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Monthly Archives
Monthly Archives for July 2024.
Fake Service Dogs on Flights: Confronting an Ongoing Challenge in Air Travel [Roundup]
A roundup of the most important stories of the day. I keep you up to date on the most interesting writings I find on other sites – the latest news and tips.
Double Diversion Drama: United Airlines Makes Two Unexpected Stops In Charlotte And Orlando
When passengers on United Airlines 1996 first landed they weren’t in Puerto Rico. They were in Charlotte. One of the travelers on board suffered a medical emergency and the airline landed as quickly as they could. Everyone waited on board while that was addressed, and then they took off again… for Orlando.
United Club Shakedown: Tip Demands From Staff Infuriate Passengers – Enough Is Enough
An airport lounge is supposed to be a place to refuge from the terminal. You have a quiet place to wait, some food and a place to for a complimentary drink. It’s not supposed to be a place where you get shaken down but several reports are that this is happening at United Clubs.
British Airways Pilot Describes Being Struck By Lightning On Approach To London Heathrow
The pilot of British Airways flight 501 from Lisbon to London Heathrow reports being struck by lightning while on approach to the airport on Sunday.
He describes lightning having “entered [the aircraft] just underneath the flight deck” and says that it left via the aircraft’s tail. “We saw it shoot through the cabin” – something he’d only heard about in stories and never seen before “in real life.”
Scam Alert: American Airlines Passenger Extorted by Check-in Agent [Roundup]
A roundup of the most important stories of the day. I keep you up to date on the most interesting writings I find on other sites – the latest news and tips.
Passenger Shares Photo Of Their Plane – And The Engine Is “Duct Taped” On
Probably the most misunderstood thing in all of aviation is speed tape. Passengers see what looks like ‘duct tape’ on their plane, and they worry whether it will hold together. The plane doesn’t look safe and first impressions over safety matter right now with aviation safety top of mind given the issues we’ve seen with the Boeing 737 MAX 9 door plug, air traffic control mishaps, and pilot error over the past year and a half.
Delta Flight Attendants Sport Palestine Pins In Defiance Of Policy
A passenger on Friday’s Delta flight 1245 from Boston to West Palm Beach shared a photo of a flight attendant wearing a Palestine flag pin. This has seemed to be more common among Delta employees than other airlines. It violates their uniform standards but they also haven’t spoken to enforcing those – whether because they want to avoid controversy amongst cabin crew during a unionization drive, or out of fear they would alienate customers at their Detroit hub.
Shirtless Man Sprints Past American Airlines Jet At LAX, Tackled by Police in Viral Video
It’s always American Airlines or Spirit. At LAX on Saturday around 6 a.m. it was American.
From Coughs to Contagion: Why Airlines Should Stop Making Sick Passengers Fly
One passenger reports flying Southwest Airlines from Baltimore to Las Vegas and a passenger started freaking out. The woman declared she wouldn’t get on the plane, because the man waiting to board in front of her was coughing.