2024 is off to a roaring start, with an American Airlines flight attendant punched and spit for the temerity of telling a passenger to stop kicking his seatmate’s seat. Man Repeatedly Punches American Airlines Flight Attendant In Drunken Outburst...
Dogs, Drunks, And The Birdcage: My Uproarious Flight On United Airlines
I already told you about one service dog on my United Airlines flight from Cabo San Lucas to Denver, but there was so much more that transpired onboard, including a drunk seatmate, another who would not stop talking, and...
Sad: Dog And Cat Perished In Japan Airlines A350 Crash
As much as I may personally be opposed to dogs and cats in airplane cabins, I do feel profound sadness for the humans who lost their dog and cat when a Japan Airlines Airbus A350-900 collided with another aircraft...
Small Tear In Passport Ruins Vacation
A ripped passport, even if only a tiny tear, can doom an airline trip, as a family in England recently found when trying to fly to Spain. Tear In Passport Dooms Airplane Trip To Spain The Burton family was...
Review: Hyatt Place Los Cabos
While the Hyatt Place Los Cabos may have looked like just another cookie-cutter Hyatt Place property, the breakfast was quite an upgrade from what I am used to from this particular Hyatt brand. That was the highlight of my...
Photo Essay: Downtown San José del Cabo
My first trip to the southern tip of Baja California was brief but fun. I enjoyed a pleasant evening stroll through the historic colonial streets of San José del Cabo. San José del Cabo – A Photo Essay Mission...
How United Airlines Is Exacerbating Its First Class Meal Service Downgrade
United Airlines cut first class meals on flights between 800-900 miles this month, aligning its meal service limits with American Airlines and Delta Air Lines. While that policy change is disappointing, the way United has rolled it out and...
Japan Airlines Crash: Can We Please Stop The Endless Claims Of Cultural Superiority?
For the last few days I have read opinion after opinion about how the Japanese culture of safety, selflessness, and respect for authority was the reason that no passenger died while evacuating JL 516 after it crashed into a...
Great Coffee In San José Del Cabo, Baja California Sur
I enjoyed a trio of great cups of coffee during my brief stay in In San José Del Cabo. There are many coffee shops here, but I found three great ones. Best Coffee In San José Del Cabo The...
More Details Emerge About Evacuation Of Japan Airlines Flight 516
UPDATE: Details continue to emerge and this story simply gets more fascinating. Japanese media have provided a number of updates concerning the evacuation of Japan Airlines Flight 516. The JAL A350-900 skidded for about 1,000 meters after the collision...
Great Tacos In San José Del Cabo, Baja California Sur
I enjoyed my tacos at Lateral in San José Del Cabo for lunch so much I went back for dinner. Best Tacos In San José Del Cabo: Lateral It was my first time in Cabo but my brother has...
Claim: American Airlines Flight Attendant Blocks First Class Cabin With Beverage Cart To Keep Economy Class Passengers Out
We have a picture. We have a contention. Did an American Airlines flight attendant really use a beverage cart to create a barrier between first class and economy class in order to keep coach passengers from using the forward...
Marriott Bonvoy: When Everyone Is Elite, No One Is Elite?
You’ve heard it said that when everyone is elite, no one is elite…but a snapshot at a Marriott Bonvoy property in Southeast Asia makes clear why you did not get that room upgrade… Marriott Bonvoy: A Lot of Elites…...
Review: United Airlines A320 Economy Class
You get two United Airlines reviews for the price of one here: both a retrofitted “United Next” A320 with a brand new interior and an older one, both on the same route and on the same day in the...
Review: United Club Los Angeles (LAX)
As my home airport lounge, I do admit a preferential bias toward it, but the United Club at LAX is one of the best in the United system. Here’s a detailed review with a fresh update on food and...
Crazy: Man Helps Himself To Unclaimed Luggage, Tries On Clothes At Miami Airport Baggage Claim
In Miami, it appears that your checked baggage is not safe on the baggage carousel. A man was captured on video purportedly rifling through unclaimed baggage and even trying on clothes and shoes to see what fit. Man Rifles...
Bad Omen? Wiring Issues Doom My “United Next” A320 Flight
My flight from Los Angeles to Los Cabos was delayed due to a wiring issue onboard my beautifully retrofitted “United Next” Airbus A320 jet. Hopefully this is just a little growing pain and not a sign of what is...
Did Passengers Flout Flight Crew Instructions On JAL A350-900 That Collided With Coast Guard Aircraft In Tokyo Haneda?
Tragedy struck this evening in Tokyo when a Japan Airlines A350-900 struck a Japanese Coast Guard Dash 8-300, killing five on the Coast Guard aircraft. If there is any glimmer of good news in this story, it is that...
Introduction: A Mistimed Mexican Mileage + Mattress Run
A last-minute trip to Mexico to push me over the elite status thresholds for both United Airlines and Hyatt proved to be quite entertaining. Cabo Mileage Run: A Quick Trip To Baja California For Elite Status As we approached...
A Tale Of Two Sons: How Did Teenager End Up In Puerto Rico Instead Of Cleveland On Frontier Airlines?
Every person has strengths and weaknesses and sometime siblings could not be more different. But I’m struck by the stark contrast between a 16-year-old who boarded the wrong Frontier Airlines flight and his 9-year-old bother who seemed to have...
