Le Chic Geek

It may not be where you think it is.  I’ve often heard “within five rows of the exit row” cited as the safest area on the airplane. And it makes sense logically–if you only have a short period of time to leave the plane, the closer to the exit, the …

The temperatures in Phoenix are breaking records, and I learned something new.  Apparently, once it gets above a certain temperature outside, you cannot guarantee the integrity of the plane upon landing.  So United flight 6186 was turned back due to the 120 degree weather outside. According to ABC13: United flight …

It looks like more airlines will be participating in pre-check which is great–especially as some frequent flyers flee the American Airlines program for a more low-cost solution.  Pizza, as always, has the slice on this.  (Slice instead of scoop?  Can that be a thing?) Majored in Miles has a hack …

Flight often have jet contrails–that is, the white vapor that follows the plane when it takes off. But did you know these trails can tell you information about the weather? Yesterday, I wrote about a team of pilots that used their contrails to make made an angel--which was pretty cool.  But …

Chris Elliott asked if it is ethical to hop on a deal to Orlando, and from the way he’s approaching it (and people’s reactions) you would think he was asking if it were ethical to hop on a deal intended for the victim’s families, a la Jet Blue.  But he …

Did you know you can earn free Uber rides?  Basically, it is buy ten, get one free.  The Real Deal has the scoop on this one. Portland, Oregon is already off the beaten path.  So how do you handle doing off-the-beaten-path in a city that already is?  The Flight Detective …

About a month ago, I received an email letting me know to expect a certain number of free tickets in my Ticketmaster account this weekend, depending on my purchase history with the company. It is the result of a settlement from a class action lawsuit over the extra fees Ticketmaster …

There’s an image that’s been circulating around that’s a bit eerie and amazing. Some people are saying it’s an angel in the sky.  Others think it is a fake CGI photo.  Neither is true, and the source of this angel is pretty cool. The Russian Air Force group, Russikiye Vityazi, was …

Recently, there’s been a lot of alcohol-related incidents in flight.  Some resulting in arrests, diversions, etc.  So some travel experts are advocating cutting alcohol out of flight entirely. View from the Wing put that suggestion https://clickbet88.org/ out there yesterday. To be sure most flights have no issue with alcohol at …

I wrote about how the script of Airplane! is literally the script of another movie, Zero Hour!, with a little bit added to it.  Many of the parts that seem like they have to be added later as a joke actually were in the film as serious dialog (Our survival hinges on …