Airlines get a bad rap. People are always complaining about flights being canceled or gate agents saying their carry-on bags are too big (ummm, more than once!), or that there’s …
Airlines
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We’ve written about complaint letters in the past: The complaining business class passenger who got what was coming to him The hotel owner who reamed a guest for their complaint …
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Airlines
These Airlines Don’t Fly, & This Airport’s Closed, on Christmas
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegWhen you live in the United States, it becomes something of a way of life that on Christmas Day, some things are open and some are closed. After all, the …
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Airlines
How Little It Could Take to Be Banned From American Airlines
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegI am 100% a rule follower and someone who respects authority. But even I’m scratching my head to see how little it seemed to take for American Airlines to put …
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Most US airlines offer economy passengers the option to pay extra for a more comfortable flight experience. Airlines refer to these “special” seats by various names, but the concept is …
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Any time an airline sets a Guinness World Record, it’s kind of a big deal. And there have been several of these “big deals” over the years: The largest airline …
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Airlines
Stuff Passengers Expect Flight Staff To Do That’s Not Part of Their Job
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegWe’ve said it before and we’ll say it again. Flight attendants have a tough job. The most important part of their training is safety, but that doesn’t stop some passengers …
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Airlines
Why People Clap When Their Plane Lands: The Real (And Not-So-Real) Reasons
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegWhether you’ve been flying for 45 minutes or 4.5 hours, it invariably happens…the plane lands and at least one person claps. What’s up with that? I mean, can the pilot …
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Airlines
6 Polite Things Passengers Do That Flight Attendants Wish They’d Stop
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegCall me a Pollyanna, but I’ve always held the belief that most adults, deep down inside, are decent people. Granted, some are probably “great” people while others are just “good” …
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When you hear stories about gate agents, let’s face it; they’re usually not good ones. They’re usually more along the lines of gate agents telling passengers their carry-on bag is …