Photo: Bruce Bennett (Getty Images) The federal government banned smoking on all flights 24 years ago, but one passenger didn’t get the memo that the ban also included vaping. On Tuesday, an American Airlines flight from Milwaukee to Dallas-Fort Worth diverted to Oklahoma because of an incident caused by someone in first class openly vaping. … Read more
Photo: Mondadori Portfolio (Getty Images) Air Canada canceled a long-haul flight two weeks after an incident between one of its flight attendants and a passenger. The flight from Casablanca, Morocco to Montreal departed the gate but never reached the runway. The flight attendant seemingly had a meltdown and forced the plane to return to the … Read more
Photo: AaronP/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images (Getty Images) Turbulence in the skies is so consistently awful now that an airline will no longer hand out cups of scoldingly hot water to passengers. Korean Air announced earlier this week it will drop ramyeon instant noodles from its economy class in-flight menu starting August 15. However, the popular snack won’t … Read more
Photo: Robert Smith | MI News/NurPhoto (Getty Images) A flight between Houston and Boston was forced to divert to Washington D.C. on Sunday after a described “biohazard” situation. The carrier claims the incident was sparked by a passenger experiencing a medical emergency. A United Airline’s cabin crew is expected to assist sick customers, but what … Read more
Photo: Robert Smith | MI News/NurPhoto (Getty Images) Scorching temperatures on the ground this summer (and for every summer hereafter) are causing soda cans to explode on Southwest Airlines planes, injuring at least 20 flight attendants. The cans are baking in the sun while waiting on the tarmac to be loaded, then blowing up when … Read more
If you’re someone who looks forward to your trip but absolutely dreads packing your bags and enduring the actual flight to your destination, we have some tips that’ll change everything. Everyone can benefit from some hacks from the pros themselves — in this case, flight attendants who travel for a living and know a thing … Read more
Airplane safety is paramount to flight attendants. They inform passengers of emergency protocols and flight rules, ensure bags are properly tucked away so no one gets hurt, and help everyone be comfortable during their journey. But while flight attendants work hard 30,000 feet in the air to keep people safe, many passengers do something detrimental … Read more
Modern air travel is often terrible. Cramped seats, tiny luggage compartments — the list goes on. Yet, most of us in those cramped seats actually have it far better than the folks strolling the aisles, who — at least on American Airlines flights — earn barely over $27,000 per year while forced to live in … Read more
The flight attendant revealed that hotel rooms don’t really need a room key for power. A flight attendant has shared a “game-changing” tip to ensure hotel guests never forget valuables in the room when they check out. Esther Sturrus shared the travel hack in a TikTok video, which is now going viral on the social … Read more
Earlier this week, a Singapore Airlines flight from London to Singapore was thrust into chaos and forced to make an emergency landing in Bangkok following severe turbulence that left a 73-year-old British man dead and injured over 104 other passengers. In just a couple of minutes, the Boeing 777-300ER dropped nearly 6,000 feet. ‘Plane’ Is … Read more
