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An airplane is a very enclosed place.  So when a passenger is being unruly, there’s only so much you can do.  You can’t kick him out and you can’t leave. A flight attendant was trying to calm an unruly passenger down when he went on the offensive. From Fox News: …

A man in his 70s collapsed on a flight when his heart stopped.  Luckily, two paramedics were on the flight as well. From ABC News: “He was really pale in color and he was sweating profusely,” said Van. “I started noticing that he’s not breathing, he does not have a …

The Forward Cabin reported yesterday that a flight turned around due to a Korean Air Executive being upset over how her nuts were served to her. Apparently, her reaction to the manner in which the purser presented the nuts to her was a bit out of proportion. This particular executive was …

I’ve written before that one of the dangers of mentioning your allergies on-flight is that you could be removed from the aircraft if the flight attendant overreacts. A senior at Villanova University learned this the hard way when she asked if there were any anti-histamine on board.  According to NBC Philadelphia, she …

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 …

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 gate agent refused to let a woman board a plane because her records indicated the woman never flew to Phoenix despite her being in Phoenix at that very moment. Because she “never flew to Phoenix,” the rest of her ticket was cancelled. From Fox31 Denver: “Our records show Ms. …

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 …

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 …