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Airline Forces College Student to Flush Her Emotional Support Hamster Down Toilet
A college student says that Spirit Airlines told her when she made her flight reservation that she could bring her emotional support hamster named Pebbles onboard the plane. She bought Pebbles after a golf ball-sized lump developed on her neck and led to a cancer scare.
She traveled to have the growth removed, and brought her hamster with her. Spirit acknowledges that their agent told the woman this would be ok. …
Orlando’s Airport Considers Kicking Out the TSA
Efficiency arguments aside we need this for accountability. It’s important to separate safety regulation from screening. The TSA shouldn’t be supervising itself. They should be focused on setting standards and monitoring compliance, and shouldn’t be certifying and monitoring themselves. TSA as its own regulator creates conflict and it creates poor performance.
Downgraded Upgrades and Etihad Selling Off Planes
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Air Traffic Control Fawns Over Monday’s American Flight Carrying the Superbowl Champion Eagles
After the Superbowl, the world champion Philadelphia Eagles were flown home on an American Airlines-charted Airbus A330-200.
Naturally they left late, though I’m surprised they were just 47 minutes behind. D0 just doesn’t apply to the Superbowl champions.
Comedian Tells Conan About Finding Poop in Her Blanket on Delta Airlines
Comedian Nicole Byer went on Conan last night and told the story about finding poop in a sealed blanket on Delta last March.
She pulled her first class blanket out of sealed plastic and “brown crumble falls on me” then she saw a “brown thing” and the smell hit her. She told a flight attendant… whose first reaction was to get his phone and take pictures.
Stay Twice Get a Free Night and Two Great Comedians in First Class
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Did an American Airlines Flight Attendant Steal a Passenger’s iPhone & Post Selfies?
An American Airlines passenger reportedly got off her flight and realized she left her iPhone behind. She wanted to get back on the aircraft, but a flight attendant told her to continue down the jetway and and “she’d look and bring it to her.”
However the flight attendant is said to have claimed she couldn’t find the phone. Days later though the passenger says that selfies of the flight attendant began showing up in the passenger’s iCloud.
Family Attacks Airport Security, Body Slamming One to the Ground
Ricardo Vidal and his family landed at Buenos Aires Ezeiza International Airport. He was stopped by security “as he tried to return airside after discovering baggage handlers were on strike and attempted to return to pick up his luggage.”
He wasn’t having any of it.
New Blockchain Loyalty Wallet and 20,000 Bonus Miles to Australia
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