Have you tried to contact a U.S. airline lately? Hold times are ridiculous…and seem to be getting worse. Wasn’t this what bailouts were supposed to prevent against? Instead, the longer hold times demonstrate how airlines took taxpayer money, pocketed...
How United Airlines Helped A Family In Need Enter Heartless Australia
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Imagine your father died during the pandemic and you could not be by his side before he passed nor hold a funeral for him. Then imagine that your mother suffered a severe stroke, leaving her in critical condition. But...
Fox News Host Tomi Lahren Calls Flight Attendants “Nazis Of The Air”
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Controversial Fox News host Tomi Lahren compared flight attendants to Nazis while complaining about the federal mask mandate. Fox News’ Tomi Lahren Says Flights Attendants “Becoming Almost Nazis Of The Air” Lahren was appearing on the Fox News program “Outnumbered”...
United Airlines Will Debut Premium Wi-Fi, Free Messaging Next Week
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While long hinted, United Airlines will debut a new wi-fi trial across many narrobowdy jets that will include both a complimentary messaging option plus paid high-speed premium wi-fi. United Airlines Will Trial Premium Wi-Fi, Free Messaging Between July 16th...
Hollywood Burbank Airport Gets A Low-Cost-Carrier Makeover
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Hollywood Burbank Airport is transforming, with a growing presence for budget airlines and a continued pullback by mainline carriers. Will this Burbank Airport makeover be permanent or is it simply a temporary change? Canadian Airline Flair Adds Burbank Flights...
Passengers Ordered To Place Hands On Head, Not Film, During Last Hour Of American Airlines Flight To Miami
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Passengers were ordered to remain in their seats with their hands on their head for the final hour of American Airlines flight due to a “security threat” onboard. Passengers were also repeatedly asked not to film. Upon landing, law...
Lufthansa Faces Lawsuit After Booting Passenger From First Class Seat
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A fascinating lawsuit has been filed in Frankfurt against Lufthansa today impacting seat assignments, bait-and-switch sales tactics, terms and conditions, and the first class cabin on the 747-8. Lufthansa First Class Lawsuit: Are Seat Assignments Guaranteed? With quarantine-free travel...
77-Year-Old DC-3 Goes Missing, Crash Feared
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A Douglas DC-3 operating for a cargo airline in Colombia has gone missing, sparking a search effort and fear that a crash killed all onboard. DC-3 Missing, Crash Feared In Colombia The aircraft, HK-2820, operated for Aliansa Aerolíneas Andinas. After...
Selfish, Entitled Teenagers Force American Airlines Flight Delay Via Mass Mask Defiance? Not So Fast…
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I’m a bit late in getting to this story, but in an unbelievable display of arrogance, selfishness, and entitlement a group of teenagers forced an American Airlines flight delay by refusing to wear masks. Or maybe not. As more...
Review: Hyatt Regency Zurich Airport The Circle
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Hyatt’s newest property in Switzerland is a beautiful and comfortable hotel just steps from Zurich Airport. The Hyatt Regency Zurich Airport The Circle is not just a hotel, but part of a new district that epitomizes the creative use...
New United Airlines Ad: “Time to Let Yourself Fly”
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Ahead of the summer Olympic Games in Tokyo, United Airlines has released a new ad to celebrate its 40th anniversary of sponsoring Team USA. The ad features a new slogan, “Time to Let Yourself Fly.” United Airlines “Time to...
FAA Uses Children In Latest Ad Urging Airline Passengers To Behave
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The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration has used children in a new ad to discourage poor behavior on airplanes, noting, “Children know it’s not safe to disrupt a flight. You should too.” New FAA Behavior Ad Uses Children To Scold...
How A Man Punished His Rude, Barefooted Seatmate
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Most of us have seen it at one time or another. Some of us have experienced it. I’m talking about bad seatmates on airplanes, specifically those who think they can use the seat in front of them to rest...
Warning: Air Canada Refund Request Deadline Is Approaching
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While booking an Aeroplan ticket last night, I noticed a green banner on the top of the Air Canada website warning of an approaching refund deadline. If your flight was cancelled due to the pandemic, you must request a...
Delicious Dinner In SWISS Lounge Zurich
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After landing in Zurich, we stopped for a light dinner at the SWISS Senator Lounge A before proceeding to the hotel, currently the only SWISS lounge open in ZRH. Even during the pandemic, SWISS impressed me with a very...
Erbil Airport Attacked By Rockets
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Erbil Airport in Iraqi Kurdistan was attacked on Tuesday evening by rockets, another sign of escalating violence in Iraq. In Iraqi Kurdistan, Erbil Airport Attacked By Rockets + Drones Pro-Iranian militias have stepped up attacks against American interests in...
Tragic: Mother Assaults Frontier Airlines Staff As Her Children Watch In Dismay
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Someone forwarded me video of a woman attacking staff at a Frontier Airlines check-in counter in Orlando when she was denied boarding, just hours after it occurred. It was so gruesome I have held off on writing about it...
Review: SWISS 777-300ER Economy Class
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Economy class is rarely anything to get excited about, particularly in a middle seat of a 10-across layout on an 11-hour flight. Nevertheless, I found SWISS Economy Class onboard the 777-300ER to be entirely tolerable with service that exceeded...
Virgin Atlantic Will Re-Open Swanky LHR Clubhouse Lounge
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Good news for Virgin Atlantic and Delta travelers from London Heathrow, as the carriers will shortly return to Terminal 3. Virgin Atlantic will also re-open its swanky Clubhouse lounge. Virgin Atlantic, Delta Return To Terminal 3, Re-Open Clubhouse Heathrow...
In UK, Government Loosens Mask Rule But Airlines Do Not…Will USA Follow?
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If England is any indicator, it may be a long time before travelers can fly without masks, even once mandatory mask requirements are lifted. Even with the lifting of a national mask law, airlines have not indicated their mask...