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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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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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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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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I flew Pan Am several times never had a good experience. Here is the worst: Lining up for takeoff from Honolulu, a great BOOM!! made the whole plane shudder. Never mind, we took off anyway, the airplane shuddering slightly until we lifted off. Sitting next to me was a Pan Am pilot. After we were […]
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My wife and I took a round trip flight from L.A. to Bangkok on Thai Air. The flight to Thailand was marvelous! The food was superb, the service was excellent, and the plane, along with all the amenities, was great. However, the return trip was quite the opposite. Our plane was taken out of service […]
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In the summer of 1977 I went to Norway with my parents to visit my father’s family. At the tender age of almost 7 I had already made this same trip 3 other times in my life, and I thought flying was fun. The trip to Norway was nothing to brag about, with TWA successfully […]
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In June 2000, I was flying back from Helsinki, Finland, to New York LaGuardia. It was quite a large plane that had two “sections” of coach class, separated by a pair of restrooms. I was seated in the first row behind those restrooms. Since it was a long 7-8 hour flight, I decided to make […]
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I was flying from Memphis, through Pittsburgh, on my way to ABE to attend my uncle’s funeral. I was not in a particularly cheerful mood, especially since he was my only uncle and I loved him a lot. USAir had upgraded me to 1A and the flight was uneventful, although delayed out of Memphis because […]
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In the 1980’s I was on a flight from San Juan, Puerto Rico to Miami. We had boarded, and as they pulled the enclosed walkway from the plane, they noticed that the aircraft had been damaged by the walkway used in New Jersey. Even though the plane had made the flight safely, they couldn’t let […]
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This isn’t my experience, but it was shared with me the other day by a couple I know. They are both disabled and cannot drive, and they were going to a banquet in a city four hours’ drive to the south of ours. They took another friend with them to assist them. They flew American, […]
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My husband and I had planned a quick 3 day trip over 4th of July weekend to Las Vegas. Our flight on Alaska Airlines from Seattle to Vegas was delayed over an hour due to mechanical issues. Finally they board the plane, close the doors and were almost ready to go when apparently there was […]
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