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Airline Passengers Live Their Worst Nightmare, Thanks to a Single TSA Agent

Shauna Wright — Mon, 25 Jun 2012 19:23:23 +0000

Hundreds of travelers at New York’s JFK Airport who’d already gone through security screenings were forced to do the unthinkable — get in line and do it all over again. It happened Saturday when it was discovered that one of the TSA agents didn’t know his metal detector had been unplugged all morning.

Airline Forces Passengers to Pay $31,500 for Fuel — Or Be Stranded [VIDEO]

Shauna Wright — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 17:37:24 +0000

Flying the friendly skies is one thing. Being forced to pony up the cash to do it while en route is something else entirely.

But that’s what happened on a flight operated by Austria-based carrier Comtel earlier this week.

Pilot Makes Harrowing Emergency Landing Without Wheels [VIDEO]

Don Deane — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 16:30:52 +0000

Warning: If you have a fear of flying, this video definitely won’t help. A Boeing 767 made an emergency landing in Warsaw, Poland yesterday after its landing gear failed to extend due to a hydraulic problem. Luckily, the pilot was able to bring the LOT Polish Airlines flight in for a (relatively) gentle landing. The [...]

Man Kicked Off Plane For Using Curse Words

Rick Taylor — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 04:59:05 +0000

Robert Sayegh wanted to know why it was taking so long for his Atlantic Southeast Airlines flight from Detroit to Newark to get off the runway. So he made a general inquiry as to the plane’s grounded nature that admittedly contained R-rated language. “I never directed it at anybody, I was just kind of saying it [...]

Cheap Spring Break Flights To Florida

Rick Taylor — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 04:34:46 +0000

Thanks to the return of Vision Airlines to Shreveport Regional Airport, two flights weekly are now flown to and from here to Destin! Check out this circular being distributed by the low-cost carrier!