Standing Room "Seats" Proposed for Airline Posted: 5 months ago by suebe
In a move to make flying even more uncomfortable, Spring Airlines s now considering selling standing-only tickets to passengers on their flights. The budget airline currently has only 13 planes in their fleet and cannot meet growing demand for more flights from more passengers.
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Airline Seeks Standing Room On Flights Posted: 5 months ago by Doggylives
Low-cost Irish airline Ryanair says it is seeking permission to sell standing room tickets on flights.
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Should the airlines have a Fat Tax? Posted: 2 years ago by 2manyusernames
OBESE airline passengers should be forced to pay a "fat tax" to cover the cost of transporting their excess weight, according to a controversial proposal by health experts. Currently you have to pay extra for heavier luggage to cover the additional expense. Obese passengers also increases the airlines' expenses. Is it fair to make the obese pay or to spread the cost amongst all fliers?
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Budget airline tells disabled man he must pay extra - for his false legs Posted: 1 year ago by AutumnLotus
A disabled man has condemned a budget airline that told him he must pay to take his spare prosthetic legs on holiday.
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The lengths airlines will go to make the headlines Posted: 7 months ago by AutumnLotus
From naked flights to rapping cabin staff, airlines will try just about anything for a little publicity. Here are a dozen of the most desperate efforts.
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What to Pee Standing Up WITH (I'm thinking NSFW) Posted: 2 years ago by Ellz
I'd been considering posting this last night, and so now I shall, in response to suebe's How to Pee Standing Up. This is how to pee standing up and look like the original :)
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Experiences With Airline Meals Posted: 10 months ago by ozero
Recently we had Moe's then topofall's post about an airline meal complaint. I've done some research and found this superb site. It contains thousands of experiences with details, photos and comments from more than 100 airlines.
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The Crimson Room Posted: 2 years ago by davethefish
Puzzle game where you are trapped in a room. You have to search around the room for items and use them in ways to help you escape
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Too Fat to Fly? Southwest Airlines Grounds Emery Orto Posted: 3 months ago by Bornbad
I’m sure I’m not the only one who has had to sit on an airplane next to a larger person. It’s not the best experience in the world, but this story made me think a second time on the topic. Meet Emery Orto who was essentially kicked off of a Southwest Airlines flight for being too fat to fly.
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Flying With Your Dog Posted: 11 months ago by jaeniq
Every airline that was researched for this article has a rule against flying unaccompanied dogs from one point to another. Understand that dogs are considered to be cargo to the airline.
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"Mr. Poopypants" and fees frustrate flyers Posted: 8 months ago by TraumaMamma
There was a time when airline travel was a special treat, the kind of occasion that inspired passengers to dress up.Now, the awe people once felt about flying through the clouds is tempered by additional fees, cramped seats and horrifying tales of fellow travelers.
Take, for instance, "Mr. Poopy Pants" -- a grown man who allegedly soiled himself 10 minutes into a flight from Florida to Minnesota. And then he just sat there. Flights From Hell
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American cancels more than 1,000 flights Posted: 2 years ago by keroberos32
American Airlines canceled more than 1,000 flights Wednesday, more than one-third of its schedule, as it spent a second straight day inspecting the wiring on some of its jets — the same issue that caused it to scrub hundreds of flights two weeks ago.
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Obese have right to two seats Posted: 1 year ago by AutumnLotus
Canada's two largest airlines must give disabled and morbidly obese passengers an extra free seat on domestic flights, beginning in January, after the Supreme Court of Canada refused Thursday to consider the carriers' appeal of a federal order.
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Confiscated dogs force others to be euthanized to make room at shelter Posted: 5 months ago by TraumaMamma
LAS CRUCES - Officials at the Doña Ana County-Las Cruces animal shelter say they'll have to euthanize more than four dozen dogs this week to make room for 12 pit bulls from an unresolved dog fighting case that are set to be transferred to the facility at the end of the week. To make room, the existing dogs - 56 adults and puppies - must be euthanized.
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Instead of Airlines charging fat people for two tiny seats, just make bigger seats! Posted: 3 years ago by icepigs
That's what they're doing in China!
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The trainer that puts a spring in your shape - the sports shoe that can help you lose weight Posted: 2 years ago by AutumnLotus
First came fat-busting footwear. Now experts say they have developed a trainer that can spring you into shape. As well as helping you to shed weight, reduce cellulite and improve posture, the Springboost shoes can make you run faster and jump higher.
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Plane lands in South Africa after engine falls off Posted: 2 years ago by dollyllama
The right engine of the Boeing 737 "separated from the wing. The aircraft continued to climb out," the airline said in a statement.
*well, I'm completely reassured about my fear of flying now.
Edit: Fixed your link
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It'll cost you $7 to take a comfortable snooze on JetBlue Posted: 1 year ago by suebe
The airline plans to charge $7 for an "eco-friendly" blanket and pillow on flights longer than 2 hours.
No thanks, I'll bring my own.
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American Airlines to Trial in Flight Wi-Fi internet Posted: 2 years ago by thematrixhasit
In what will be a landmark trial for the US, American Airlines will be the first U.S. airline to trial in-flight Wi-Fi internet access.
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Common GPS could help better track airline flights Posted: 6 months ago by kakana
Get lost in the woods and a cell phone in your pocket can help camping buddies find you. Drive into a ditch and GPS in your car lets emergency crews pinpoint the crash site. But when a transcontinental flight is above the middle of the ocean, no one on the ground can see exactly where it is.
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Airlines Segregating Children from Men Posted: 3 years ago by 2manyusernames
British Airways, along with a growing number of airlines have policies which forbid the seating of a male adult next to an unaccompanied child. They will force one of the two to move seats under the belief that all men are dangerous
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