Continental Airlines diverted a Twin-Cities-bound plane to Rochester due to a storm, and then locked the entire planeload of passengers in the plane overnight for nine hours. picked by Bornbad 4 months ago tags overnight grounded plane no food overflowing toilets |
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Passengers are angry about being forced to fly on a new Southwest Airlines plane featuring a bikini-clad model, saying it is "soft porn" and is offensive to families. picked by AutumnLotus 9 months ago 14 comments edit related share plime.com |
Air New Zealand is launching what it calls the worlds' first matchmaking flight — an overnight trip from Los Angeles to Auckland, New Zealand. picked by bornbad 6 months ago 3 comments edit related share plime.com |
About 100 passengers were evacuated from a US plane destined for Dallas after San Antonio International Airport in Texas received a bomb threat, authorities said. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |
An American Airlines plane carrying 195 passengers has made an emergency landing at Manchester Airport. picked by topofall 2 years ago 1 comments edit related share plime.com |
An Israeli woman paid $32,000 to allow her dog to fly in the passenger part of the plane with her. She told reporters any price was worth it to keep her pet free from the stress of cargo travel. 0 comments edit related share plime.com"All that mattered to me was to have my baby with me during the flight so that I can take care of him.” picked by Bingo 4 months ago |
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"The FBI agents actually cleared our names," Inayet Sahin, one of the family members kicked off the flight, told CNN. "They went on our behalf and spoke to the airlines and said, 'There is no suspicious activity here. They are clear. Please let them get on a flight so they can go on their vacation,' and they still refused." picked by muppet 11 months ago 27 comments edit related share politics |
Federal investigators said Saturday that the right engine of US Airways Flight 1549 is still attached to the plane, contradicting their earlier statements that it broke off after the aircraft hit the water. They're going to try and lift the plane out of the water around 2:30 PM EST. Check out the icy water in the comments picked by suebe 11 months ago 1 comments edit related share technology |
A British Airways plane arriving from Amsterdam crash-landed at London City Airport on Friday but all 67 passengers and four crew were safely evacuated, emergency services said. picked by aclister 10 months ago 1 comments edit related share world |
Southwest Airlines Co. inspected about 200 planes overnight after a football-sized hole opened up in the passenger cabin of a jet in flight, forcing an emergency landing in West Virginia. 3 comments edit related share technologyCheck out the hole!!! Yikes! picked by suebe 5 months ago |
Scorpions scurrying across the cabin aisle of a Vietnam Airlines plane panicked passengers and delayed the domestic flight by two hours. Passengers shrieked again when the jet reached Hanoi and four more stowaway scorpions were found in an overhead compartment. picked by mitzuzake 2 years ago 1 comments edit related share plime.com |
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? picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago 27 comments edit related share plime.com |
The carrier said it would ask passengers on the A380 to refrain from sex while ensconced in one of its 12 first-class suites, which boast the world's first airborne double beds. picked by Proverb 2 years ago 16 comments edit related share plime.com |
Flight attendants on a Frontier Airlines plane traveling from San Francisco to Denver nearly used a roll of duct tape to restrain an unruly passenger. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago 4 comments edit related share plime.com |
Okay, so. Last year we had SNAKES ON A PLANE. This year we have ZOMBIES ON A PLANE. Well, the official name for this film is FLIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD, but we all know what they’re going for. This is an independent film, originally called PLANE DEAD, that has been picked up by New Line Cinema. Watch the trailer picked by sholom22 3 years ago 1 comments edit related share plime.com |
In what was OBVIOUSLY the wrong movie, a man gets stung by a scorpion while flying from Miami to Toronto. 3 comments edit related share plime.comMan quoted as saying "Where the hell is Samuel L. Jackson when you need him?" picked by icepigs 3 years ago |
Scientists suspect that overnight work is dangerous because it disrupts the circadian rhythm, the body's biological clock. The hormone melatonin, which can suppress tumor development, is normally produced at night. picked by dollyllama 2 years ago 4 comments edit related share plime.com |
Around 20,000 bees were claimed to be on the plane, which grounded passengers for 11 hours. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago 2 comments edit related share plime.com |