United Airlines Employee Calls Black Passenger a “Monkey,” Faces Charge
24 Apr 2019, 12:02 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / The woman approached the agent to ask for information, was insulted in front of other passengers. The agent has requested a trial by jury
Flight Attendants Have Been Stealing Cathay Pacific Blind, Won’t do it Anymore
23 Apr 2019, 11:17 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Airline’s crackdown on petty theft continues: at least 6 crew members face disciplinary action after random check at Hong Kong airport
Dude Tries Sneak Gun Past TSA by Wrapping it in Foil, Fails
19 Apr 2019, 12:41 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / “I don’t know why he thought that would be a good idea,” TSA spokesperson Lisa Farbstein says of the ill-advised and illegal attempt
3 Passengers Open Emergency Exit, Climb on Boeing 737 Wing as Engine Spits Fire
18 Apr 2019, 15:23 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / The Utair flight out of Moscow was grounded right before takeoff and all passengers were moved to another plane – except the 3, who were detained
Pink Flamingo Elegantly Trolls Pilots, Staff at Palma Airport in Mallorca, Spain
10 Apr 2019, 15:52 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Flamingo lands in front of the plane, refuses to leave until it’s ready. Animal rescuers arrived to take it in, but arrived too late
Take Selfie at Phuket Airport Beach, Expect The Death Penalty
9 Apr 2019, 12:21 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Airport officials warn tourists visiting Thailand to stay off the strip of sand next to Phuket Airport, or face the maximum penalty for distracting pilots
Drunk Woman on Spirit Airlines Flashes Entire Cabin When She Twerks in Anger
9 Apr 2019, 09:43 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Passenger goes on unhinged rant when flight attendant asks her to put her phone away, she is eventually escorted off the plane to cheers from the crowd
Man Arrested For Tossing Coins at Plane’s Engine For Good Luck
4 Apr 2019, 13:18 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / The 31-year-old from China was boarding a domestic flight with his family, threw the coins because his mother-in-law had advised him to
Mother Slams Korean Air, Delta For Kicking Teens Off Flight For Peanut Allergy
28 Mar 2019, 14:09 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Unaccompanied minors were left stranded in Seoul, South Korea, when Delta partner wouldn’t accommodate one of them who had severe peanut allergy
Keanu Reeves Takes Bus Ride With Stranded Plane Passengers, He's so Much Fun
26 Mar 2019, 13:41 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / United Airlines flight from San Francisco to Burbank, California, had to be diverted to and grounded in Bakersfield. Keanu was on board
Adventurer Does Extreme 100-Mile Marathon in Brogues After Airline Loses Luggage
26 Mar 2019, 15:11 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Peter Messervy-Gross crossed a frozen Mongolian lake in jeans and his old office shoes after the airline company misplaced his equipment ahead of the event
Drunk Woman Dragged Off Ryanair Flight to Spain, Passengers Cheer
26 Mar 2019, 13:22 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Police were on hand as the flight from Stansted landed at Fuerteventura, forcibly removed the drunk passenger w
Russian Man Busted at Bali Airport With Drugged Orangutan in Luggage
26 Mar 2019, 12:18 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / The man said he’d bought the baby orangutan for $3,000, had plans to smuggle it into Russia. Two geckos and five lizards were also recovered
British Airways Flight Bound For Germany Lands in Scotland by Mistake
26 Mar 2019, 09:21 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / The pilot and air traffic control officials were given the wrong flight plan, so passengers bound for Duesseldorf were taken to Edinburgh instead
Russian Man Strips Naked Before Boarding Plane to be More “Aerodynamic”
25 Mar 2019, 14:17 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / The passenger was apprehended by authorities on the bridge to the plane and taken into custody, never got to see if his theory checked
Man Caught Trying to Smuggle Tortoises as Chocolate Into German Airport
22 Mar 2019, 12:11 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / The elderly passenger landed at the Schönefeld Airport in Berlin, coming from Cairo, Egypt, and tried to trick authorities into letting him pass
9YO Flying Virgin Australia Alone Spends The Night on Airport Floor
20 Mar 2019, 16:24 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / The flight from Brisbane to Sydney had to be diverted to and grounded in Melbourne because of thunderstorms, but the airline never informed the parents
Malaysian Man Arrested at Airport For Smuggling Live Human Embryo Into India
20 Mar 2019, 12:04 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Partiban Durai was intercepted at the airport and admitted to have made the same journey 10 times in the past 18 months, revealing the intended recipient
Duty Free Alcohol Banned on UK Flights to Prevent Drunken Air Rage
19 Mar 2019, 12:17 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / World Duty Free will be selling all containers of alcohol in sealed bags, preventing buyers from opening them on board the plane
Air Transat Passenger Stung by Scorpion During Landing
14 Mar 2019, 14:41 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Canadian student says she felt a “fluttering” motion in her lower back and then the bite. The flight attendant first tried to blame it on a bubble gum wrapper