I once watched a guy at the gate literally sit on his suitcase trying to zip it shut. People were staring, the agent was waiting, and he still got charged. Painful to watch. I’ve been close to that moment myself, no joke. Ryanair doesn’t mess around ...
Let me be real with you. JFK is not a great airport to spend the night in. I’m not gonna sugarcoat it because alot of travel blogs will tell you its totally fine and manageable and I just don’t think thats the full picture. But here’...
Nobody plans to sleep in an airport. It just kind of happens. A red eye connection, a delayed flight that pushes everything back, a cheap layover that made sense on paper until you’re lying across three plastic seats at 2am wondering where your...
A Night Flight South, a Generous Plate of Satay Rice, and an Unexpected Cockpit Visit For travellers based in mainland China who refuse to default to the obvious routing, a Hong Kong connection on Cathay Pacific offers a compellin...
Chasing a Livery That Was Already Gone on the Return There is a bittersweet thread running through this round-trip report. When the outbound flight departed Seoul Incheon, only one of Hawaiian Airlines’ 787s had been repaint...
Transoceanic Drinking, THE SUITE, and a Serious Sake Problem Some flight reports are about the seat. Some are about the service. This one is, by the author’s own cheerful admission, mostly about the drinking — with enough fo...
A Tale of Two Aircraft and the Unexpected Downgrade That Still Delivered Few things sting quite like a last-minute aircraft swap on a premium cabin booking. This journey from Paris Charles de Gaulle to Phuket via Abu Dhabi was ori...
A Weekend of Chasing Planes Across the Canadian Prairies For aviation enthusiasts based in Toronto, a weekend spent hopping across the Canadian interior offers a surprisingly varied lineup of aircraft and experiences. This is a re...
After nearly six years of negotiations, picket lines, and two rounds of member votes, United Airlines flight attendants have officially ratified a landmark five-year contract with an overwhelming 82% approval and nearly 89% voter ...