Airplane Stories

Rowdy Russian Flight

December 11, 2009 Airplane Stories

Years ago on a flight from Chicago to Moscow, I flew the Russian airline in an attempt for not only cost savings, but to have the ill-thought thorough “authenticity” of my Russian experience. Over the next 12 hours I settled in at the back of the plane to try to get some sleep to try to dwindle down the [...]

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False Alarm

December 11, 2009 Airplane Stories

On a recent flight from KWI to Dubai, I was lucky enough to be assigned a window, emergency exit row. This seemed great as I am over 6 feet, and was looking forward to being able to stretch out my legs and sleep for the 1 1/2 hour flight as I had just spent the [...]

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Fuel Leak And Scary Hotel

November 30, 2009 Airplane Stories

The day I thought I was going to London was a day that I was very excited. I woke up like normal, brushed my teeth, showered and had a good breakfast, then I realized I needed to go to the airport to get to London! I checked my bags effortlessly and went through the deathly [...]

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Flying With Kato On Rocky Mountain Scareways

October 29, 2009 Airplane Stories

Living in the Rocky Mountains, travelers are faced with either commuting by air to the city airport or driving four hours to catch a connecting flight. To shorten the trip, many locals opt for the often scary, roller coaster rides, casually reading their newspapers while inwardly smiling at gasping tourists clutching their seats.  Several years [...]

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Plane Backed Into Poop Truck

October 29, 2009 Airplane Stories

My wife and I were flying from LAX to Tucson labor day weekend about 8 years ago on Southwest. We were already about 45 minutes late before we finally pushed back from the gate. As I watched outside from my window seat just in front of the wing I saw a ramp attendant running towards [...]

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How Come They Get Steak?

October 25, 2009 Airplane Stories

I’m a fan of The Far Side. Gary Larson often used airline travel as a subject. One of my favorites is a cartoon showing people on an airliner. One man has a newspaper with a headline that says something about mid-air collisions. Most of the passengers are looking out of a window with their hair [...]

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Raise Your Hands… Like You Just Don’t Care

October 15, 2009 Airplane Stories

In 2006 my now-husband and I were flying from Dallas to Vegas. Since my “spare plane out back” adventure in 2002 I have become increasingly afraid of flying, to the point where now I’m nearly crippled with fear. But I’m on this full plane to Vegas going over the mountains on approach. The turbulence is [...]

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Spare Plane Out Back

October 15, 2009 Airplane Stories

In 2002 I was traveling post-winter holidays from Maryland to Austin, with a layover in Chicago. I arrived at O’Hare around 11:20AM, to leave at 3PM. Delay with the crew arriving, then mechanical issues, then finally the flight was overbooked. I should have volunteered my seat and taken the red eye the next day. Ultimately [...]

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Plane Bucks and Bounces Like An Angry Bronco

September 2, 2009 Airplane Stories

I’ve been a frequent flier for longer than I can remember.  I’ve seen just about everything, and experienced just about everything.  With that in mind, some things that I either take for granted, or just let pass, are a true hell for others.  So here’s a story about a flight from hell – one for [...]

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Landing Gear Causes Consternation

August 5, 2009 Airplane Stories

About 20 years ago, I was on a flight with my then infant daughter and my wife. I don’t remember specifically what aircraft we were on except that it was a UA flight on a plane with 2 aisles (so: a “heavy”). We took off in a snow storm from Hartford’s Bradley airport bound for [...]

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