United Airlines likes big cabins — but that means big price increases. On Tuesday, the airline behemoth released its new cabin designs, which will include an increased number of premium seats with fewer options in the standard coach section, as reported by CNBC. According to the Robb Report, United Airlines will add 250 aircraft — … 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
WestJet Airlines said on Friday it will scrap non-reclinable economy seating on certain Boeing 737 jets, following a slew of complaints and videos on social media showing travelers’ knees pressed up against the seats ahead of them. The Canadian carrier said in a statement it will return to its prior standard economy seat configuration after reviewing … Read more
More and more travelers are taking to social media to share the uncomfortable experiences they’ve had sitting in cramped airplane seats — prompting renewed debate over airline seating policies and passenger etiquette. Across multiple platforms, passengers have posted videos and detailed accounts about situations in which they were literally pressed against windows or armrests on fully booked … Read more
It was daddy-daughter date night at Crypto.com Arena for Jay-Z and Blue Ivy on Wednesday — and the two had a pair of sweet seats for the big Lakers game. With LeBron James, Luka Doncic and the rest of the Lakers taking on the Spurs in the last NBA Cup quarterfinal matchup of the week, … Read more
The last time Daniel Dana had to travel from New York to Miami, he opted to skip the usual time-sucking stress of the major airports and Uber-ed over to Teterboro instead — ambling into a dedicated terminal very shortly before his flight was scheduled to depart. Dana, 25, isn’t some newly-minted mogul — the young content creator … Read more
These travelers unknowingly threw their money out the window. When you book a window seat on a plane, you’re likely expecting to be seated next to a window — but some airlines argue otherwise. In response to a class-action lawsuit against Delta Air Lines and United Airlines filed by passengers who claimed they paid extra … Read more
Owning the planet’s biggest superyacht is so passé. Today, you’re nothing unless you dump cash into a private plane or two – or 38, as King Rama X of Thailand recently revealed. And even then, you’d better hire the very best interior designer to kit it out to your perfect spec. Nearly anything goes, no matter … Read more
To sit back and relax is a privilege on this airline. Budget Canadian airline WestJet has announced that customers will no longer be able to recline seats on their aircraft — unless they pay extra. The airline said they are reconfiguring its Boeing 737-8 MAX and 737-800 aircraft to offer a “modern cabin experience” with … Read more
These aren’t the cheap seats. While commoner tennis fans pay $150 to $230 for ground passes for the privilege of waiting in hours-long lines for entrance, Honey Deuces and bathrooms, the rich, famous and connected are enjoying a very different US Open — with four- and five-digit price tags. Many say the best experience is … Read more
Delta Air Lines and United Airlines were sued on Tuesday by passengers who claimed they paid extra money to sit in “window” seats, only to find themselves placed in seats next to a blank wall. Proposed class actions were filed against United in San Francisco federal court and against Delta in Brooklyn, NY, federal court, seeking millions of dollars of damages for more than … Read more
Passengers aboard Southwest flight 1496 from Burbank, California to Las Vegas, Nevada, experienced a frightening few seconds when the aircraft took a sudden nosedive to avoid a midair collision shortly after takeoff. The dramatic maneuver caused passengers to fly up out of their seats and into the ceiling as children and adults screamed, fearing the worst. Two … Read more
As airplane seat-swapping stories continue to spread across social media platforms, one traveler who fell victim to the situation was able to make some money from the practice. Writing in the “r/delta” forum, a flight passenger shared how he or she (gender wasn’t specified) was offered $100 to switch to a middle row seat on … Read more
Another seat swapper strikes again as a flight passenger is sharing her first experience with “seat swap shenanigans.” Posting in the “r/delta” forum on Reddit, a user wrote that she and her husband were on a “long-haul flight” prompting them to upgrade to comfort-plus in a “2-3-2 configuration. “ “We each got an aisle seat with someone seated between … Read more
Agreeing to swap seats at 30,000 feet might seem like the generous thing to do — but there’s an excellent reason you should always say no, according to airline insiders. A lot of folks refuse the request for various reasons — which can frequently lead to dramatic, unscheduled in-flight entertainment. But a flight attendant is now warning … Read more
Traveling with your partner means one of you is always going to get the short end of the stick. That being, the dreaded middle seat. While one of you is having the time of their lives, either peering out at the clouds with their head resting on the window, or stretching out their legs and going … Read more
Sure, flying by the seat of your pants can be fun — but just how filthy is that seat? Airplanes are notoriously unsanitary. From the carpets to the overhead bins and the windows to the walls, germs abound. Now, a scientific swab test has unveiled the eye-popping amount of grime there is where frequent … Read more
An airline traveler said he or she recently encountered a seat swapper on a flight — and claimed a family “guilted” the person into switching seats. In the forum “r/delta” on Reddit, the post was titled, “Yep. Happened to me,” as the person was heading out on a ski trip. “Checked in early, got my seat … Read more
It was poor man’s first class. A UK passenger became the envy of travelers everywhere after revealing an ingenious way to land a whole row on Etihad Airways “[It’s] basically like business class in economy,” gushed Maddie Borge, 24, in an Instagram video taking off online. “I can lie down and sleep and all that.” … Read more
This put the “air” in “rocking chair.” A passenger aboard an IndiGo flight across India said he nearly experienced a “mini heart attack” after his row of seats started swaying back and forth, as seen in an unsettling Instagram video taking off online. “The first time it happened, it was a terrifying feeling,” Daksh Sethi … Read more