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South Korea’s flagship airline to weigh passengers before boarding
Korean Air, South Korea’s largest airline, will be weighing passengers before boarding as part of the government’s aviation regulations. Whe...
Michelle De Pacina
Korean Air Temporarily Shuts Down Office After Flight Attendant Tests Positive for COVID-19
Korean Air has shut down its office near Incheon International Airport, the main airport in Seoul, South Korea on Tuesday after one of its f...
Bryan Ke
Bay Area Woman Claims Volaris Airlines Racially Profiled Her Over Coronavirus Fears
An Asian American woman recently took to Facebook to share a harrowing experience she had during a business trip to Guadalajara, Mexico on V...
Ryan General
Designer Sues Delta Airlines After Drunk Passenger Allegedly Sexually Assaults Her and Walks Free
A young fashion designer has filed a lawsuit against Delta Air Lines for serving alcohol to a “visibly intoxicated” passenger who sexually a...
Asia
Plane Passengers in India Bleed From the Ears, Nose After Crew Forgets About Cabin Pressure
Thirty passengers on a Jet Airways flight had a bloodbath of a trip after crew members forgot to maintain pressure inside the aircraft. The ...
Carl Samson
American Airlines Kicks Chinese Music Student Off Flight, Says to Buy 1st Class Ticket to Get Home
A DePaul University School of Music student from Shanghai, China was kicked off of an American Airlines flight out of Miami after she checke...
Khier Casino
Business
U.S. Airlines Cave on China’s Demands to Rename Taiwan on Websites
Four U.S. airlines renamed “Taiwan” in compliance with China’s mandate to reflect its rule over the island or risk unpleasant repercussions....
Sichuan Airlines Co-pilot Sucked Halfway Out of Cockpit After Windshield Shatters During Flight
A co-pilot of Sichuan Airlines was sucked halfway out of an aircraft’s cockpit after its right windshield was blown off at an altitude of 30...
Malaysian Politicians Think Flight Attendant Uniforms Are ‘Too Sexy’ and Will ‘Arouse Passengers’
Some politicians in Malaysia have expressed concern over the “sexiness” of the flight attendant uniforms of two local carriers, warning that...
Civil Rights
Two Asian Women Kicked Off Delta Flight After Being Mistaken for Human Trafficking Victims
An Asian American woman from Georgia claims that U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers detained her for more than an hour because they...
Japanese Airline Researches How to Stop Babies From Crying During Flights
A Japanese airline recently conducted a research study in an effort to help prevent infants and toddlers from crying aboard planes. All Nip...
Singaporean Stewardess Praised for Bringing Mom With Crying Baby on Plane to Tears
A stewardess from a Singapore airline recently shared her experience seeing a mother trying her best to console her crying child as the plan...
Devastated Woman Accuses Singapore Airlines of Negligence Over Pet Dog’s Death
A heartbroken woman accused Singapore Airlines of negligence over the untimely death of her dog, Charlie, who died while being transferred t...
Chinese Airline’s New High Fashion Uniforms Are Fire — But There’s One Problem…
China-based Hainan Airlines is taking cabin crew fashion to the next level after it debuted its new uniforms last Tuesday at Paris Couture W...
Delta Allegedly Kicks Family Off a Flight Because They Are Asian
A Korean-American man traveling with his family says he was recently kicked off a Cancun-bound Delta Airlines flight from Los Angeles Intern...
Thai Flight Attendants Welcome Britney Spears By Recreating ‘Toxic’ Music Video
Britney Spears gets a fitting welcome in Thailand with an epic Toxic music video rendition from actual Thai flight attendants. The well-made...
North Korea’s State-Run Airline Becomes Notorious for ‘Mystery Meat’ Burger
Airline food can be pretty unappetizing, but North Korea’s stare-run airline takes the cake for serving its passengers only one food item: t...
United Airlines is Now Offering $10,000 for Being Bumped From Flights
United Airlines announced earlier on Thursday 10 major policies to prevent another incident of violently removing a passenger and improve cu...
United Airline’s CEO Blames Asian Passenger For Getting Assaulted on Plane
As if United Airlines couldn’t possibly dig themselves into an even deeper hole, CEO Oscar Munoz surprised us all with the following c...
Max Chang
Asian Doctor Randomly Assaulted and Removed From United Flight
This story has been updated. An Asian man was forcibly taken off an overbooked United Airlines flight from Chicago to Louisville, Kentucky, ...
Chinese Airlines Were the Worst For Flight Delays in 2016
As millions are expected to visit China in a couple of weeks to celebrate the “Spring Festival”, also known as Chinese New Year,...
Lifestyle
Airplane Food: Economy Vs. First Class Meals on 19 Airlines
Only those of us who frequently fly international have the pleasure of dining of airline food, but what even fewer people know is the often ...
Editorial Staff
Misc
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 he...
Chinese Tourist Puts Bare Feet on Fellow Passenger’s Armrest, Zero F*cks Given
A Chinese woman claims she had to suffer through a 4-hour flight with another passenger’s bare feet propped up on her armrest. Ms. Wu said a...
New Patent Pictures Show How Airlines Could Stack Passengers to Make More Money
If you thought current airplanes were cramped enough as it is, know that it could be even worse if an idea from one of the world’s largest a...
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