Passenger Do’s & Don’t's

From CNN.com Is it what you wear, or what NOT to wear? And does it really matter? Join the conversation on CNN. What’s OK to wear on the plane? iReporter Lisa Oaks posted an iReport this week that caught our eye — a photo of a man in the Dallas Fort-Worth Airport wearing short shorts...
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New Express Seats on American Airlines. Pay a fee for the early ‘board’ special! American Airlines new ‘Express Seats’ are similar to United’s ‘Economy Plus’, only without the ‘plus’. But you still pay a fee. Yes, even without the plus. Like United, American’s special seats aren’t really special at all. On both carriers, they’re...
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The Consumerist by Chris Walters Angel says she hadn’t had any alcohol before getting on her Southwest Airlines flight last week, but for some reason the flight attendant decided–after first taking her order–that she felt “uncomfortable” serving Angel her vodka and Coke. Last Monday, I flew on Southwest Flight #196 from Phoenix to Baltimore....
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Rochdale man ‘took 200 fireworks on US plane’ BBC News- Manchester An airline passenger claims he was allowed to take more than 200 fireworks on two flights in the United States. Paul Jones, 29, from Rochdale, Greater Manchester, flew across the US from Kansas to Houston and back to the UK with a bag...
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Don’t jump! Ways to fly without wanting to scream New York AP News- By Samantha Bomkamp, Airline News Writer OK, OK, we get it: It’s tough to be a flight attendant. We get it even more now after Steven Slater’s now-famous “peace out” move. But a little sympathy, please: it’s tough to be a passenger...
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Kids Fly Solo to Nashville, Parents Want Answers Trio of Kids, Oldest 15, Fly to Nashville Alone, Never Stopped By Airline or TSA By STEVE OSUNSAMI and BRET HOVELL, ABCNews.go.com Aug. 13, 2010 — It must’ve been an idle day for three youngsters Tuesday when one had a novel idea: Let’s go to Dollywood. The...
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Plane-iac’s foe faces 25G hit FAA: JetBlue bag lady broke a slue of rules New York Post – By Philip Messing and Doug Auer The woman whose oversize luggage sparked a tarmac tirade by a JetBlue flight attendant is in the cross hairs of federal officials mulling stiff penalties and heavy fines for her temper...
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Sometimes the weird news is about us… From JetBlue’s Blog~ Blue Tales It wouldn’t be fair for us to point out absurdities in other corners of the industry without acknowledging when it’s about us. Well, this week’s news certainly falls into that category. Perhaps you heard a little story about one of our flight attendants?...
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Fed-Up Flight Attendant is Out of Jail, Says He is Appreciative NBC New York, by TIM MINTON, JONATHAN DIENST, PEI-SZE CHENG and HASANI GITTENS A flight attendant who was arrested after arguing with a passenger on a JetBlue flight – making  a grand exit from the aircraft by grabbing some beers and pulling the emergency chute — posted $2,500 bail and...
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NY judge grants bail for angry flight attendant By DEEPTI HAJELA Associated Press Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A judge granted bail for a flight attendant accused of cursing out a passenger on an airplane public-address system, grabbing some beer from the galley and exiting on an emergency slide. Steven Slater wore a slight smile...
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This is fantastic! Look how delighted Lufthansa passengers and crew are for this on-board pillow fight. Sadly, US carriers have all but eliminated pillows in the economy cabins. And some charge extra. I believe US airline passengers would be more willing to pay an extra fee for pillows in the coach cabin if they...
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Lit passenger lights up napkin on American Airlines flight An apparently drunk passenger Sunday pulled out his lighter and set a couple of drink napkins ablaze aboard an American Airlines flight headed from Honolulu to Chicago. A woman whose friend and friend’s one-year-old child were seated in the row behind the guy gave this second-hand description: “The...
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Should passengers speak up? Was Delta correct removing her from the flight? Unfairly bumped? by Toni Guinyard (KNBC) TOLUCA LAKE, CA (NBC) – A California woman was recently kicked off a Delta Airlines flight after reporting that she thought she had smelled alcohol on the Captain’s breath. Cynthia Angel said the incident occurred on July...
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By Martha Stewardess Enough with the discussion and complaints about airline fee’s. They’re here to stay. Let’s accept being “unbundled” and move forward. The *new* Airline Ticket – airline & flight attendant revenue I want to start issuing citations to passengers. We’ll call these citations “Airline Tickets” since airline bookings are now “ticketless”. This...
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Screaming child lands Qantas in court after sending woman deaf By Peter Mitchell in Los Angeles, The Daily Telegraph It can be a traveller’s great fear – sitting near a screaming child on a passenger plane. US tourist Jean Barnard, who embarked on her dream holiday to Australia and New Zealand in January last...
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As flying gets more stressful, some passengers turn rude By Charisse Jones, USA TODAY When Mike Nugent flies, nothing annoys him more than settling into his seat, the plane taking off, and the passenger in front reclining into his lap. So he’s come up with a solution. “I put my knee right in the...
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WINNIPEG — Passengers on a WestJet flight helped restrain a Newfoundland woman, 47, who tried to open the door of the aircraft in flight and threatened to jump out. Police said the woman was on a flight from Calgary to Halifax Tuesday afternoon and about an hour after takeoff, she got up out of...
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Aircraft unable to land at Durban because of private planes clogging King Shaka airport Guradian.co.UK David Smith- African Correspondent A near-riot erupted on an aeroplane over South Africa as football fans rushed towards the cockpit to protest at missing last night’s World Cup semifinal between Germany and Spain, witnesses have claimed. The fans were...
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From TMZ Dave Chappelle Deemed Safety Risk on board Private Jet A private jet carrying comedian Dave Chappelle made an emergency landing in Pittsburgh last night because the pilot couldn’t handle Chappelle’s erratic behavior, TMZ has learned. A source extremely familiar with the incident tells TMZ Chappelle boarded a private jet in New Jersey last night bound...
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Maggots Fall From Overhead Compartment on US Airways Flight Airline Says Spoiled Meat in a Bag is to Blame Deidra Dukes Fox 5 News~ Atlanta, GA A U.S. Airways flight bound for New York City was forced to return to the gate in Atlanta on Monday after maggots fell from a bag inside an...
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From Sohu: Cnr.cn news, Beijing. According to the news reported by Voice of China “Peak Evening News” at 17:39 on June 24, Air China cabin service department vice-president Wang Xiaolun said, some passengers need to be constantly reminded by the flight attendant to turn off their cell phones before the plane takes off, this indicates...
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Authorities say a Frontier Airlines passenger has been arrested on suspicion of battery after fighting with a Los Angeles Airport Police officer who attempted to remove her from the flight after she refused to check an oversized carry-on bag. The officer suffered minor injuries in the incident Thursday. Los Angeles World Airports Police Sgt....
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You guessed it, American Airlines again. Seriously, between landing planes and birthing babies, AA stews really deserve a new contract, which expired more than two years ago (see latest update further down). Baby Born On Flight From Haiti To Florida Miami (CBS)- Patricia Sund had never seen anything like it. “Another crew member said,...
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With personal space at a premium, reclining seats isn’t always OK Ed Hewitt, IndependentTraveler.com We’ve all experienced it — mere moments after you fly over your car in the airport parking lot, the seat in front of you slams at full speed into full reclining position, bashing down against your knees. The passenger then...
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Russian flag-carrier Aeroflot is citing a notable reduction in the number of on-board incidents fuelled by intoxication, after banning alcohol sales on specific flights. It has imposed the sales ban in the economy-class cabins. Aeroflot, which stopped distributing free alcoholic beverages in early 2006, started testing the tighter restriction on particular services in February....
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By Melissa Correa Velázquez, El Vocero – El Vocero de Puerto Rico (Note: The original article was published in Spanish, and translated for this post.) May 24, 2010 Federal authorities arrested a man, who aboard a Delta Airlines flight assaulted a flight attendant after she refused to have sex in the bathroom of the...
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N.J. Man is Charged With Sex Assault on Passenger on Continental flight from Hong Kong to Newark Joe Ryan/Star Ledger May 24, 2010 NEWARK- A Berkeley Heights man was charged in federal court in Newark today with sexually assaulting a woman who fell asleep in the seat beside him aboard a flight from Hong...
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by Martha Stewardess After using the facilities on board a commercial aircraft, it seems disposal of the paper hand towel continues to be both challenging and confusing for many travelers. Below are photos of the six main components of a typical airline lavatory (or restroom), a pic of an outstretched hand of an ever...
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ABC News – Australia 04/06/10 Singapore police are questioning a man who threatened to bring down a Qantas flight from Sydney to Singapore. The man was restrained by flight stewards after he made threats to disrupt QF31 using mind power. According to ABC reporter Nick Luchinelli, who was onboard the flight, it seemed the...
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By Jaya Narain, UK Daily Mail 04/06/10 Tucked up in his wheelchair wearing a large pair of sunglasses, the elderly traveller might have looked like he was simply catching a nap as he waited for his flight. But something didn’t seem quite right. As his family tried to check in, airport staff became suspicious –...
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