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I don’t know if this counts as a “Flight From Hell” – it might be better placed on a website called “Vacations From Hell.” But since every one of the problems was caused by American Airlines, I think it is relevant. Please note that I am not making any of this up. I know it […]

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I am a retired United FA and boy, do I have stories… from a baby croc stashed in a carry-on from Florida (that escaped onboard and bit some ankles), to a stow-away in the crew bunk room from London to San Fran (he was Hungarian and could only translate through drawing stick figures that he […]

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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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I had two weird things happen to me traveling from Hong Kong to Los Angeles via Manila on Philippine Airlines. Upon landing at Manila Airport, I was enjoying the landscape of Manila as we approached the runway. I would guess that we were close enough to the ground that I would maybe be able to […]

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About 15 years ago, I was taking a trip from SFO to Montreal for a big convention/conference.  My flight connected in ORD.  There was a female co-worker of mine who was also travelling to the same conference (in fact there were 5 or 6 co-workers on the same flight).  She had managed to snag a […]

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Once I was on an all night business flight, seated in First Class, beside a very famous and beautiful award-winning actress. She was very sweet and we chatted a bit before she fell asleep. Some time later I heard a distinctive sound usually associated with flatulence, followed by a strong odor also usually associated with […]

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