Category: Martha’s Grab Bag

From PCWorld, The Top 10 Tech-Friendly U.S. Airlines

PCWorld shares the good, bad, and ugly with an informative list of tech amenities offered by the 10 top US airlines. From the article~ Some airlines have become deeply involved in making their gate areas a more welcoming place for…

Are Cupcakes a Security Threat for Airliners?

Airport security confiscates cupcake because icing a security risk TheNewsStar.com PEABODY, Mass. – A woman who just flew back home from Las Vegas says an airport security officer confiscated her frosted cupcake because he thought the icing on it could be a…

Selling on-board ad space big money for airlines, but when is it too much?

Airline fee’s aren’t enough, selling ad space is the next big thing for airline revenue. A Lincoln Continental ad shown prior to the safety video, other advertisements appearing on overhead bins, tray tables, snack boxes, and even on flight attendant…

Review of ‘Pan Am’, scheduled for take off this Sunday on ABC

By Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times Television Critic Here is what “Mad Man” has wrought. (Never underestimate the power of a media-beloved period cable drama featuring beautiful people in beautiful clothes, no matter how few people actually watch it, to influence decision-making…

Four Airlines Make the List of the 19 Most Hated Companies in America

Is your carrier on the list?  Hint: “Legacy” The 19 Most Hated Companies in America TheAtlantic.com There’s a difference between Bank of America and UPS that won’t show up on their balance sheets. Customers hate Bank of America, repelled by…

From the Weird File: Passenger Stung by Scorpion on Alaska Airlines Flight

Scorpion on a plane: Portland-area man stung on flight to Alaska PORTLAND, Ore. – A scorpion on an airplane stung a Portland-area man flying from Seattle to Anchorage. No, it’s not a sequel to Samuel L. Jackson’s infamous 2006 action flick, Snakes…

Do you have a hotel horror story to share?

Below is from www.elliot.org. Christopher Elliott is a consumer advocate and travel journalist. Check out his always informative and entertaining travel blog. Ridiculous or not? The “myth” of the unchanged hotel sheets “Carolyn Golaszewski, a flight attendant for a major airline, wrote to me…