Transgender flight attendant Kayleigh Scott — who gained fame after appearing in a United Airlines commercial — was found dead Monday in her Colorado home. She was 25. Scott, who shared her transition story for a 2020 Trans Day of Visibility video produced by United, declared in a 2:30 a.m. Instagram post that she was … 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
George Rogers thought he’d booked a ticket for a standard flight from Los Angeles to Sydney, Australia. So understandably the 29-year-old got quite the shock when he checked in at LAX and realized he’d actually booked a seat on Qantas’ WorldPride flight which was created to bring members of the LGBTQI+ community from the US to Australia … 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
One would say it is a ballsy stunt – but apparently, the phallic shape was not deliberate. An Armed Forces of Malta (AFM) helicopter was responsible for appearing to create a penis-shaped flight pattern over the island of Comino in Malta on Monday. The incident left many in the aviation industry with their eyebrows raised, … 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
Two Aussie travelers on their way to Phuket have been filmed lashing out at passengers before being booted off the AirAsia flight by patient airline staff. The pair were on board the morning flight from Kuala Lumpur on Boxing Day when a concerned passenger started filming. The pair get out of their seats to the … Read more
A passenger has been filmed swearing and grabbing a pilot by his shirt during a physical altercation at the front of a Virgin Australia plane. Shocked passengers watched on as the confronting incident unfolded in full view of business class and just outside the cockpit while the plane was stationary at Townsville Airport on Wednesday … Read more
Turbulence can really shake things up — in a relaxing way — on a flight, according to the latest whistle-blowing plane crew member. La Azafata flight attendant Barbiebac — aka “Barbie” on TikTok — has revealed in a now-viral video that some flight crew actually love when a plane hits a bit of a bumpy … Read more
The world’s first flight officially took off from North Carolina’s Outer Banks on this day in history, Dec. 17, 1903. The Wright brothers were allegedly the first to successfully fly a powered and controlled airplane in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, after years of experimenting with the concept of flight. Brothers Wilbur and Orville Wright began testing out flying … Read more
A Sydney woman who flew to Bali for a first date has detailed the mortifying moment she realized she had been stood up. Jess Austen, 29, hopped on a plane to Indonesia to meet a man she’d been talking to online for several months after he invited her to join him on holiday. But after … Read more
Ding. Creak. Rattle. Whirr. There are a range of very normal noises passengers hear while flying, and now a flight attendant is attempting to demystify some of them. American cabin crew member Tommy Cimato posted on TikTok about the meaning behind different chime sounds passengers hear on-board planes in a video that’s been viewed more than 12 million times. … Read more
Two passengers have been filmed losing it at one another over that age-old flight issue – baggage space. And if you think the locker above the aisle is reserved for the people sitting in that aisle, think again, because according to an expert, it’s not. The overhead locker is often the root of many plane … Read more
When Cory Lee’s Delta flight from Santiago, Chile, landed in Atlanta, Georgia, on Nov. 13, he was looking forward to deplaning after the long trip. The award-winning travel blogger, who is based in Georgia, was diagnosed with spinal muscular atrophy at age 2 and has used a wheelchair for most of his life. That hasn’t stopped him from traveling all over … Read more
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A high-profile international rugby player who was kicked off a Qantas flight from Bali after demanding cabin crew apologize to his wife has broken his silence, accusing the airline of humiliating his family. But Qantas says it “strongly denies” its crew spoke to the man or his wife “in a rude manner.” Zakir Slaimankhel was … Read more