With more than 500 cases since last December, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is extending its harsher no-tolerance policy for disruptive passengers on airlines. FAA Extends No-Tolerance Policy For Disruptive Airline Passengers In January, the FAA implemented a zero-tolerance...
Man Faces Stiff Prison Sentence After Urinating On His Seat During Alaska Airlines Flight
A Colorado man faces up to 20 years in jail and a $250,000 fine after refusing to wear a mask then standing up and urinating onboard an Alaska Airlines flight. Man Faces Up To 20 Years In Prison After...
Horrible: Uber Driver Attacked By Vicious Female Trio
Profanity. Racial slurs. Assault. Pepper spray. All in one Uber ride? For what? Asking a passenger to wear a mask. Uber Driver Viciously Attacked By Three Women In San Francisco For, Subhakar Khadka, this nightmare became a reality earlier this...
Southwest Kicks Off Disabled Man For Not Wearing Mask, Despite Federal Exemption
Southwest Airlines kicked off a young disabled man for not wearing a mask despite federal law on his side, proof of vaccination, and a negative COVID-19 test. Southwest Removes Disabled Passengers For Mask Violation Bryan Crislip and his mother...
EasyJet Settles With Woman Who Was “Forced” To Move Seat To Accommodate Religious Passengers
As I predicted, easyJet has settled with a woman who sued after being “forced” by flight attendants to move seats in order to accommodate two Haredi Jewish passengers on a flight to Tel Aviv, then was “intimidated” to move...
Female Passenger Tied To Her Chair After Streaking On Flight
To Russia, where a 39-year-old woman was tied to the seat by her fellow passengers after she repeatedly took her underwear off and walked up and down the aircraft aisle. Yes, there’s video. Russian Woman Tied To Her Seat...
Did Delta Air Lines Fire Drag Queen “Lady MAGA” For Supporting Trump?
Political activist Ryan Woods is perhaps better known as Ryanna Woods or Lady MAGA. The drag queen is a Log Cabin Republican from Utah and vocal Trump supporter but now finds himself terminated from Delta Air Lines. Woods claims...
Hyatt Faces Boycott For Hosting Conservative CPAC Event
Hyatt is facing anger from both ends of the ideological spectrum after first defending its decision to host the conservative CPAC conference in Orlando over the weekend, then criticizing the organization for its use of a stage that resembled...
Drunk, Anti-Mask Passenger Faces 14-Months In Jail
A warning to those who drink and fly: jail time is no longer just a threat. A young man who became inebriated on a flight to England now faces over a year in jail. Drunk Passenger Who Refused To...
Delta Passenger Faces $27,500 Fine After Striking Flight Attendant
Here’s an update to a story I wrote in October concerning a passenger who attacked a Delta flight attendant in a mask-related controversy. Four months later, the passenger now faces a $27,500 fine for her conduct. A Seat Belt...
United Airlines Fined $49 Million For Mail Fraud
United Airlines has agreed to pay a $49 million fine for fraud relating to international postal delivery contracts. Just another chapter in the troubled Smisek era… United Airlines Must Pony Up $49 Million For Mail Delivery Fraud The fraud...
If You Abuse Company Travel Policy, Expect To Be Fired!
I have no sympathy for an executive at Amazon who was “fired for upgrading to business class” (which doesn’t seem to be the case at all). If he abused company travel policy, he deserved to be fired. Don’t Abuse...
Turkish Pilots Face Prison For Smuggling Fugitive Out Of Japan In A Musical Instrument Case
Two Turkish pilots and a third man have been found guilty of helping to smuggle high-profile fugitive Carlos Ghosn from Japan to Lebanon in a musical instrument case. This is such an odd story with so many twists and turns....
United Airlines Investigating Ted Cruz Flight Data Leak
Senator Ted Cruz (R – TX) remains in a lot of hot water, even if his house doesn’t have any, for his trip to Cancun in the midst a major crisis in Texas. Much of the information about his...
Thai Quarantine Hotel Serves Man Cockroach Leg, Sues Him For Complaining About It
The Kingdom of Thailand is again welcoming tourists, but requires incoming international travelers to quarantine for two weeks even with a negative COVID-19 test. The quality of quarantine hotels can vary greatly. One man returning from the United States...
Ted Cruz Flees To Mexico On United Airlines. Wouldn’t You?
I find myself unable to defend, but also unable to condemn Senator Ted Cruz for fleeing to Cancun on United Airlines in the midst of a horrific disaster in Texas. Ted Cruz Flies To Mexico. Did He Abandon His...
U.S. Files Complaint Against Israel For Unequal Airline Treatment
The U.S. Department of Transportation has filed a complaint with Israel, noting that El Al has continued to fly “repatriation” flights while U.S. carriers have been locked out. U.S. Files Complaint Against Israel After Ben Gurion International Airport in...
Buttigieg Hints Third Airline Bailout May Be Slipped Into Relief Bill
U.S. airlines have already been bailed out twice and are pining for a third bailout. While negotiations are ongoing, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg expressed both an openness and confirmation of discussion on including a third bailout in a pending...
Boeing, Cancel Culture, And Forgiveness
We find ourselves in a remarkably bitter and divisive time in American history. As we look to how to move forward as a nation during this time of great disunity, I turn to the issue of “cancel culture” in...
Man Arrested For In-Flight Disturbance…That Occurred Four Months Ago
Delayed justice is still justice. In Japan, a man was arrested for an in-flight disturbance over masks that occurred last September. Actions always have consequences. Better Late Than Never: Man Arrested For Shocking In-Flight Disturbance The incident occurred on...
