Just in time for Halloween — the Bat Beauty Contest celebrates the oft-feared flying mammals. The U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has pitted several of the small flying creatures against each other for the competition. Entrants come with names including Hoary Potter and Honey Bunches of Myotis, while others vying for victory are Robert … Read more
Forget snakes on a plane — these passengers were panicked by a rodent on an aircraft. Freaked-out fliers spotted what appeared to be a rat running above an overhead bin on a Spirit Airlines flight from Dallas, Texas to Los Angeles, California. A video depicting the furry infiltrator has racked up around two million views … Read more
Not the flying experience they had in mind. A routine Air Canada trip turned into the flight from hell after a severe patch of turbulence caused both passengers and food to go flying — with the latter splattering across the ceiling. A fly-witness photographed the “aftermath” of the terrifying incident and uploaded the pics to … 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
Revenge is taking off. A traveler created a whole website to expose an airline after they reportedly lost his girlfriend’s luggage. Rather than contacting the airline and expressing his frustrations directly to them in an email, entrepreneur Pieter Levels created “Luggage Losers. A man created a whole website to expose an airline after they lost … Read more
Terrifying video captured a fisherman’s brush with death during a boating trip in the Gulf of Mexico, as some across social media called it his “lucky day.” The near-fatal freak accident happened onboard the Jubilee as part of the Fairhope Fishing Company’s expedition on Monday, where the crew confronted a massive blue marlin that shot … Read more
We’re all familiar with the battle for the plane armrest — but what about legroom? It seems like even this bit of personal space is becoming a vanishing commodity, as a woman recently had to sit next to a man on a flight who ‘manspreaded’ the entire time. After the woman posted the incriminating photo … Read more
Pigs might not fly, but it turns out that hippos can get seriously airborne. Surprise new research from the Royal Veterinary College in England has uncovered that the African animals launch all four of their feet in the air 15% of the time whilst running at full speed. Reviewed video footage found that the hefty … Read more
Hopefully, she wasn’t seeing “not real” things while in the cockpit. The “crazy plane lady” who made headlines for melting down about a “not real” passenger last year is blowing up yet again for flying a plane, as seen in an X video with 1.6 million views. “Went from freaking out on a plane to … Read more
The Transportation Security Administration has weighed in on the airport wrap battle. Swaddling suitcases in plastic is a common practice among international travelers looking to prevent damage and theft, as well as unwanted items from getting snuck into their luggage. However, experts with the TSA claim that this measure might not provide the added security … Read more
Your chariot awaits. It’s no secret that status matters, particularly when flying legacy carriers like American, United and Delta — but there are upper tier privileges so exclusive, most passengers boarding your typical flight won’t even know they’re available. Porsche ride to your plane? Check. Bottomless champagne? These things — and more — can be yours, provided the … Read more
Nearly three-quarters of Americans prefer driving to their vacation destination over flying, according to new research. A recent poll of 2,000 American drivers found that the open road is the best way when embarking on an adventure. So what makes driving the most popular option? Road trip veterans reported the best things about road trips … 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
They were cockpit-roaches. Passengers aboard Indian budget airline IndiGo were bugging out after spotting cockroaches running amok aboard a plane, as depicted in a skin-crawling clip with over 115,000 views. “Cockroaches and in the food area of a plane (anywhere for that matter) are just truly awful,” Tarun Shukla, an Indian aviation journalist who shared … Read more
They’re over the moon. An elderly pair of vacationers in Argentina claim to have spotted an unidentified flying object last week while taking photos of white birds in a tree around San Pedro de Colalao, on the nation’s northern side. The location is an 8-hour drive from Capilla del Monte, which hosts an annual UFO … Read more
A flight attendant has revealed her favorite celebrity encounters during her years working on planes. Emily Kelly — known as The Hungry Flight Attendant to her YouTube subscribers -—spilled the tea in one of her vlogs, adding that she only was going to share positive experiences “for obvious reasons.” When she was “flying for fun” … Read more
Most of us could learn a thing or two about being better air passengers — fresh evidence of bad behavior in the increasingly unfriendly skies is now delivered daily, if not hourly, to our social media feeds and news sources. How about this for a simple way to end the nonstop inflight insanity — everyone be … Read more
Don’t start the new year in the emergency room. Popping bubbly to ring in 2024 may be more dangerous than partiers think, as an international team of ophthalmology experts spread awareness of cork-induced eye injuries ahead of the holiday, calling for the proliferation of screw-on caps among Champagne and sparkling winemakers. The high-pressured bottle stoppers … Read more
Planes traveling from the US to Europe are reaching speeds equivalent to that of sound. An analysis by CNN has found the jet stream over the Atlantic is so strong right now it is slashing flight times with one Emirates flight from Dallas in Texas to Dubai in the UAE arriving almost an hour early … Read more
They’re flipping the bird on brides. The New York City Council, apparently having no other business left to attend to, is homing in on a decision to ban the flight of white pigeons — also known as “release doves” — during special ceremonies such as weddings, The City reported. “These bird releases — they’re just a harmful … Read more