Tag Archives: travel news

Don’t ask me why I was searching for hipster scarf on Google BUT the famed/scorned accessory that hipsters love saved an American tourist’s life in Germany. From Time (yes TIME reported on this): Alex Vogel, 38, told Tagesspiegel newspaper that he was walking by a Berlin river when he heard a …

The Transportation Security Administration has $15,000 to give out for ideas to speed up security. From NBC news: The TSA will award one prize of at least $5,000 and others of at least $2,500 for the top ideas. Plus, the winner gets the satisfaction of knowing they’ve made the airline experience for …

A little girl wasn’t allowed up during a lengthy tarmac delay on JetBlue flight leaving New York.  After trying to hold it, the little girl had an accident. At this point, I could see both sides of the issue.  The flight attendant wants to follow the rules and it’s sometimes …

Last year, I was lucky enough to be asked to be a judge for Launchpoint.  Among the contestants was Robert Karp–a sophomore in High School who had already started his own miles and points company. I can’t even start my own lawn mower. BloombergTV interviewed him today on TV about …

Yes, dog poop. A US Airways flight from LA to Philly had to make an emergency landing after a dog pooped in the aisle. Big deal, right? Well, the dog pooped.  Like, really pooped.  All over. So much so, they didn’t even have enough paper towels to scoop it up. …

If you are having a bad day, I think this bird is having a worst one. From Boston.com: A JetBlue flight leaving Logan International Airport this morning had to make an emergency landing after the plane struck a bird during takeoff, the airline said in a statement. JetBlue flight 111, …

J.D. Power’s travel survey discovered this shocking statistic…. Passengers hate waiting. From the LA Times: “The annual study that surveyed 11,370 travelers who flew in the previous 12 months found that satisfaction with an airline was 41 points lower if the flier had to wait 15 minutes or longer to …

 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 …

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 …