Years ago, I worked for a non-profit organization that, among other things, used the skills of volunteers to do activities in the community. Part of my job was gathering these …
Air Travel
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Despite advertising itself as a way to “get through security faster,” it’s not surprising to hear that CLEAR doesn’t truly seem to have passengers’ time at the heart of its …
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Funny Stuff
“Don’t You Know Who I Am?” She Shouldn’t Have Asked That On The Plane
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegI have this friend on Facebook – his name is Mark. And Mark recently posted a story about what happened to him on a plane not all that long ago. …
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Tips and Tricks
Frequent Flyers’ Flying Etiquette For Non-Frequent Flyers
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegWhen it comes to the flying public, there tend to be two groups – the “haves” and the “have-nots.” I don’t even mean those who do or don’t have status, …
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If you’re flying to a destination and are using an airport that’s in a popular city or a hub, you may be lucky enough to get a nonstop flight to …
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We’ve written about some truly awful passengers in our time: Man’s revenge at the Sky Club after flight delay frustrations The battle between the “Karen” and the United 1K member …
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We recently flew from Aruba (AUA) to Orlando (MCO) on a Southwest 737-700 that had clearly seen some miles—and years. Looking up the tail number (N480WN), we found out this …
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A couple of months ago, I wrote about my experience at what was the smallest airport I had ever seen. Upon reading that, one of our readers took the opportunity …
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Airports
18th Airport Now Allows Unticketed People Through TSA Security
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegWay back when, during the halcyon days before 9/11, it was easy to get to the airside of an airport. We’d just check in, go through a metal detector, and …
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With so many more people traveling through airports and the TSA scrambling to hire more employees (would YOU want to work at a place that treats their workers like this?), …