Category: Passenger Do’s & Don’t’s

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‘Healthful’ Holiday Survival Tips from WebMD.com

Fliers’ Survival Guide for Airports, Planes Taking some simple precautions can help ensure a safe and healthy arrival. By Denise Mann WebMD Feature Reviewed by Laura J. Martin, MD Tis the season for spending time with family and friends, and…

“Loading the overhead bins on a fully booked airliner is like trying to pull one of your socks over your head while someone else whacks you with a sack of flour”

Airline Baggage Charges: It’s Customer Abuse By Bill Saporito at Time.com It is my fervent wish that the airline industry, particularly the legacy carriers, becomes abundantly profitable in the not-too-distant future. It is the industry’s wish too, I dare say. The…

U.K. Man Ordered to Pay $28,000 in Air Rage Case

Story from CBC.CA A British citizen whose drunken and angry outburst caused a transatlantic flight to land last week in central Newfoundland has been given hefty fines. Roy Heaps, 44, was taken off a Virgin Atlantic flight last Friday that…

Obese Passenger Takes More Than Her ‘Fare’ Share

Refund after ‘horror’ flight next to obese woman -Woman forced to sit next to obese traveller -Forced to sit on her hip for entire flight -Airline offers full refund, staff training overhaul News.com.au An airline has given a woman a…

Are You an Annoying Passenger?

10 Ways to Tell if You’re an Annoying Airline Passenger We’ve probably all been guilty of bugging someone at some point in our travels, but here are a few pointers to make life easier for your fellow travelers and flight…