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I recently flew from Australia to the United States to visit family for Thanksgiving. My mother has flown to Australia a couple of times in United Economy Plus, so I asked her before I flew if she thought it was worth it to upgrade. She told me, “Absolutely! You’re closer to the front of the […]
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I was on my way to a meeting in Malta flying BA business from Toronto to Heathrow and on a connecting flight on Air Malta. The AM flight left on time and I was looking forward to catching up on some sleep, this time in economy. The flight was full and shortly after takeoff I […]
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A while back I was one a first class flight from Haiti to New York a row behind the front and in the middle. It was a relatively empty flight (about 1/2 to 3/4 full), everything was going smooth enough and I was just getting set to snooze. Pretty soon I watched a FA ask […]
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I was in an aisle seat flying from Washington DC to San Jose, California, but unexpectedly found myself in a toddler playpen for 5 hours. This flight had a large number of toddlers and young parents. Soon after take off, toddlers started wandering up and down the aisles (with Moms), discovering and visiting all their […]
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To the “parents” of the screaming infant aboard Northwest 20 from Tokyo to Minneapolis on Sunday September 7, 2009: On behalf of the other 390 people aboard the flight, we thank you for bringing your demon spawn on board with us. Why the hell would any adult, in their right mind, want to subject an […]
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I was flying a few years ago with my family and for some reason Dad wasn’t able to reserve seats for us near each other. I was sitting behind my little brother, who was eight at the time, and the FA seats a little girl next to him who was about the same age. After […]
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I was moving back from France to Canada. I was moving home with my two children, ages seven and four. I was exhausted, it had been a long day and the kids did not sleep the whole flight. My son decided to repeatedly play with the shade of the guy’s window behind me. On top of […]
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How To Guarantee A Great Flight
April 27, 2010
in Flying Hell Commentary
Okay, you can’t, and that’s my point. I have learned, over the years, a simple, basic fact that really helps me to have a decent flying experience no matter what actually happens on the flight. And that fact is: Flying sucks. The seats suck. The other people are likely to suck. The food, if it […]
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