Flights

Cat on Wing of Plane I guess something got overlooked during the pre-flight check!  A pilot was surprised to look over and see a cat on the wing of his plane. According to the Huffington Post: In a video posted on Sunday to YouTube, the pilot, Romain Jantot, and his …

There’s a new app in town.  And this app will let you get through customs quickly without having to go through a lengthy application process. It sounds too good to be true, but it is! It’s sanctioned by customs: The Mobile Passport App by Airside Mobile lets you skip the …

This is one of those oft-cited-without-a-real-citation facts I’ve seen come up on websites.  I figured this story had to be fake.  After all, who would carry 75 snakes in their bra? One part of this story turned out to be wrong.  It wasn’t 75 snakes, it was 65 snakes.  But …

This new app will not only track your current location (even when in airplane mode), but will also give you interesting sight-seeing tips about what is below your aircraft. Flyover Country is a new app that asks you to download your flight path ahead of time.  Once you are in …

Another emergency landing due to a drunk passenger is in the news.  This time, on a flight from London to Riga. He didn’t start a fight, but he was drunk and belligerent enough to cause an emergency landing in Poland. From the Daily Mail: A drunk and aggressive passenger on …

Did you know the deadliest airplane crash happened before the airplane ever had a chance to get off the ground? Two 747s collided after a series of miscommunications led one to begin taking off–directly into the other. Due to an explosion at an airport, a lot of flights were diverted …

Chris Elliott just posted about ghost fares–which are a real thing. Ghost fares are when flight inventory was purchased, but the cache of the website doesn’t reflect that yet.  Because of that, websites might display prices that are below the cost of what they are able to actually sell you. …

A few years ago, my ex-boyfriend was on a flight where the landing gear wouldn’t go down on.  He was flying with a girl he had just had a fight with and they had broken up. The whole experience was on TV.  And let’s just say, they’re married now. I …

The wine in coach isn’t always that great.  While some airlines offer higher-end half bottle options, the wine sometimes needs time to breathe–more time than you have on the flight. Apparently, you can improve the taste of the wine by hyper-decanting it.  So what fancy tools are needed to hyper-decant? …

It’s pretty common knowledge that food does not taste that great in the air.  Your ability to taste changes when on an airplane, and food tastes more bland. But did you know that some cocktails taste better on an airplane? I have lots of friends who tell me that they …