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In a startling incident at New York’s JFK Airport, a man went on a destructive rampage at the JetBlue check-in area, reportedly after being denied a ticket to Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Onlookers were stunned as he shouted and caused significant damage to the airline’s kiosks.
A South Carolina man is facing felony charges after allegedly making terroristic threats at Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas on September 9, 2024. The incident occurred when Jared Peeler, frustrated by the lack of direct flights from Las Vegas to South Carolina, reportedly threatened to blow up the airport and made political remarks supporting Donald Trump’s 2024 presidential campaign.
Here’s a woman who got upgraded and her husband didn’t. She takes video of him in back. And he clearly gives her stink eye.
An American Airlines first class passenger took to social media to brag on his dog’s first flight. Sure, he says, the pet “took a poop in the parking garage” but once firmly ensconced on the floor of the carrier’s first class cabin, he knew it was going to be a great flight.
A woman shares the experience of a middle seat passenger stuck between manspreaders.
A passenger flying Helsinki to Copenhagen on Monday clearly didn’t fit into the seat. From the photo it appears to me to be a Norwegian Boeing 737. The passenger sharing it offers that they felt sorry for the large gentleman who didn’t fit at the aisle “and the guy next to him in the middle seat.”
Two women flying Delta from Los Angeles to San Francisco had a meltdown on Monday after missing their plane. They arrived at the LAX gate, only to find a gate agent closing the door.
One yells, “He just slammed the door on my sister’s arm. This is racism!” And her sister joins in, “this is racism!”
Dallas-based 37 year old food influencer Maria Baradell flew American Airlines coach from Chicago O’Hare to Barcelona on August 18th – and made bread at her seat inflight to enjoy at her destination.
A Delta Air Lines passenger was kicked off of a flight leaving Sarasota, Florida because of their Donald Trump t-shirt.
Airline staff informed the man that he would need to change his shirt if he wanted to fly. He turned it inside out so that the image wasn’t visible, then boarded the aircraft.
Passengers on a flight from Guiyang to Shanghai this past Saturday locked a crying toddler in an airplane lavatory in order to quiet her. The toddler, who appeared to be about one year old, was traveling with her grandparents and had been in tears non-stop throughout the nearly three-hour flight.
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 »
