Luggage Falls from the Sky Near Chicago

Oct 23rd, 2007 | By Jared Blank

This is some really, really lost luggage: The NY Times reports that two pieces of luggage fell from the cargo hold of an Atlantic Southeast Airlines flight from Chicago to Atlanta. The Delta Express carrier reports that the cargo door swung open shortly after takeoff, and the pilot returned to the airport to discover 2 pieces of luggage missing. In a small miracle, one of the pieces of luggage was found yesterday in a railyard near the airport.

Leave Comment

British Airways Sends Misplaced Luggage to Milan (not for vacation)

You Can Help Load Luggage at Terminal 5 — The Game

Diddy’s Luggage Flies on Private Jet

Paper: British Airways Burn Luggage It Can’t Return

Cranky Flier

Why I’m Glad the “Glory Days” of Air Travel are Gone - I saw an op-ed in the New York Times over the holidays from a former TWA flight attendant that got me so riled up, I had to write a response. I sent it in to the NYT, but it was way too long to be considered as a letter to the editor, and my [...]

Upgrade Travel Better

Why isn’t there an infant fare for frequent flyer miles? - Chris Elliott points to a serious problem with frequent flyer tickets for parents of small children: Full-fare fees for lap infants. Typically, the charge for carrying an infant on your lap on an international flight is 10% of the fare paid. The child doesn’t get a seat. But what’s the fare, if you’re paying [...]

One Mile at a Time

Photo #52 - It’s time for a reader photo. Thanks to Monty for sending in this one. Correct Answer: Winner: If you’d like your photo featured, please email it to me at onemileatatime@hotmail.com, along with the correct answer. addthis_url = 'http%3A%2F%2Fboardingarea.com%2Fblogs%2Fonemileatatime%2F2009%2F01%2F09%2Fphoto-52%2F'; addthis_title = 'Photo+%2352'; addthis_pub = '';

View from the Wing

2500 Delta Miles for Purchasing 24 Bottles of Fiji Water - Via both SlickDeals and Flyertalk, Fiji Water is offering 2500 Delta Skymiles with an order of a 24 bottles of water. Now, there’s some dispute as to the details of this offer. It’s being discussed on Flyertalk as though any purchase will work, including a one-time purchase with a 40% off discount code. But I read the [...]