It was early 2000 on a flight from New Jersey to Atlanta. I was finally going home after a long working four-week trip. The flight was packed. Truly, sardines have more room in those cans. Spring hadn’t quite arrived. It was relatively warm, but there was still snow on the ground in Jersey. However, conditions […]
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I was on a flight home from a long and exhausting Las Vegas to Seattle. We were taking a late night flight home as to get the most out of the great weather. Well at about midnight we boarded the plane and took our seats and were all on edge due to the lack of […]
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I was on a flight returning to Oklahoma City from Dallas one evening and had the misfortune to be facing forward toward the backwards facing seats. Just before the flight doors were closed a woman and her daughter, who had been droning on and on in the airport about how they had spent the entire […]
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I was on a flight from Tampa to Louisville returning home from a business trip. I always try to get an aisle because I’m a bit claustrophobic. This rather large man was sitting in the window seat when I boarded. We said the usual pleasantries and shortly afterwards, the flight took off. Within 30 minutes, […]
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So here is why you should not be drunk while flying, DWF. I was flying out of Seattle to Denver, the flight was 2/3 full but I was the only one in my aisle. I thought I may get lucky and have plenty of room to stretch out. Just before the doors of the airplane […]
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All signs pointed to a good flight upon my return home after visiting family. The line in security was quick, the plane was on time and passengers found their way to their seats quickly and amicably. As luck would have it the flight was not full. I had an aisle seat and a business man […]
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This occurred on Dec 18th, 2006 it’s gross and crazy: Ok I’m on my way back home from St. Louis today and American has done me a big favor today…..cheap upgrade to first class….YAY!!!…..so after a long night of talking and gossiping at the family reunion I’m ready for a huge nap…..so I get a […]
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I was on a flight from JFK to Frankfurt. We were sitting in the bulkhead row so the lavatories were in close proximity to us. The entire flight there was a steady stream of people using the facilities which is no problem. When you gotta go, you gotta go, right? After the dinner service, a […]
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Of all the pieces of travel advice that I’ve learnt over the years this is perhaps the most important one. Don’t lip off to security, most of them are just doing their job. This spring I found myself in the departure queue at the San Jose airport in Costa Rica waiting to board a flight […]
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This has to do with a train rather than an aircraft, but the problem encountered is a universal one. My mother and I were traveling on the high-speed Inter City train from Glasgow, Scotland, to London. The train makes only one stop en route. We had the misfortune to share a car with a soccer […]
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On my flight from Atlanta to Korea I rediscovered why I minimize my international flights. On my right was a sweet old Korean woman who actually got in an argument on my behalf with the girl in front of me who, without asking, suddenly lowered her seat all the way and literally hit me in […]
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Flying from Geneva to London. I got settled in my seat and in front of me a grey haired gentleman took his seat and also seemed to settle down. I got out my book and started to read. Then it started. I was roused from my reading by an argument between the fellow and the […]
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