Category: Flight
EgyptAir Flight 804 crash victims include Chad student, Kuwaiti national
AMONG passengers on crashed EgyptAir flight 804 was a student training at a French military school who was heading to his family home in Chad to mourn the death of […]
What you should know about bringing liquor on your next flight
Imagine this scenario… You are the flight attendant working a red eye flight from Seattle to Detroit. All your passengers board the flight and nothing seems out of the ordinary. […]
9 People (and Flights) Who Ended up at the Wrong Airport
1. The grandpa and grandson who took a flight to the wrong Sydney What would you do if you thought you were going to Australia and ended up in Canada? […]
Bikinis, pyjama pants: What not to wear on a flight
IT SEEMS that manners aren’t the only thing that flies out the window when people step onto planes. A sensible dress code often does too, unfortunately. So from board shorts […]
Etihad passengers and crew injured after ‘severe and unexpected’ turbulence near Jakarta
SEVERE turbulence during a Etihad flight from Abu Dhabi to Jakarta has left terrified passengers with broken bones and damaged the interior of the plane. Thirty-one passengers and a crew […]
How A Professional Traveler Upgrades His Flights
The chances of scoring an upgrade on a flight varies depending on whether you’re traveling on a domestic or international route. Backlund says that airline loyalty programs usually dominate domestic […]
10 Huge Mistakes People Make When Booking Flights
When it comes to air travel, the frustration begins long before that wrap-around-the-corner security line But luckily, there are a few simple tips that can reduce the fear of forking […]
Everything You Need to Know About Taking a $24,000 (First Class) Flight for $104
Sam Huang is at it again. The last time we chatted with the globetrotter, he had just gotten back from a first-class trip around the world on Emirates (of which […]
Easyjet flight halted when woman notices IS messages on man’s phone
A LONDON-bound easyJet flight from Vienna was halted when a passenger “saw ISIS messages” on the phone screen of a man next to her. Austrian official Karl-Heinz Grundboeck said the […]
New Flight Search Tool Reveals the Optimal Time to Buy Airline Tickets
Info is specific to the route you’re flying. Trying to score a cheap airline ticket is a traveler’s holy grail, but the complex and dynamic systems airline use to price […]