Paddle Your Own Kanoo
Horrifying Near Miss at Boston Logan as Quick-Thinking Delta Air Pilots Go Around to Avoid Landing On Top of American Airlines Boeing 737
The quick-thinking pilots of a Delta Air Lines Airbus A319 with as 129 passengers and six crew members on board averted a horrifying near miss as it was coming into land at Boston Logan International Airport (BOS) on Saturday morning after air traffic controllers cleared an American Airlines to take...
One Mile at a Time
Chase Sapphire Preferred Review: New Product Changes Offer Overall Improvement
One of the most popular travel rewards cards is the $95 annual fee Chase Sapphire Preferred Card… and for good reason! The card consistently offers excellent welcome bonuses, with spending categories matching how many of us spend anyway. The perks are awesome without requiring a spreadsheet to track the benefits....
The Gate with Brian Cohen
Double Arch Collapsed — But You Can Visit Another One. Photographs Included.
The Double Arch collapsed in Glen Canyon National Recreation Area in southern Utah on Thursday, August 8, 2024 — but you can visit another one which is still intact.
No fatalities or injuries were reported as a result of the collapse of the geologic feature known as Double Arch, which has...
View from the Wing
‘Billionaire Travel Rules’ Promises Luxury Secrets, Then Gets Hotels, Luggage, And Flying Commercial All Wrong
An Instagram reel promises “billionaire” travel secrets, but its advice about luggage, flying commercial, and hotel upgrades sounds more like status theater than luxury travel.
Your Mileage May Vary
Flight Attendant Gets The Last Laugh On A Passenger Who Claimed To Be Vegetarian
Airlines have gotten pretty good at accommodating special dietary requests. Whether it’s for medical, religious, or personal reasons, passengers can often request meals that fit their needs—as long as they…
Economy Class & Beyond
Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond (20th June)
It’s that time of the week again, where links are collated, commentary added, and I try to keep working through my bucket of iced coffee, given the hot weather the United Kingdom is enduring this week. It must be time for Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond. Time to be...
Live and Let’s Fly
United’s Brand-New 787 With Polaris Studio Suites Sent Back To Boeing After Operational Woes
United’s first new “Elevated” Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner with Polaris Studio suites is heading back to Boeing after a rough start in commercial service. Whatever the precise technical issue, it appears serious enough to hobble service and now pull United’s most exciting new aircraft out of the schedule. United Airlines’ Brand-New...
View from the Wing
Window Seat Passenger Scolded For Reading With Shade Open, But Flight Etiquette Says He Was Right
A window seat passenger was scolded for looking out the window, and reading by the outside light. When that’s what a window is for! They share the story wondering if they were in the wrong, but from their telling they clearly weren’t. It was an afternoon flight, around 2 p.m.,...
One Mile at a Time
Trump Shows Off New Air Force One, A $400 Million Flying Palace Gifted By Qatar
In the spring of 2025, we learned how President Trump wasn’t happy with the state of the Air Force One fleet, which consists of modified Boeing 747s that are referred to as the Boeing VC-25. While a new Air Force One fleet is under development, there have been huge delays,...
Live and Let’s Fly
Flight Attendant Says She Gets “Hit On” A Lot. The Airplane Is The Culprit.
A SkyWest flight attendant who also works as a model posted a funny video asking whether she gets “hit on” a lot as a flight attendant. The punchline? She is getting hit on…by almost everything inside a regional jet. She Gets Hit On As A Flight Attendant, But Not Quite...
Paddle Your Own Kanoo
Flight Attendants Reveal the Five Bathroom Habits That Drive Them Crazy
Every flight attendant seems to have their own pet peeve regarding different passenger behavior, whether that be the frequent traveler in 1A holding a full-blown Zoom call in the middle of the safety demonstration, or the passenger with a bad back who insists on packing the heaviest carry-on bag and...
Live and Let’s Fly
A $3,600 American Airlines Bump Offer To Barcelona? Yes, Please.
An American Airlines passenger says he walked away with a $3,600 travel voucher after volunteering to take a later flight from Miami to Barcelona. That is the sort of bump offer that reminds me of the good old days. American Airlines Passenger Scores $3,600 Voucher To Take A Bump To...
Svenblogt
Ausfuhrverbote Thailand: Diese Souvenirs können Ihnen am Flughafen zum Verhängnis werden
TL;DR Thailand-Ausreise hat strenge Zollregeln die viele Touristen überraschen und teuer werden können Buddha-Fragmente und Antiquitäten dürfen nur mit Genehmigung des Fine Arts Department ausgeführt werden Muscheln und Sand aus Nationalparks sind verboten und E-Zigaretten sind im ganzen Land illegalBargeld über 50.000 THB sowie Fremdwährungen über 20.000 USD müssen deklariert...
