January 2010

Leak In The Drinking Water Tank

January 20, 2010 Airplane Stories

Several years ago, on a trip from Hartford to San Francisco, we had to change planes at ORD.  We were on United. The first leg of the trip was uneventful (in the words of John Cleese: “it was relatively crash-free”).  We had a short connection, but we made it to our gate in time.  We [...]

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Struck By A Sharp Elbow

January 19, 2010 Passenger Stories

I was on a long distance flight. I deliberately picked a window seat in the first row in economy. I knew I’d have more room there to stretch my legs, and there would be no one in front of me to lower there seat onto my knees. After I took my seat, an woman in [...]

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Parents Ditch Kids

January 19, 2010 Baby & Kid Stories

If I recall correctly, I was flying on a 737 from Chicago to San Jose, or perhaps San Jose to Chicago. I had the aisle and seated next to me was a mother and her son, about 7 years old. Immediately after the aircraft reached cruising altitude, the mother popped out of her seat and [...]

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Secret Service Agent Man

January 18, 2010 Passenger Stories

Many years ago I was on a flight from Miami to Washington, D.C. My seatmate was an attractive man who proceeded to talk to me. In chatting, he said: “You probably can’t guess what I do.” I could not. It turns out he was a Secret Service agent. He was on the flight to guard [...]

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Passenger Passes Out

January 18, 2010 Medical & Illness Stories

When I was 18, I was flying back (on my second air flight ever!) from visiting my married sister in Nevada. Now, in my extended family, I am known as ‘the sickly one.’ Everything that can happen does to me. On this flight, I boarded feeling cheery, excited, and well rested. I spoke to the [...]

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The Ballad Of Flight 66

January 17, 2010 Delay Stories

This goes back to when I was in college, back when US airlines were flying 747s domestically, Nixon was President, and the planes that are now flying for NW were only 10 years old. As a kid, I never knew what flying with a reservation was. I was an airline brat. It allowed me to [...]

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Airport Security Videos

January 17, 2010 Flying Hell Blog

Concerns about airline security have been on the forefront of international consciousness. Efforts being undertaken to provide safe air travel have led to debates about security versus personal privacy. Stories are posted on Flights From Hell describing  grievances about poor treatment received by airport security staff (click here for the most recent one).  While the videos below definitely won’t allay [...]

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Retired FA Reminisces And Advises

January 16, 2010 Attendant & Pilot Stories

I am a retired United FA and boy, do I have stories… from a baby croc stashed in a carry-on from Florida (that escaped onboard and bit some ankles), to a stow-away in the crew bunk room from London to San Fran (he was Hungarian and could only translate through drawing stick figures that he [...]

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Maniac On Board

January 16, 2010 Passenger Stories

On a flight from Las Vegas to Oakland my husband and I were seated in a row of 3 seats and the middle seat was vacant, and I believe the only vacant seat on the plane. About 1/2 and hour out of Vegas we heard yelling, screaming, cursing and the sound of a crying baby [...]

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Incident Creates Offensive Odor

January 15, 2010 Odor Stories

I had some awful flights in the past but nothing ever like the one I was on returning home from Cuba. Two years ago after a great two weeks in the sun, I was seated on the plane about 3 rows behind a lady in her early 70s when all of a sudden this horrid [...]

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