August 2009

This story begins like so many others….rushing to get on the plane….rushing to get bag in the overhead……rushing to sit down….rushing, rushing rushing! Well I’ve settled into my window seat for an hour and a half flight. An oriental lady and small child take the seat next to mine and a large gentleman has the […]

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My husband and I were traveling with our 7 year old son to go to Zurich Switzerland from Atlanta on Delta back in Sept 08. Well we were all very excited and had very little hiccups since we arrived at the airport. Security wasn’t so bad, with no delays… As we board the plane we […]

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USAir, Fl to Boston, changed my seat to an aisle, very happy. Tap on my shoulder – the center person of three seats was there. Okay, got up to let her in. Should have known when the attendant gave her an extension for the seat belt!!!!! Should have known when the lady lifted up the […]

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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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My brother recently went on a class trip to Costa Rica during spring break. After they visited Costa Rica, they tried to drive to Texas to take a flight to St. Louis. They knew they weren’t going to make it on time though, so my brother’s teacher called into the airline, and the whole class […]

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Several years ago I was flying from Denver to San Francisco to spend Thanksgiving at my Grandmother’s house. I had an aisle seat and next to me was a little boy, whose mother sat next to the window. I love children, and so for the first hour of the flight the little boy and I […]

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A couple of years ago, I was on a flight from Philadelphia, PA to San Francisco, CA. I don’t mind flying, but I do get antsy sitting mostly still (with the exception of a few bathroom runs) for 5 hours. Mainly, I try to keep to myself and respect other people’s space. I mean, we’re […]

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I was on a flight to San Diego several years back – pre 9-11. About 40 minutes from landing, the woman next to me pulled out a nail polish bottle and started to open it to work on her nails! I usually am a very tolerant person and never say anything to anyone, but I […]

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