, who entertains 2.7 million fans with her in-flight tales, just spilled the no-fly rules she thinks all plane passengers should follow. Rule No. 1? Keep the wisecracks to yourself — the … Read more
This tantalizing traveler was bust-ed. Ex-Playboy model Sarah Blake Cheek claims an American Airlines crew member forced her to button up during a flight because her clothing exposed her “big boobs.” The in-flight fashion policing, which she detailed in a series of viral X posts, reportedly occurred Sunday night while the 34-year-old bombshell was flying … Read more
Don’t be that person. However, there’s one thing in particular that people do — or don’t do — when it comes to the airplane bathroom that really pisses off flight attendants. According to travel expert, Alpine Elements, flight staff hate it when plane passengers don’t properly lock the bathroom door when it’s in use — or … Read more
Fists were flying at 30,000 feet. Just seven minutes after takeoff, a perverse airplane passenger pelted two flight attendants with punches after being barred from cellphone access. Alleged attacker Valeria E., 39, according to reports on a verified Facebook profile, Aviation Knowledge, began “behaving aggressively and [scaring] the passengers” aboard a Pobeda Airlines flight from … Read more
This gives new meaning to the mile high club. An on-duty flight attendant with British Airways was found naked and high on drugs in the bathroom of an airplane headed to Heathrow Airport. Haden Pentecost, 41, had methamphetamine and amphetamines in his system when he was supposed to be attending to passengers on a flight … Read more
If this slob’s goal was to commit a freakishly foul offense at 30,000 feet — they absolutely nailed it. Going barefoot on an aircraft is an unhygienic no-no, long-condemned by flight attendants and frequent flyers alike. But going barefoot and cutting your toenails while cruising the clouds, leaving the waste on the carpet for the cleanup crew … Read more
Airplane etiquette is going down the potty — but there’s one particularly stinky behavior that airlines are hesitant to call out. A veteran flight attendant claims that carriers are declining to educate unfamiliar passengers on how to use Western-style toilets — over concerns they’ll take offense. The confounding concession to cultural sensitivity means things can get pretty … Read more
This is how flight attendants get cleared for takeoff for the longest flight in the world. The longest nonstop flight in the world carries passengers from New York City’s John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Singapore Changi International Airport (SIN), taking 18 hours and 45 minutes. The longest nonstop flight in the world carries … Read more