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Man Dressed Up As Ronald McDonald To Go Through Airport Security After Losing A Bet

by Gary Leff on January 30, 2021

Jan 30 2021

A man lost a bet and had to go to the airport and fly home dressed up as Ronald McDonald. And naturally there’s video of the whole thing. It all starts applying makeup at a Party City store and then heading off. Everything is going great until airport security.

The TSA was a real spoil sport here. They wouldn’t let him through security without taking his makeup off, ostensibly because they needed to match his face to his ID. He left and then returned looking defeated. Although actually proceeding through the TSA nude-o-scope as a well-masked fast food icon was well worth the effort.

Southwest Airlines Karen Screams, Refusing To Get Off The Plane

by Gary Leff on January 26, 2021

Jan 26 2021

It’s common for a Southwest flight to end and some passengers to stay on the plane. That’s because on ‘through flights’ passengers connecting on the plane’s next segment stay on board while everyone else gets off. Then a flight attendant counts the through passengers on the plane. They can get off to stretch their legs and reboard (with the same boarding pass as their first flight!) or stay where they’re at.

But it’s very unusual to see everyone getting off the plane, and a passenger just decide to stay. They even melt down in a scream when a flight attendant pressures them to leave.

Police Board Spirit Airlines Flight, Passenger Ordered To Put “Hands On Our Head And Drop Everything”

by Gary Leff on January 25, 2021

Jan 25 2021

Shouldn’t there just be a different standard for responding to disturbances on Spirit Airlines, with maybe the new Spirit Airlines frequent flyer program bonusing these sorts of incidents (though with their frequency, that could become expensive)? Treat Spirit flights like a sort of Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone in Seattle,

Incredible Story Of A Man Who Stowed Away In The Wheel Well Of 5100 Mile British Airways Flight

by Gary Leff on January 24, 2021

Jan 24 2021

One man hopped a British Airways plane out of Africa and made it the 11 hour journey across 5500 miles – and lived to tell the tale.

30 year old Themba Cabeka “held on to the jet’s undercarriage for the entire 11-hour flight from South Africa to London Heathrow in 2015.” He was discovered on the runway after the plane landed at Heathrow, and he was unconscious and hospitalized for six months. He was granted asylum and now lives in Liverpool. His friend for the journey wasn’t as lucky.

An Air Travel Love Story That’s Part Gift Of The Magi, Part Before Sunrise

by Gary Leff on January 24, 2021

Jan 24 2021

Like Julie Delpey’s character in Before Sunrise Salma Saade and her boyfriend Finlay McAfee were together in Europe and Finlay traveled to see her – and spent a night wandering around a major European city. Only he did it in Paris, alone. And they met on Tinder, not on a train. But bear with me for the story.

Delta Passenger Arrested For Rioting At The Capitol – Because Of A Dirty Shirt

by Gary Leff on January 22, 2021

Jan 22 2021

Two days after the protests and riot at the U.S. Capitol, John Lolos had boarded a Delta flight at Washington National airport. The plane was taxiing out, but the pilot decided to return to the gate because he was reportedly yelling “Trump 2020!” Airport police met the aircraft at the gate.

The man was rebooked by Delta, but police later arrested them because something of something they saw on Instagram: the man’s shirt.

Spirit Airlines Gate Agent Attacked By Passenger And Hospitalized Following Carry On Bag Dispute

by Gary Leff on January 19, 2021

Jan 19 2021

As Sunday’s Spirit Airlines flight NK646 from Detroit to Atlanta was boarding at gate D15 a gate agent stopped a passenger to check the size of their bag. The passenger objected and words became physical, turning into an “all out brawl” of passengers attacking airline employees.

Man Misses Airports So Much He Turns His Treadmill Into A Moving Walkway, His Washing Machine Into…

by Gary Leff on January 18, 2021

Jan 18 2021

TSA reported travel numbers remain low compared to last year. We’re all hopeful that vaccination, combined with the sheer number of people who have recently had Covid-19, will suppress the pandemic and bring about a return to normal life soon. In the meantime we make do.

One man recreated the travel experience at home with his exercise treadmill and his washing machine.

23 Year Old Woman Stopped From Boarding Flight Because She Was “Showing Too Much Skin”

by Gary Leff on January 17, 2021

Jan 17 2021

A 23 year old woman was refused boarding her flight VA1447 from Adelaide to Gold Coast on Virgin Australia on Wednesday because her outfit’s top was “showing too much skin.” The Virgin brand, though, has literally sold sex for decades,

Couple Meets On Southwest Flight, The Pastor Who Sat Between Them Officiates Their Wedding