They blocked their jet-stream. Standing up so window-seat passengers can squeeze by to use the bathroom might seem like a common courtesy, but this isn’t always followed by fliers occupying the middle and aisle positions. Traumatized travelers are leaking appalling stories of how obstructionist seatmates refused to budge when nature called, sparking a raging debate … Read more
It was an emergency “evacuation.” An Etihad Airways passenger had to be wheeled off the airplane after he threw up over two dozen times during a six-hour “flight from hell” — which he blames on eating a “smelly” inflight meal. “It ruined the first few days of my holiday,” Cameron Callaghan, 27, told Kennedy News … Read more
Flight anxiety has taken off, and sales are crashing. Since the year started, there’s been a string of deadly collisions and scary incidents — and Americans’ confidence in air travel has diminished, prompting some flyers to back off on travel plans, according to two airlines that had crashes. A piece of reckage from the mid-air collision between an … Read more
This situation is plane wild. A passenger on a United Airlines flight said they faced potentially serious consequences after asking a visibly sick seat mate to put on a mask. The virus-wary voyager related the tale of woe on Reddit — sparking significant conversation among their fellow flyers. A passenger on a United Airlines flight faced … Read more
Airlines hate to see this coming. A nifty jacket that can hold enough personal items for a week-long vacation is being declared the ultimate travel hack. The coat costs a considerable $288, but it ultimately saves jetsetters money on checked luggage and flights that charge for carry-on. The garment is produced by Wear to Fly … Read more
She dispelled any rumors of a fly-by-night romance. A South Carolina woman who blew up after receiving a “romantic” letter from a pilot has apologized to the sender — claiming she didn’t mean for him to gain unwanted attention. The influencer, Steph Bohrer, had reportedly been hanging out at the Atlanta airport in Georgia earlier … Read more
Even luxury carriers aren’t safe from bad airplane behavior. A Singapore Airlines passenger sparked an etiquette debate online after allegedly exposing his bare feet to fellow flyers — even touching his seatmate’s chair with them. “Why did I have to put be next to this heathen?” declared the tootsie troll’s furious fellow flyer in a … Read more
She caught a flight, but did she catch feelings? A Delta passenger says she was smitten after being seated next to a high-flying hunk on board a recent plane ride — but the encounter came with a caveat. Eve Tilley-Coulson documented the mile-high meet-cute in a TikTok video that has clocked up 4.5 million views … Read more
A newly released video showed the stunning moment an “anxious” Alaska Airlines flyer opened an emergency exit and climbed onto the plane’s wing feet away from unaware Washington state airport workers. The woman opened the emergency exit door shortly after Flight 323 from Milwaukee landed on the tarmac and pulled up to the gate at … Read more
It was a midflight crisis. An airplane passenger was arrested after allegedly attempting to open a door during an inflight meltdown. “I’ve been flying for 10 years, and this is the first time I’ve encountered something like this,” fly-witness Yaowarat Pradungchat told Viral Press. The “terrifying” incident occurred on Dec. 19 during a Thai Airways … Read more
Here’s a hard lesson that will stick. One traveler sought payback after a fellow passenger shook their chair throughout the flight. “By this point, he’d done this at least 20 times and I was getting irritated,” the traveler declared online. The Reddit user, who goes by @IndependentClub1117, revealed in an online post how their flight … Read more
WFAN host and former Giants running back Tiki Barber wasn’t too enamored with the fans who hired planes to fly over MetLife Stadium with a harsh message for team ownership amid another dismal season. Barber labeled them a “troller” during Tuesday’s edition of “Evan & Tiki” on the popular New York sports talk station and … Read more
This empathetic plane passenger isn’t worried about joining the mile cry club. Children throwing tantrums on airplanes can understandably cause agita among passengers, but one female flyer is being praised for her empathetic response to a tyke who was bawling incessantly for hours. “Let’s normalize being good humans while traveling,” the cry-witness, named Samantha Rae, … Read more
It was a plane disaster. A flight from Turkey to England turned into a nightmare as two passengers began brawling — and one tried biting — within the aisle and forced an emergency stop, according to a video of the inflight fracas. The Jet2 Airline plane, which had left Antalya, Turkey, for Leeds, England, was … Read more
Talk about going down in flames. A nervous passenger was convinced her plane was going down when flight attendants began handing out a very peculiar object to travelers. The Polish woman, Jula Vadini, who was traveling to San José Del Guaviare in Colombia, captured a TikTok video of the moment the flight crew began passing … Read more
Unclaimed baggage alert. A TikTok user who goes by @g_buser online revealed how a Delta Airlines passenger left their eyelash strips on the wall. “If you recently flew Delta and sat in row 27, you forgot something,” the creator wrote in the 6-second clip, with over 1.2 million views. A previous passenger left their eyelashes … Read more
As you’re sitting on the plane and waiting for takeoff, your airline pilot could activate a “ding” sound mid-flight — but what does that sound really mean? In a now-viral video garnering nearly 10 million views, an American Airlines pilot shared insight into what these mysterious “dings” are all about. Known as Captain Steve on … Read more
Steve Mensch, the president and manager of general operations at Tyler Perry Studios, died in a single-seater plane crash in Florida on Friday, according to a source close to the studios, per TMZ. He was 62. Highway Patrol Troopers told local media that they responded to the fatal crash, which occurred in Homosassa, a short distance from … Read more
Was it searching for “carrion” luggage? A Brazilian pilot was literally flipped the bird after a vulture crashed through his cockpit window and hung lifelessly in front of him for the remainder of the flight, as seen in wild footage. “It was a close call!” the unnamed flyboy told Jam Press while recounting the wild … Read more
She wasn’t going to play mile-high musical chairs. An entitled mother has been labeled “rude” and “clueless” after demanding that a fellow flyer relinquish her window seat to appease her crying toddler, as seen in a video taking off online. The seating spat reportedly went down aboard a GOL Airlines domestic flight in Brazil, Jam … Read more