News

There’s a story I keep seeing popping up on Twitter and Facebook that is a complete hoax. I don’t want to give it another link, but the story basically is that a woman took a trip seven years ago and went missing.  She created a large SOS message and hoped …

Brussels Air is flying an all-female crew on Saturday in recognition of International Women’s Day. The crew will be aboard the 10:30am Brussels-JFK route. From USA Today: The carrier says the initiative was spearheaded by its female pilots and flight attendants, “who have been playing an important at the airline …

Joe Sharkey of the New York Times says it isn’t: What’s more, this winter’s weather has been notably severe — indicating that a good number of the cancellations since mid-December had less to do with the three-hour rule than with conditions so bad an airplane was not going to take …

 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 …

The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority has just announced two temporary exhibits to be hosted at each individual Washington Airport. From the press release: Two new exhibits at Ronald Reagan Washington National and Washington Dulles International airports aim to engage travelers with vibrant, colorful works of art. The exhibits, part of the …

I’ve heard of people getting refundable tickets so they can use their lounge access, but I’ve never heard of someone getting a refundable first-class ticket to get lounge access for an entire year. Lounges in the United States tend to require some sort of membership or credit card, but in …

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.  After a request to emergency-land at …

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 …

Just a note that I have a podcast up with JenningsWire where I explain how to upgrade your travel on the cheap geared towards newer travelers. I’ve also started writing more news-y articles for the Examiner.  My piece on what the US Airways/American merger means for DCA travelers. Rest in …

The American Express Platinum card usually offers huge club access benefits.  But starting in March, they will no longer offer US Airways and American Airlines club access. I’m a bit miffed because I applied to the card to get access to both US Airways and American (since I will be …