Mar
27
2019
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.
One of the Stranger Hotel Fees and an Inappropriate Airline Ad
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Would You Notice – and Intervene – If a Guy Was Creeping on a Teenage Girl Inflight?
Mar
27
2019
There’s something about a plane, or maybe it’s being away from home, that gives people license to do something they wouldn’t otherwise do in semi-public. And they can escape their usual inhibitions and talk up strangers thinking something might come of it.
However in the air, just like on the ground, giving attention to fellow passengers may be unwanted. I remember talking to a co-worker years ago about the number of times she noticed married men on planes taking off their wedding rings when they sat down next to her. She avoided Southwest Airlines because of their open seating policy, a virtual invitation for men to choose the seat beside her and make unwanted advances.
Naked Man Tries to Board Flight Because Clothes Affect His ‘Agility’
Mar
26
2019
This past Saturday a 38-year-old man tried to travel to Simferopol International Airport in Crimea on Ural Airlines flight 525 from Moscow’s Domodedovo Airport wearing nothing at all.
The man argued he had a perfectly valid reason for flying naked: he yelled that “clothing impairs the aerodynamics of the body” and that he flies “with more agility when undressed.”
Flying First Class When You’re Not Old or White Enough and China’s Plan to Destroy Boeing
Mar
25
2019
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.
Charlotte-Bound Passenger Taken Into Custody for Urinating on Luggage
Mar
24
2019
In the wee hours of Thursday morning a passenger on board American Airlines flight 1344 from Chicago O’Hare to Charlotte urinated on another passenger’s luggage.
“According to the police report, the victim is a 28-year-old female who was not hurt. Damages are listed at $100. …the report also mentions no charges against the passenger.
Man Arrested for Packing a Drugged Orangutan in His Luggage
Mar
23
2019
A Russian passenger was arrested in Bali trying to leave the country with a drugged orangutan in his luggage.
The man was carrying “injections and drugs in his bag” that he said he intended to use on the orangutan during a connection in Seoul.
Man Died From Falling Off Escalator at the Detroit Airport
Mar
23
2019
A man went to the airport to pick up his wife. He met her, and her mother, at baggage claim. He took their bags with him and headed to get the car. And then he “died after slipping on the airport escalator while adjusting the roller bag on the step behind him.”
More Bad Luck for Boeing and 100% Bonus on All British Airways Flights
Mar
22
2019
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.
Two Big Airline Acquisition Rumors and How to Leave a Hotel Room
Mar
20
2019
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.
Foods You Shouldn’t Eat on a Plane and New Chase Account for the Unbanked
Mar
20
2019
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.
