If you were hoping to ditch that mask onboard your flight in January, think again. The federal government is reportedly planning to extend the federal mask mandate through March 18, 2022, representing an additional two-month extension. Report – Federal...
Live Trip Report: Dignity Returns To United Airlines First Class
Greetings from 28,000 feet, as I travel back to Los Angeles from Las Vegas. In celebration of the return of glassware and ceramic cups onboard United Airlines, I took a brief trip to Las Vegas this morning. Dignity Returns...
Fight Club Minneapolis: Multiple Fights Break Out At MSP Airport
Multiple concurrent fights broke in Terminal 2 at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport over Thanksgiving weekend, with chairs and stanchions used to inflict maximum damage. MSP Airport Fight Club: Post-Flight Brawls Get Nasty Video posted to Facebook shows a group...
Will You Respect Mandatory Post-Travel Quarantine In USA?
Simple question: if the United States imposes a seven-day self-quarantine requirement on incoming international airline passengers, will you respect it? Yesterday we learned that the Biden Administration is considering several new measures that will tighten international travel. One of...
Couple Who Tried To Escape From Amsterdam Tell Their Side Of Story
Yesterday, I wrote about a couple who had traveled on KLM from South Africa to the Netherlands and were forced to go into quarantine in Amsterdam after one of them tested positive for COVID-19. Initial media reports claimed the...
Report: U.S. Will Impose Stricter Travel Testing Requirement, Potential Quarantine On Arrival
As questions remain about the omicron variant, the United States is considering a stricter COVID-19 testing requirement for inbound flights to the United States as well as an obligatory self-quarantine on arrival. New Testing, Quarantine Requirements Under Considering For...
Watch: Woman Runs Onto Tarmac At LAX To “Wave Down” Southwest Flight
One woman seemed to take her missed flight to an extreme, dashing though an emergency exit at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) in order to “wave down” a Southwest Airlines aircraft. Woman Attempts To “Wave Down” Southwest 737 On...
A $932 “Fee” From Thrifty Car Rental For Returning Car To Wrong Airport Terminal?
Please check out this update to the story. > Read More: This Is Why People Hate Rental Car Companies… A story from consumer advocate Christopher Elliott caught my eye detailing how a man was purportedly charged $932 for returning...
Review: EgyptAir 787-9 Economy Class
I slept through most of my journey from Cairo to London and enjoyed a much better meal than I had in business class on my preceding flight. While legroom in EgyptAir economy class onboard the Boeing 787-9 is tight,...
Couple Apprehended After Sneaking Out Of Quarantine Hotel In Amsterdam To Board Flight To Spain
A couple was arrested at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport for violating their coronavirus quarantine after they slipped out of their hotel to try to catch a flight to Portugal. At least one of them had tested positive for COVID-19 upon arrival...
Passengers Hawk Grasshoppers Onboard Flight To Dubai
A high-ranking government official has called for the immediate sacking of the flight crew who let two men sell grasshoppers onboard a Uganda Airlines flight to Dubai. The hawkers are also facing trouble of their own. But Uganda Airlines...
Woman Screams “Let’s Go Brandon” As She Is Pulled Off Flight For Refusing To Wear Mask
Katrina Alspaugh had a rough day at Las Vegas Airport last weekend after getting into a fight at the security checkpoint and eventually being hauled off her Allegiant Airlines flight screaming, “Let’s go Brandon!”…all because she refused to wear...
Chaos Onboard: Woman Attacks Two Spirit Airlines Flight Attendants
An intoxicated Spirit Airlines passenger was arrested after attacking two flight attendants on a flight from Florida. Intoxicated Woman Attacks Spirit Airlines Flight Attendants With Punches And Hair Pulling The incident occurred Saturday evening on Spirt Airlines 222 from...
Man Pleads Guilty To Orchestrating $500,000 Lost Luggage Scam
UPDATE: Pernell Anthony Jones, pictured above, has pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit mail fraud and one count of committing mail fraud for his role in orchestrating a phony lost luggage scheme that sough to defraud over...
Review: EgyptAir Alioth Lounge Cairo (CAI)
The EgyptAir Alitoth Lounge in Cairo Terminal 3 is easily the best EgyptAir lounge in the airport. Bright and spacious, it certainly beats the nearby Almeisan and Gienah lounges. EgyptAir Alioth Lounge Review Rather than offer a huge, central...
10% Of KLM Passengers Test Positive For COVID-19 Upon Arrival From South Africa – What Are The Ramifications?
10% of passengers onboard a pair of KLM flights from South Africa to Amsterdam tested positive onboard for COVID-19 upon arrival. The ramifications for international travel are not comforting. 10% of KLM Passengers From South African Flights Test Positive...
Review: EgyptAir Almeisan Lounge Cairo (CAI)
After breakfast in the EgyptAir Gienah Lounge, I walked to the Almeisan Lounge, which turned out to be almost a mirror image lounge, but provided space and tranquilly for me to get some work done during my extended layover. EgyptAir...
UPDATE: U.S. To Restrict Travel From South Africa, 7 Other Nations
Starting on Monday, the United States will restrict travel from South Africa and seven other nations in southern Africa as concerns mount over the “Nu” COVID-19 variant. UPDATE: We now have further details concerning the entry restrictions USA Restricts...
KLM 777-300ER With 350 Passengers From South Africa Trapped On Tarmac In Amsterdam
KLM592 took off on time from Johannesburg (JNB) last night, but during the flight Europe went into “variant panic.” When the Boeing 777-300ER landed in Amsterdam (AMS), Dutch officials did not know what to do with the passengers onboard…so...
“Nu” Coronavirus Variant Is Already With Us – Can We Not Panic, Please?
I’m not in a great mood this morning considering South Africa has been made a pariah state overnight for being transparent and countries are quickly shutting borders once again. My point is not to downplay or dismiss the new...
