News and notes from around the interweb:
- When I complain about crowded airport lounges, with lines to get in, being not luxury – it’s all relative. The comparison for most isn’t whether the lounge meets some external standard… it’s ‘compared to the terminal’. So at Chicago O’Hare there’s this. Often people just want a clean bathroom.
Hello @fly2ohare T2 @AmericanAir 🫣🫣🫣 pic.twitter.com/dMXO5AGowE
— Rajjick 🛫 (@fergusonrodrick) May 23, 2026
- Reminder that the Emirates Airbus A380 first class cabin is actually mid. (It’s just the shower that makes it special, the amenities, and the food and beverage program.) HT: Paul H
- This was kind of funny, especially the last line.
- Airport Weirdo “a crowd-sourced gallery of funny and weird people spotted in airports.”
- Jumping in Hilton’s Homewood Suites elevator will cost you $1,000.
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Hilton - What it’s like to fly Air Force One.
Air Force One is the most famous plane in the world. With three floors, a fully-functional operating room, and a kitchen that can feed 100 people at once, there's not much the plane can't do. But what's it like to fly with the president on his signature aircraft? Is it stressful?… pic.twitter.com/qF1EUxCTO5
— Morning Wire (@MorningWire) May 23, 2026
- Mother Blames American Airlines for Missing ‘Last’ Moments with Son Before Military Deployment TSA should issue gate passes everywhere, not just a handful of airports (which usually want them hoping for more shopping and retail spend). But if it’s important enough to go to the press, it’s probably worth buying a refundable ticket, going through security, and cancelling the ticket prior to scheduled departure. I know, I know, this isn’t allowed but if you’re truly valuing this as a possible ‘last moment with your child’ you’ll do it anyway.
- Even defenders of fake service animals should agree that their human should buy enough space for their animal, rather than having them sit in the foot space that belongs to another passenger, right? And that airlines should actually enforce this?
@AmericanAir I do not do dogs! I should not be forced to fly with one this size! This is simply unacceptable—I have to check my bag that can’t fit under the seat but folk can fly with a dog this size! pic.twitter.com/ihVhQ4TywD
— Patrick J. Walker (@pastorpwalker) May 22, 2026
But have you ever been in an airport restroom and waited for 10+ minutes for a stall to open up, and literally nobody leaves? This has happened to me more than once, it’s insane.
Yeah – some of us are busy.
Hey!
“@T2. @AA @ ORD”
wow. this poster needs to make up their mind. Is it AA or is it T2 at ORD? 🙂
Good chance the ORD video guy did this himself for the views/engagement. ORD is my home airport and I’ve never seen the bathrooms looking like that.
Also, as a proud Bernie Socialist, I will vote straight ticket Republicans if this administration tightens the “”Service Dog”” fraud scheme. It’s so out of control. ACAA needs major, and I mean major regulatory guidance reissuance.
Hey KY mom This is why he is leaving for 7 years. You had how long to have a good-bye party before he deployed? You felt you need to do it at the Airport? Most have been real high class to have a one more meal at McDonalds!
Regarding the elevator jumping warning: Elevators have safety devices that will immediately stop the elevator if abnormal motion is detected. Jumping can set off those safety devices.
The signs are there for a reason.
@MaxPower — Are they a FIB?
Because most airports were never meant for the current level most bathrooms are packed and gross. One reason to have a lounge membership albeit there are some AA Admirals Clubs that aren’t much better. PHX and CLT come to mind.
@ Senator Wide Stance Craig not that I have any firsthand knowledge of this but airport bathrooms have mostly been redesigned to limit space between the stalls – some people have noticed (I’ve heard) that the inner divider walls are lower to the ground so one can no longer position oneself (I’m told) for any sort of interaction with the person in the next stall.
If we’re nominating airport restrooms for GROSS award, I think all the others are runner ups compared to OAK SWA’s wing. In the past the entire restroom needed a flush handle that you could do with your foot. Hopefully they’ve been updated…somehow I doubt it.
I’ve seen at least one other warning about jumping on a hotel elevator. Don’t think it outlined the costs though.
Any day not flying through ORD is a good day.
I feel sorry for the military mom.