Don’t forget to tip your robots. A recent TikTok has exposed an airport store for prompting customers to select an 18% tip at a self-checkout kiosk. Dr. Clay Moss, a longevity specialist, recently posted a TikTok where a self-service payment terminal automatically nudged him to tip. In an undisclosed airport, the doctor was stunned when … Read more
No tears for the mildly inconvenienced. Travel blogger Tomiko Harvey went viral after sharing her recent turbulent flight experience, where a fellow passenger asked if she would give up her aisle seat so she could sit next to her husband on a ten-hour flight — and cried for three hours when Harvey said “no.” In … Read more
Southwest Airlines flights were temporarily grounded Friday after a widespread computer outage knocked out the “IT backbone” for a number of major airlines – causing havoc for some fliers. The system failure caused huge lines at airports served by Southwest and, according to outage-tracking website Downdetector, left some passengers unable to check in. Customers also … Read more
A cruise vacation took a frightening turn when a passenger experiencing a medical emergency had to be airlifted recently from a ship sailing near Canada. The passenger was aboard the Celebrity Solstice when additional medical care was needed, prompting a response from the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF), according to a news release from Esquimalt Public Affairs … Read more
Common courtesy isn’t always plane and simple — especially at 30,000 feet. A New York City tourist is receiving death threats after asking a fellow airline passenger to help lift her heavy luggage into an overhead bin on a recent flight to Hawaii. Her request — and her seatmate’s alleged “rude as f*** response” — … Read more
Not the best way to clear the air. Infamously outspoken Ryanair CEO Michael O’Leary embarked on a wild tirade in which he disputed a passenger’s claim that they were sucked out of a window during a recent trip with the airline. Serbian national Ljubisa Karović, 61, claimed that he was partially sucked out of a Ryanair … Read more
It’s quite the head — or foot — scratcher. A now-viral video of a woman in a maroon, long-sleeve shirt scratching her foot — which appears to be covered with some sort of fungus — with a fork while eating in a public dining area on a Carnival Cruise ship has prompted the cruise line … Read more
Airplanes are about to be as quiet as libraries. Gone are the days of having to shush flyers or throw some nasty side-eye at your seatmate because Congress has officially introduced another bill to ban phone calls during flights. The Quiet Skies Act is a rare move of bipartisan legislation that would “finalize a ban … Read more
Was it a case of punch-drunk love? A “very drunk” Ryanair passenger is in hot water after punching a cop while being arrested during an international flight, as seen in a wild clip. The kerfuffle reportedly kicked off June 16 aboard a flight from Edinburgh, UK, to Palma de Mallorca in Spain, Jam Press reported. … Read more
Look the other way. While most plane passengers usually get pissed off at snoring seatmates and crying babies, on one particular flight, flyers had a totally different bone to pick, having to do with a little pooch. In a short clip shared on X (formerly Twitter), a small dog is comfortably sitting on its owner’s … Read more
These Knicks fans are flying high — very, very high. As the New York Knicks secured the Game 4 comeback win in the NBA Finals on OG Anunoby’s miraculous put-back shot with 1.2 seconds, you may have heard distant screams from 30,000 feet. After Wednesday’s history-making victory over the San Antonio Spurs, a viral video … Read more
For many in-flight passengers, the biggest offense is kicking the seat in front of you or hogging the armrest. But for one unruly Delta passenger, who allegedly skipped during beverage service, the reaction was far more outrageous, prompting a diversion and landing him with a felony charge. Cody James Maluck, 32, was indicted by a … Read more
Cruise control. A passenger is suing a major cruise line for damages after stumbling over a mobility scooter. The high-seas tumble resulted in injuries that required surgery. Florida woman Colleen Parson was traveling aboard Royal Caribbean’s Jewel of the Seas last June when the fateful fall allegedly went down. Parson was walking through the onboard casino, … Read more
It was the pedi crime of the century. A passenger has been slammed online for engaging in an invasive, unhygienic act while in the sky. “Lady next to me on flight started picking at the dead skin on her BARE FEET,” her seatmate ranted about the in-flight infraction in a Reddit post with nearly 300 … Read more
Has shrinkflation hit the friendly skies? A KLM passenger was left flabbergasted after being assigned a seat so tiny he says it should have never been available to flyers. The flyer, Mika H, who goes by @finnishmike on X, detailed his plight on the platform, claiming that it’s been months since the incident, but the … Read more
Nothing worse than a backseat pile-driver. A United Airlines passenger has been labeled a “psycho” after body slamming his seat for the entire flight because a tall man behind him allegedly prevented him from reclining. A video of his in-flight meltdown is currently going viral on Reddit. According to the post, uploaded by a fly-witness, … Read more
Enemy at the e-gates? An enraged Chinese passenger was apprehended after attacking an airport’s automated passport gates in Thailand, as seen in wild footage. The flyer, Zheng Liwei, 30, had been trying to pass through the checkpoint at Suvarnabhumi International Airport in Bangkok on Wednesday, May 13, Viral Press reported. However, he mistakenly tried to … Read more
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — A Spanish passenger evacuated from the cruise ship at the center of a hantavirus outbreak has tested positive for the virus, Spain’s health ministry announced Tuesday, as the World Health Organization said it has now confirmed nine cases. Three people on the cruise died. The passenger with the new confirmed case of hantavirus … Read more
Guests onboard Disney Cruise Line’s all-new Disney Adventure learned their four-night sailing embarking from Singapore was canceled — mere hours after they already boarded the ship. On Thursday, May 7, after guests boarded, settled in and started their vacation, the captain of the ship announced that there were technical issues and guests were to wait … Read more
This redefined being in the jet-stream. A United Airlines passenger was left “wet and humiliated” after getting soaked by a stream of unidentified liquid aboard a recent flight from Houston to Chicago Sunday, as seen in a viral Instagram clip. “I was soaked from head to undies LITERALLY…embarrassed is an understatement,” Kevin Glover, 39, captioned … Read more