A New York man is not particularly happy with American Airlines after the airline apparently shipped the body of his recently deceased wife to Guatemala City. His anger stems from the fact that he sent the body to Guayaquil, Ecuador. Oops. The husband is suing the airline.
Read the Rest of the Story: American Loses Body (Guatemala, Guayaquil, What’s the Difference?)Air New Zealand is looking for a few bald men…to tattoo their head with an advertisement about a new check-in system. The airline is looking to hire 70 people to get their heads tattooed with info about the system and then stand in lines at the airport. For this, you’ll receive about $770. I’m sure [...]
Read the Rest of the Story: Bald? Air New Zealand Wants to Tattoo Your HeadAbdur-Rahim Jackson, a member of the Alvin Ailey Dance Troupe, was forced by Israeli airport security officers to dance for them or be denied entry into the country. When Jackson arrived at the airport, security pulled him aside for further questionning. When he said that he was a dancer, security said, “If you are a [...]
Read the Rest of the Story: American Dancer Forced to Dance for Israeli Airport SecurityYou may have noticed that United’s stock dropped from $12 to $3 briefly yesterday after an erroneous report that it filed for bankruptcy. If you dumped your stock at $3, you’re out of luck - NASDAQ says that it won’t cancel trades based on faulty info. Oops.
So, how did this happen? Nobody’s quite sure. For [...]
JetBlue has taken a clever marketing approach during the slower fall travel season and is offering off some flights and packages on eBay (one example is here). One quick caveat: the bids you make do NOT include a number of additional taxes, fees and whatnot that are often built into the total price of the [...]
Read the Rest of the Story: JetBlue Auctions Off Flights on eBayI flew to Vegas on JetBlue last night and unfortunately nothing like this happened: a fight broke out on a JetBlue flight from Boston to Ft Lauderdale after one of the passengers was smoking in the bathrooms (this is generally frowned upon - well, both the smoking and the fighting). Three people, all related to [...]
Read the Rest of the Story: JetBlue Flight to Diverted after Fight Breaks OutContinental became just another airline today when they announced that non-Elite members will be paying $15 to check their first bag. Don’t worry, Elite members, you’ll also be pissed off when you hear that they’re eliminating the 500-mile minimum and have reduced Platinum mileage bonus from 125% to 100%, plus they’re lowering the Silver bonus [...]
Read the Rest of the Story: Continental Announces OnePass Changes: Guess What, You Won’t Like Them (Unless You Like Paying to Check Your First Bag)There’s an old journalism line about how if something happens 3 times, it must be a trend (except in the NY Times Sunday Styles section, where if something happens once it’s a trend…but that’s for another blog…) So here’s a trend:
In the past week I’ve heard of 3 people who have booked and ticketed [...]
Cleaning crew going through an Air India plane in Mumbai discovered a snake coiled up under a seat. When they tried to catch the reptile, it slithered away into an airvent where, disturbingly, it was never found. If you find yourself on an Air India A319, I’d keep your feet off the ground.
Read the Rest of the Story: Snake on a Plane…No Really, There Was a Snake on a PlaneAn Australian businessman was taken into federal custody in Sydney after he had refused the crew’s request to turn off his laptop during landing. Federal police escorted the jackass off the plane upon arrival in Sydney and questioned him before releasing him without charge. I’m sure that spreadsheet he was working on was very important. [...]
Read the Rest of the Story: If You’re Flying Qantas, You May Want to Turn Off That Laptop When You’re Told