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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.”
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.
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.
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.
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.”
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.
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.
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.
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.
A Saturday Ryanair flight (natch) from Glasgow to Tenerife in the Canary Islands saw a fight break out after a woman went to the lavatory without shoes on.
A “very drunk man pulled her up about it, saying that someone would stand on her toes” according to another passenger. Then the woman’s boyfriend got involved. And more alcohol got involved.
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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 »
