airport etiquette

A flight attendant’s blunt announcement over the PA system is drawing attention for how directly it addressed passengers ignoring basic safety rules during taxi. Some found it harsh. Others thought …

A family asked for one small courtesy at a packed Paris airport. One passenger’s refusal didn’t go as planned. Airports rarely have enough seating at the gates for everyone waiting …

Not long ago, we published a piece about 5 things travelers do that drive TSA officers crazy. They were activities passengers did that were either annoying to everyone involved, or …

As so many people have said in recent years, flying is generally not a pleasant experience for Chris Q. Public nowadays. Airlines have figured out how to get every penny …

For most people, being at an airport isn’t fun. It’s crowded. It’s loud. You have to stand in lines that sometimes feel like they take forever. If you buy anything, …

It’s such a scourge that it even has a nickname that suggests an actual scourge: “Gate Lice.” You know what I mean. You might even have partaken (Or partook. Or …

No one likes pushy people, but no one likes it when status affects how someone treats others either. So when an entitled woman and a United 1K member have a …

Air travel is stressful. Sure, it can be exciting sometimes too, but there’s a whole lot that can make your day more negative than positive. After all, at the airport, …

Although Labor Day is only one day, Labor Day Weekend, as well as several days that hug either side of the weekend, are historically big travel days. It marks the …