After a long boy’s weekend skiing in Colorado, I was flying home to San Diego on America West. The flight had a non change stop in Vegas on the way. It was a Sunday evening, and the crowd that boarded in Vegas was typical. Many people wearing sunglasses at night, looking like they had slept […]
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On February 12th, 2009, me, my mother, and a good friend of hers traveled to Maui during the week that I have off from school. Although it was the most gorgeous place I’ve ever been to, I really didn’t think we were going to make it. We got to the airport at around 830am for […]
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Last year I was flying from Philadelphia to Los Angeles right before the holiday of Passover. Lucky me, I was chosen for the extra security screening — no big deal, really, since I was two hours early for the flight. The family before me in the extra security screening were Orthodox Jews with a lot […]
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I am contacting you regarding easyJet and the way they treated me while travelling with them recently. I have not had much luck in getting a decent response from them – having sent 4-5 letters and emails to their customer services department, and all senior members of management. I have had replies to my emails, but […]
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This happened to me a few years ago while flying from DC to Atlanta. After the airlines quit handing out free earbuds, I got in the habit of throwing a decent, but not expensive, set in my laptop bag. I was listening to the music channels where you plug into the armrest, but I had […]
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My mother recently came to Colorado to visit and help us pack for an up coming move. She was flying Delta airlines from Buffalo to Cincinnati, then on to Denver. My mother is 67 and has issues getting around airports, especially seeing how she rarely flies. She boarded her first flight at 5am (Buffalo time). […]
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On one of my regular business trips between Detroit and Louisville, I suffered the unfortunate but occasional layover at Chicago’s Midway International (pre-renovation). It was typically a short stop with just enough time to pick up a magazine and stroll to the next gate. On that stroll, I saw something passing the other way that […]
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Recently I flew with my daughter from San Jose to Dallas. It was my 2 week vacation to my brother’s place. Not knowing that American Airlines was charging me for luggage, I ended up paying $30 for my 2 bags. I was furious but could not do anything at the last moment. I just could not […]
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I’m surprised this one never showed up on the news! On February 22, 2010, on United Flight 651 from Chicago’s O’Hare Airport en route to San Diego, the flight was diverted to Las Vegas. Why? Because of one passenger displaying unique symptoms of mental distress that included screaming at the top of her lungs for […]
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I was going to New York from Fort Meyers, Florida, but I had to stop at West Palm Beach to change planes. However, the plane was delayed so we had to choose to take another plane for $40 more, or wait for the delayed plane to show up. I was too cheap to pay the […]
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So, what did you think? You purchased a ticket to fly from point A to B. The expectation is that you’ll have a comfortable seat and arrive at your destination on time. I think for the most part, barring situations out of the airlines control, that is what you get. The trouble is… for the […]
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My worst kid-on-a-plane experience was with my own child. We (mom, dad, an 8-year-old and a 2-year-old) had just taken off from DFW on our last leg of a 6-flight trip when the meltdown began. It ended when the plane landed 2 hours later in Arizona. My 2-year-old cried, screamed, kicked, and threw things. The […]
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Airlines – Microcosm of Society
March 14, 2010
in Flying Hell Commentary
So, what did you think? You purchased a ticket to fly from point A to B. The expectation is that you’ll have a comfortable seat and arrive at your destination on time. I think for the most part, barring situations out of the airlines control, that is what you get. The trouble is… for the […]
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