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I’ve had crazy flight issues.  I’ve been diverted many times, I’ve had flights get cancelled while I was on board, I’ve had airports close while we were in the air, and I’ve been in an airplane that was hit by a truck.  (on the ground) In every situation, I’ve never doubted that …

Sometimes celebrities and politicians don’t “feel” like real people. We see them on TV, we discuss them, and we have strong opinions about them. And then they do something really, really human. This back and forth with President Obama and Former President Clinton gave me a huge laugh.  It reminded …

This is kind of adorable.  A freshman for the Kennesaw State football team took his first flight ever to play Duquesne.  He was so nervous, he freaked out at takeoff just before passing it out. His teammates kindly recorded the entire experience. Normally, I wouldn’t call someone passing out “adorable,” but his …

Here’s a huge story in trusting your instincts. A man tried to get into the cockpit before a flight took off, but the crew was able to calm him down. Once the flight was in air, he tried to get into the cockpit again. From Fox News: Authorities say a …

A man received an email from Silver Airways changing his flight time, but was surprised to learn his flight took off at the original time. From NBC 6 South Florida: …when he showed up at the airport in Pensacola to check in for his flight later that day, he got …

A couple missed their flight when they attempted to board the plane too late. The aircraft door had been closed, but the plane didn’t depart yet.  The flight was an Air China flight from Beijing to Shanghai So the couple knocked staff out of the way, rushed the gate, and ran …

Actress Sophia Bush raged on Twitter after being harassed in-flight.  She took a flight this past Friday and was upset that the man continued to try to engage with her, even after she moved seats. From the coverage of her letter in Page 6: “When you make a woman so …

One of the interesting things about being in another country on the other side of the world is seeing the news unfold while it’s happening.  Normally, this is a story that would pop up on my reader in the morning, but I heard about it as it was happening since …

Qantas, Jetstar, and Virgin Australia have all officially banned the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 from being turned on flights and from being in checked luggage. From Android Authority: The three airlines are Qantas, its budget arm Jetstar, and Virgin Australia. According to the airlines, the ban is a measure of …

Sometimes it can take a while to get a response from a company’s customer service.  Sometimes it can take months. In Amanda Carpenter’s case, she was stuck in an elevator at the BWI Amtrak station and couldn’t get help.  So she tried tweeting that she was stuck to see if …