Some JetBlue passengers were stranded for as along as 11 hours on the tarmac at JFK as they waited out a winter storm.  Yes, 11 hours.  In their defense, well, uh, there is no in-their-defense (you can read the official statement here.)  The airline said that they’ll give a refund and an additional free flight [...]

Because it’s a slow news day over here at the OTR, I wanted to remind you that ’tis the season for cheap packages to Europe.  Not least of which:
Gate1Travel has a $549 4 night air/hotel package to Paris.GoToday has a 6-night London air/hotel package for $499.Icelandair has roundtrips for around $450 to Iceland through mid-June, [...]

A Qantas flight attendant may be fired for having an alleged sexual encounter with Ralph Fiennes in a first class bathroom while she was working.  The flight attendant disputes the charge, saying she went to the bathroom after having a conversation with Fiennes and that he followed her in.  The odd (well, another odd) part [...]

I know I sometimes feel a bit violated as I go through airport security and am asked to remove my jacket, shoes, belt, and whatnot.  A German passenger in Manila’s airport felt the same way, so he took off his pants in protest.  Authorities were not amused.

This is a shocker:  US Airways’ CEO Douglas Parker was arrested for drunk driving on January 31st, it was reported on Friday.  To make things worse for him, he had 3 prior alcohol-related legal incidents in his 20s (granted, that may or may not be relevant to the recent arrest, but the Phoenix papers are [...]

Bangkok will re-open Don Muang Airport, which was closed last September after the city’s new airport opened.  However, the new facility has been plagued with problems since its opening.  To prevent overcrowding at the new airport (yes, overcrowding due to closed gates, which is a result of cracked runways at the brand new airfield), the [...]

Western Airlines, a scheduled charter airline flying from Bellingham, Washington (?!), to Phoenix (Mesa, AZ, actually), Ontario, CA,  and San Diego, has shut down after just two weeks in business.  The airline, which was run by Xtra Airways, ran out of cash after a glitch in credit card processing.  Or so they say.  Let me [...]

Airline nerd story alert:
Gulfstream did an 8 hour test of one of its Gulfstream V aircraft today solely (?) so it could form a flight track across 11 states in the shape of "GV," the initials for the Gulfstream V.  That will make more sense if you look here.
Thanks, as always, to GloomyJoe for that [...]

British Airways is having a 3-day sale ($298 round trip from most of the East Coast to London), but more impressively, you can fly in their premium economy section (called World Traveller Plus) for just $200 more round trip.  Just book by February 10 and fly by March 25th on Mondays, Tuesdays or Wednesdays.  Price [...]

Continental Airlines has a pretty cool auction going on right now:  You can bid to fly on a Boeing 777 delivery flight from Seattle to either Houston or Newark.  It will be the 2nd-to-last 777 that Continental takes delivery of, and you’ll be flying with CO execs.  You’ll also get a tour of the Boeing [...]