Don’t ask me why I was searching for hipster scarf on Google BUT the famed/scorned accessory that hipsters love saved an American tourist’s life in Germany. From Time (yes TIME reported on this): Alex Vogel, 38, told Tagesspiegel newspaper that he was walking by a Berlin river when he heard a …
Read More »Think You Can Speed Up Airport Security? Win $5,000
The Transportation Security Administration has $15,000 to give out for ideas to speed up security. From NBC news: The TSA will award one prize of at least $5,000 and others of at least $2,500 for the top ideas. Plus, the winner gets the satisfaction of knowing they’ve made the airline experience for …
Read More »Little Girl Has Accident in Seat; Forced to Sit in it and Almost Thrown off Plane
A little girl wasn’t allowed up during a lengthy tarmac delay on JetBlue flight leaving New York. Â After trying to hold it, the little girl had an accident. At this point, I could see both sides of the issue. Â The flight attendant wants to follow the rules and it’s sometimes …
Read More »The Points Kid Featured on Bloomberg TV
Last year, I was lucky enough to be asked to be a judge for Launchpoint. Â Among the contestants was Robert Karp–a sophomore in High School who had already started his own miles and points company. I can’t even start my own lawn mower. BloombergTV interviewed him today on TV about …
Read More »Crap! Dog Poop Forces US Airways Plane to Make Emergency Landing
Yes, dog poop. A US Airways flight from LA to Philly had to make an emergency landing after a dog pooped in the aisle. Big deal, right? Well, the dog pooped. Â Like, really pooped. Â All over. So much so, they didn’t even have enough paper towels to scoop it up. …
Read More »JetBlue Plane Makes Emergency Landing at BOS After Striking Bird
If you are having a bad day, I think this bird is having a worst one. From Boston.com: A JetBlue flight leaving Logan International Airport this morning had to make an emergency landing after the plane struck a bird during takeoff, the airline said in a statement. JetBlue flight 111, …
Read More »Breaking News: Travelers Hate Waiting
J.D. Power’s travel survey discovered this shocking statistic…. Passengers hate waiting. From the LA Times: “The annual study that surveyed 11,370 travelers who flew in the previous 12 months found that satisfaction with an airline was 41 points lower if the flier had to wait 15 minutes or longer to …
Read More »Drunk Passenger Punches Flight Attendant Who Refused to Serve More Booze
 From KTLA5: A Lakewood man who allegedly punched a flight attendant while drunk aboard a weekend international flight into LAX faced a federal criminal charge on Monday. Edgar Nafarrette Nonga, 53, was on Philippine Airlines flight 112 from Manila to Los Angeles when the flight crew and at least five …
Read More »Plane Emergency Lands on Highway Near My Parents’ House!
On a surreal note, a small plane made an emergency landing on the Major Deegan Expressway yesterday, right at the exit my mom was going to pick me up at just a couple of hours later! The plane lost power while returning to Connecticut. Â After a request to emergency-land at …
Read More »Security Agent Catches Falling Baby at Airport
Or why you should be concerned about collecting your baby post-security checkpoint before your jacket. From Reddit.com: Redditers posted another angle of the shot too (bottom right of the frame): Is it just me, or does the father try to put the baby back onto the table before someone else …
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