WhatsApp and Telegram groups are quietly selling seats on private jets. The FAA calls it illegal, but other countries show how to make it work safely.
At the top of a crowded airport escalator, a woman in a red shirt lost her balance and toppled backward onto a man in a wheelchair, instantly clogging the landing and setting off a chain-reaction pileup.
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A Frontier Airlines passenger stunned a gate agent by turning down an exit row seat with extra legroom, saying she wouldn’t help in an emergency. Instead of stretching out, she was sent to the cramped middle seat in back. Here’s why.
An American Airlines passenger flying home from Nassau never checked any luggage—but ended up jailed, accused of smuggling over 100 bottles of drugs in luggage. An employee tagged the drug-filled suitcase in her name. She spent nearly a week in a Bahamian jail under horrific conditions before proving her innocence.
There are reports that American Airlines is planning to remove bag sizers from gates. These are the metal frames designed to test whether passenger carry-ons are within allowable size to bring onboard aircraft.
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He wouldn’t fasten his seat belt — so police boarded, grabbed his arms and legs, and dragged him the length of the cabin. The bizarre “four-limb carry” left fellow passengers stuck at the gate for hours.
A Frontier passenger declared too drunk to fly dug in her heels, fought police in the aisle — and screamed “There’s a bomb right there!” as the plane sat stuck at the gate. What followed delayed everyone onboard and left her facing felony charges.
A traveler woke to find her neighbor peeling nuts and scattering the shells across the cabin floor. What followed wasn’t a safety scare—it was a lesson in just how low some passengers let standards sink at 35,000 feet.
Gary Leff is one of the foremost experts in the field of miles, points, and frequent business travel -- a topic he has covered since 2002.
Co-founder of frequent flyer community InsideFlyer.com, emcee of the Freddie Awards, and named one of the "World's Top Travel Experts" by Conde' Nast Traveler (2010-Present) Gary has been a guest on most major news media, profiled in several top print publications, and published broadly on the topic of consumer loyalty. More About Gary »
