Lufthansa’s ground staff union will strike Wednesday and Thursday. The airline estimates that they will only be able to operate 10% – 20% of flights on Wednesday, and has not provided an estimate for Thursday.
Woman’s Joyful Run Past A Spirit Airlines Jet Leads to Harsh Takedown at Atlanta Airport
A woman ran onto the ramp at the Atlanta airport on Monday. Police pursued and caught up to her. At their initial encounter, with an officer speaking to her behind a Spirit Airlines plane, she walks off – and skips for joy! Law enforcement pursues, slowly at first. Then she begins to run.
An officer runs after her, and shoves her from behind down onto the ground. He handcuffs her, and then throws her into the vehicle the other officer drives up next to them.
Flight Attendant Crowned Thailand’s Transgender Beauty Queen
Saruda Panyakham was declared the winner of the Miss Tiffany transgender beauty pageant in Bangkok on Sunday. The pageant winner identifies as as an American Airlines flight attendant. However the airline tells me that no one with this name works for the company.
Miss Tiffany’s Universe is a pageant for Thai transgender women and the winner represents Thailand at the Miss International Queen pageant.
Flight to Survival: How an Alaska Airlines Attendant Saved Rare Flamingo Eggs Mid-Air
An Alaska Airlines flight attendant ingeniously used rubber gloves filled with warm water to save rare Chilean flamingo eggs after their incubator malfunctioned during a flight from Atlanta to Seattle.
American Airlines Says Don’t Blame Them If Flight Attendants Take Video Of Children Using The Lavatory
American Airlines says that they are not responsible when the employees that they’ve selected, trained and put into a position of authority in the cabin abuse that position to create child pornography by filming teenage girls in the lavatory.
Beyond Top Secret: 4 Hotel Tips From A CIA Pro
You might book your hotel rooms on Expedia, book direct because you prioritize hotel points and elite benefits, or care most about saving money and head straight to HotelSlash. But what would Jack Ryan do? If you’re a CIA analyst, you may be trying to stay under the radar or protect your data – or yourself.
Commander-in-Chief or Travel Agent? Biden Seeks Free Seat Assignments For Families
President Biden is calling for airlines to allow families to sit together on flights for free. Now, unlike the previous President he doesn’t run his own social. And no doubt this tests well. But airlines charging families more so that their kids aren’t unsupervised on planes just doesn’t seem to be an actual problem.
American Airlines Flight Attendant Apathy: Poised To Strike, 71% No Show Leadership Vote [Roundup]
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Beyond The Red Light District: Hyatt Regency Amsterdam With Our 5 Year Old Daughter
The Hyatt Regency Amsterdam isn’t as flash as the Andaz, and I would normally prefer the Andaz aesthetic, but standard suites at the Regency are larger and staying with my wife and daughter I prefer the extra room so we picked the Hyatt Regency. Both had availability when I booked.
What It’s Like To Use Apple Vision Pro On A Plane
What it might really change is air travel, or at least how we enjoy air travel. No more tiny screens. No more need for screens at all, that the passenger in the row in front of you might crush when they recline their seat.