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Apparently, if you are removed from a flight for being too drunk, the airline won’t rebook you in first class, as a New York woman learned. From NOLA.com: She demanded first-class seating and money to pay babysitters because of her delayed return home, the report said. The deputy described Batchker …

A heads up for those traveling to Singapore (or looking to travel to Singapore), in reaction to a horrible riot that was believed to be alcohol-fueled, Singapore is considering restricting alcohol sales and consumption. They had already been looking at this since 2012, but the riots pushed this forward a …

A man surprised his girlfriend with a round the world trip–but broke up soon after. Now he’s offering a free ticket around the world to anyone with her name, Elizabeth Gallagher. From the Daily Mail:  Taking off on December 21 from New York’s JFK International Airport, the 18-day whirlwind trip …

Qantas just announced new business seats they are waiting to get governmental improvement on. From Inc.com:  The seats, which were designed by Thompson Aero Seating, leverage an over-the-shoulder seatbelt similar to a carseat. That enables the seat to recline up to 25 degrees from horizontal during takeoff and landing. The …

A Norwegian Air Shuttle was delayed for five hours when a mouse insisted on taking a turn in the cockpit. While it doesn’t seem that bad, a mouse could eat through important wiring–as I learned in May when my house got a case of mice. Reuters has the whole scoop. I …

There is more information out there on the United Flight that lost cabin pressure thanks to some passengers on it. Losing cabin pressure is a rare and dangerous occurrence on flights.  United hasn’t made a statement about what happened on that flight, but its passengers have. News-Leader has the scoop. …

A Denver-Bound plane had to make an emergency landing in Missouri after the cabin lost pressure. Three of the passengers were treated in the hospital afterwards, but there were no serious injuries reported. We’re always told what to do when a cabin loses pressure, but what does it mean when a …

A runway at the Gerald R. Ford was shut down for about fifteen minutes after a coyote played chicken with an airplane. From USA Today: Tara Hernandez, a spokeswoman for the Grand Rapids airport, tells WZZM that the incident forced the airport to suspend operations on the runway for about 15 …

According to ABC News 7, an American Airlines flight had to make an emergency landing after some interior walls split apart. Their site has some photos of the wall splitting and the flight attendants checking it out. According to the article: After 45 minutes, the captain declared an emergency and …

According to Jack Nicas of the Wall Street Journal, the union that represents flight attendants is fighting to reinstate the electronics ban on take-off and landing. From the article:  The Association of Flight Attendants-CWA is suing the Federal Aviation Administration, saying the agency notice last year that paved the way …