American Airlines Rebooking Agent Insists Passenger Date Him After Flight Diverts To Miami

Jan 29 2024

An American Airlines passenger thought she was flying non-stop from St. Thomas to Chicago O’Hare airport, but found out that she was actually on a flight to Miami.

And she says she was pressured by an American Airlines employee in Miami to give up her Instagram and phone number for a possible date in order to get rebooked home to Los Angeles.

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Warning: Don’t Become A Flight Attendant “Unless You’re Going To Delta”

Jan 29 2024

Being a flight attendant is a challenging lifestyle that many people aren’t up to. Passengers don’t often see the shifting schedules, repetitive tasks, low pay and challenging customers they have to deal with.

One flight attendant has taken to social media warning people off of the career – unless, she says, “you’re going to Delta.”

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Beyond the Red Light District: KLM Business Class From Austin To Amsterdam With Our 5 Year Old

Jan 28 2024

You may not think of the start of the year as the right time to travel to Europe, but I’ve always loved Paris in December and Amsterdam in January is nice as well. The weather may not be, but it’s cold in the States too! People are home from work and the streets aren’t busy. The place isn’t overrun with American teenagers!

And Amsterdam seems like an odd place to go with a five year old, but the city is a lot more than the red light district. There are great museums for kids, there’s great food, and it was something different. Plus there’s a non-stop flight from Austin, and there were three business class saver award seats on our preferred dates. The perfect trip!

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Olympic Dreams on the Line: How American Airlines Risked a Marathon Runner’s Journey

Jan 28 2024

Ashlee Powers was flying American Airlines to the US Olympic Marathon Trials. She has an American Airlines credit card so that she can have priority boarding, which should mean better access to overhead bin space.

Despite plenty of space available still for bags on board, including directly above her seat, Ms. Powers was stressed on the way to the most important moment of her life, having been made to give up her Olympic running gear.

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American Airlines Flight Attendants Voted On New Union Officers, And Nobody Won

Jan 28 2024

APFA President Julie Hedrick came out on top in a seven-way race by just 659 votes. She lost Boston, Los Angeles, Dallas – Fort Worth, Miami and New York to A. Marie Plevaritis. In other words, Hedrick’s strength came primarily from legacy US Airways. There remains a split among ex-AFA US Airways flight attendants and those from the American Airlines side.

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