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· Bryan Ke
Remembering Asiana Airlines Flight 214: The 1st fatal crash of a Boeing 777 10 years later
Wednesday marked the 10th anniversary of the fatal crash of Asiana Airlines Flight 214, an accident that killed three people and left almost 50 passengers seriously injured on July 6, 2013. What happened: Asiana Airlines Boeing 777 flight 214 was meant to arrive at San Francisco…
· Bryan Ke
Ailing elephant in Sri Lanka returned to Thailand aboard $530,000 flight
An elephant gifted to Sri Lanka by Thailand more than 20 years ago was safely returned to Thailand for medical treatment and rehabilitation following accusations of mistreatment. Safe return: The male elephant, known in Sri Lanka as Muthu Raja (Pearly King) and Sak Surin (Mighty…
· Michelle De Pacina
S. Korean teen lassoed while attempting to open plane door mid-flight
A 19-year-old South Korean man was arrested for attempting to open a plane door mid-flight from Cebu, Philippines, to Seoul. What happened: The unidentified passenger was reportedly “acting strangely” about an hour into the flight, prompting flight crew to move him to the front…
· Iris Jung
Woman filmed screaming at Chinese flight attendants for not speaking Japanese
A Japanese woman has received online criticism after a video of her screaming at China Airlines flight attendants went viral. About the incident: On June 4, a China Airlines flight from Fukuoka, Japan, to Taipei, Taiwan, was reportedly delayed for approximately 40 minutes due to…
· Ryan General
Chinese airline to put flight attendants on ‘weight reduction plan’ if they exceed weight requirements
A Chinese airline is facing widespread criticism for imposing weight requirements on its flight attendants. Controversial policy: Hainan Airlines, one of the largest carriers in China, implemented a policy earlier this month that would prevent attendants from flying if their…
· Michelle De Pacina
Video captures terror as Asiana Airlines flight passenger opens plane door mid-air
A man in his 30s was arrested for opening an airplane’s emergency door in mid-air on an Asiana flight in South Korea. On Friday, Asiana Airlines Airbus A321 was en route to Daegu International Airport from the southern island of Jeju when a passenger sitting by the emergency…
· Iris Jung
Southwest flight delayed as attendant loses it over ‘some kind of Asian fried rice’
A Southwest Airlines flight from Atlanta to Houston was purportedly delayed for an hour due to spilled rice. On April 15, flight attendants discovered rice on an aisle floor of their airplane.
· Bryan Ke
Student arrested after urinating on fellow passenger mid-flight from NYC to India
The Indian police have started filing a case against the college student who allegedly peed on another passenger during an American Airlines flight from New York City to India over the weekend. The incident reportedly occurred on a 15-hour flight from New York City’s JFK Airport…
· Ryan General
Japan Airlines passenger laments inflight vegan meal consisting of single banana
Japan’s flag carrier has attracted online scrutiny over an “underwhelming” vegan food option served to a recent passenger: a single banana with a pair of chopsticks. Japan Airlines passenger Kris Chari, who flew business class on a trip from Jakarta, Indonesia, to Tokyo on Feb.…
· Bryan Ke
Japan startup plans $180,000 balloon flight space viewing tours in bid to ‘democratize space’
A Japanese startup has partnered with a travel agency in an attempt to make commercial space viewing flights more accessible. In partnership with Japanese travel agency JTB Corp., Sapporo-based company Iwaya Giken unveiled its latest project on Tuesday, showcasing the airtight,…
· Iris Jung
Thai Smile Airways apologizes for viral in-flight altercation
A video of passengers fighting on a flight over a reclining seat went viral on Wednesday, prompting a formal apology by the airline the next day. In the video, one male passenger can be seen verbally arguing with an increasing number of men. Although a female crew member…
· Iris Jung
Videos show aftermath of Hawaiian Airlines flight turbulence that injured 36
En route from Phoenix to Honolulu, a Hawaiian Airlines flight encountered extreme turbulence that injured 36 passengers. The event occurred at 10:35 a.m. on Hawaiian Airlines Flight 35, an Airbus 330, about 15 to 30 minutes before landing. Ten crew members and 278 passengers…
· Bryan Ke
‘They treated me like I was a f*cking terrorist’: Pewdiepie says his worst flight experience happened in Malaysia
Swedish YouTuber Pewdiepie recently revealed in a CinnamonToastKen video that his worst flight experience happened in Malaysia. The clip, which was posted on CinnamonToastKen’s YouTube channel on Friday, shows the two social media stars reacting to another video titled “Airline…
· Ryan General
‘Too old to work in China:’ 50-yr-old flight attendant learns new languages to land foreign airline job
Social media users are commending a Chinese flight attendant who secured a job at an international airline at age 50 after improving her English and studying Finnish. The woman, surnamed Hu, revealed online that she was forced to look for a new employer after losing her previous…
· Chandler Treon
Woman filmed berating Philippines airport employee after her flight is cancelled due to typhoons
A video of a woman in the Philippines berating an airport employee after typhoons in the country caused numerous flights to be canceled went viral on TikTok. In the now-deleted video filmed and posted by TikTok user @jackie_solo_traveller, the woman can be seen yelling at a Cebu…
· Michelle De Pacina
Singapore Airlines will no longer end contracts of pregnant flight attendants after they give birth
Singapore Airlines (SIA) is now allowing pregnant cabin crew to apply for temporary ground positions until before their delivery. Once they have given birth, flight attendants will be placed on up to 16 weeks of maternity leave before they are automatically rostered to fly…
· Ryan General
An Air India flight attendant is winning hearts for how he handled a crying baby mid-flight
Air India flight attendant Neil Malkam earned online praise for consoling a crying toddler mid-flight. The child’s father, Jeevan Venkatesh, uploaded a video on Instagram that shows Malkam carrying the young girl down the aisle of the plane. “Really appreciate the sweet gesture…
· Rebecca Moon
‘Who said you can have a child?’: Man filmed berating mother for crying child on 1-hour flight
On a one-hour flight from Seoul to Jeju in South Korea, a man in his 40s was captured verbally accosting a mother for her crying child. A viral video of the incident, which occurred on Tuesday, shows the man swearing and criticizing the woman for being unable to “educate” her…
· Rebecca Moon
‘Shocked’ Korean traveler: Credit card-sized steak served as inflight meal on $5K business-class trip
A South Korean man who spent $5,016 on a Korean Air business class flight from Hawaii was served a steak the size of a credit card. The man posted a photo on June 13 to complain about his inflight meal. He also claimed that blankets and alcoholic beverages were not fully…
· Rebecca Moon
Indian airline removes disabled teenager from flight after claiming he was ‘uncontrollable’
Indian airline IndiGo is under investigation after it prevented a disabled teenager from boarding a flight on Saturday at the Ranchi Airport in India due to his “uncontrollable” behavior. Staff members told the teenager’s parents that he would pose a risk to other passengers,…