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Chinese Mainlander Arrested For Throwing Orange Juice on Cathay Pacific Flight
A mainland Chinese passenger was recently arrested after having a fit and throwing orange juice at a Cathay Pacific flight attendant. The 36-year-old Chinese woman was on the Cathay Pacific flight CX746 from Dubai to Hong Kong last Saturday when she became involved in an…
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Economics Professor Gets Profiled as a Terrorist for Doing Math on a Flight
An economics professor was temporarily removed from his flight after a fellow passenger thought he was a terrorist because of his math scribblings. Guido Menzio, a renowned University of Pennsylvania economics professor, was aboard an American Airlines flight from Philadelphia…
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The Man Who Sets Prices For American Airlines Reveals How to Get the Cheapest Flights
For many travelers on a budget, finding the cheapest way to fly can be a daunting challenge. While the internet offers an abundance of theories on how to get the best deals, it is still easy to get lost in the confusion and fail to get the best possible deal.
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Southwest Airlines Kicks UC Berkeley Student Off Flight For Speaking Arabic
A UC Berkeley college senior, who came to the United States as an Iraqi refugee in 2002, was removed from a Los Angeles flight to Oakland after a fellow passenger overheard him speaking Arabic on his mobile phone. Khairuldeen Makhzoomi, 26, was onboard a Southwest Airlines…
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Drunk Millionaire Brags About His 176 IQ and 6 Houses on Flight, Gets What He Deserves
A self-proclaimed genius and millionaire was thrown off a JetBlue flight after he caused a disturbance among passengers inside the plane. The drunk passenger, later identified as David Brackett, was caught on camera shouting at passengers and disobeying airline crew on a flight…
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How a Flight Attendant Hustled Her Way to Become Singapore’s ‘Queen of Instagram’
Sometimes to be a “rich kid” on Instagram, you don’t even have to be a kid — just maybe look young enough to be one. Jamie Chua is one of the Rich Kids of Singapore, despite being a 42-year-old Indonesian-Chinese mother of two teens.
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Man Boards Flight Wearing ALL of His Clothes to Avoid $65 Extra Baggage Fee
While many people would agree that baggage fees are one of the many annoyances of airline travel, most either just pack less or begrudgingly pay the fee. One Welshman, however, came up with a clever but perhaps uncomfortable workaround to bring everything he needed without…
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Here’s How Many Days In Advance You Should Book Tickets To Get the Cheapest Flights
For anyone looking to book a flight for their next big adventure, the special number to buy a domestic plane ticket is 54 days in advance. According to CheapAir.com, 54 days prior to a trip is the ideal date to purchase a flight in 2015. The company discovered that eight weeks…
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JetBlue Offered Everyone on This Flight a Free Trip — On One Condition
With the upcoming 2016 election around the corner, the United States seems as divided as ever. The American people appear to have grown more frustrated with a government that’s unable to make bipartisan decisions on important issues in the country.
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New Service Gives You Unlimited Flights in the U.S. for $1,500 a Month
For a $1,500 per month membership, frequent fliers can fly anywhere in the United States on as many flights as their hearts desire. The new service, OneGo, consists of a flat monthly fee that gives members access to all routes in the United States that are serviced by major…
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This Airline Company is Offering Flights From SF and LA to Europe For Only $199
Want to travel to Europe but just can’t afford the plane ticket? A new airline aims to change that. Icelandic airline company Wow Air announced Tuesday that it would begin offering flights from Los Angeles and San Francisco to various major European cities for $199. Flights to…
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He Was Sued For Exposing a Big Secret on Buying Cheap Flights, Now He’s Back in Business
For those of you who don’t remember Aktarer Zaman, he was the 22-year-old targeted in a legal lawsuit filed by two giant travel corporations Orbitz and United Airlines. Zaman, now 23, is known for launching Skiplagged, a site and app that helps travelers get in on a little known…
· Sebastian Dillon
Over 1,000 Chinese High School Grads Have to Wear Bikinis to Become Flight Attendants
Being a flight attendant in China can be a pretty big deal, but aside from the military grade skillset, young ladies hoping to work with airlines must also have their bodies and beauty judged in what is known to be an extremely competitive field of work. Chinese modeling agency…
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Apples Kissed By Pretty Chinese Flight Attendants Are Selling Online For Up to $20 Each
If you’ve ever wanted to a kiss from a beautiful Chinese flight attendant, you can buy one — albeit on an apple — online. According to the People’s Daily Online (via the Daily Mail), apples advertised as being kissed by female flight attendants are being sold on Tabobao, China’s…
· Ryan General
One Flight Attendant Confesses to the Dirtiest Things That Happen on a Plane
A surprising, yet interesting look into what happens in between take-offs and landings was recently disclosed by a flight attendant, identified only as Mary, in YouTuber Riyadh Khalaf’s latest video.
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Flight Attendant Does the Sweetest Thing For a Disabled Old Man, Makes Him Cry
A flight attendant’s act of kindness toward a disabled passenger was so compassionate that it moved him to tears, and now pictures of the heartwarming incident have many netizens tearing up as well. Passengers on a Dec. 8 Hainan Airlines flight from Zhengzhou to Haikou city were…
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Here’s the Hack That Got This Man a $10,000 First Class Flight For Just $130
Sam Huang an is a Travel Blogger who made headlines back in October for discovering a loophole that let him snag an epic $60,000 first class flight for $300. He regularly documents his experiences on his website TopMiles.com. Well folks, he’s at it again! This time, he shows us…
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Man Finds His Doppelganger on Flight to Ireland, Goes Drinking Shortly After
Neil Douglas and Robert Sterling are not brothers and they have never met before, but when they sat next to each other on a Thursday evening flight from London to Galway, Ireland, they couldn’t help but notice they looked exactly like each other. Douglas, 32, was about to ask…
· Max Chang
Here’s the Loophole That Let One Man Snag an Epic $60,000 First Class Flight for $300
Sam Huang is a man who doesn’t fly frequently and would never pay outrageous amounts to sit in first class, but earlier this spring, he managed to take a $60,000 trip of his life by exploiting an airline loophole — and he only paid $300 out of his own pocket for the entire trip.…
· Riley Schatzle
Taiwanese Woman Allegedly Gave Birth on U.S.-Bound Flight To Get Citizenship For Her Baby
A former flight attendant for China Airlines has come forward with new details about the Taiwanese woman who gave birth on a plane en route to Los Angeles from Taipei. The ex-attendant, Lucienne Chen, said the media painted the event as a heartwarming story, but the “miracle at…