I got a free staycation in Italy from American Airlines — and made ,600
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I got a free staycation in Italy from American Airlines — and made $3,600

ByNews Polite

Mamma mia! A Philadelphia woman having the time of her life in Naples, Italy was able to extend the dream trip for free thanks to airline overbookings. Susan Berry, a 36-year-old photographer, was told that American Airlines not only oversold on her planned August 4 return flight but had done…

Korean Air no longer offering instant noodles over burn risks during turbulence
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Korean Air no longer offering instant noodles over burn risks during turbulence

ByNews Polite

This airline doesn’t want to be in any hot water. Korean Air will no longer provide economy class passengers with instant noodles on long flights to prevent burn incidents during turbulence — three months after rough air currents left an elderly passenger on another airline dead and dozens of others injured….

Passengers can use the practice to their advantage
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Passengers can use the practice to their advantage

ByNews Polite

We’re not on board with this. A new report exposes the US airlines most guilty of overbooking their flights — a bizarre industry quirk that leaves hundreds of thousands of paying passengers grounded each year. The findings, compiled using statistics from the government’s most recent Air Travel Consumer Report, found the…

United Airlines aims to crack down on flight attendants who abuse sick time
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United Airlines aims to crack down on flight attendants who abuse sick time

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The Labor Department is reviewing United Airlines’ leave policies after the carrier implemented stricter measures to crack down on employees abusing sick time.  “Through numerous recent inquiries from workers, the Wage and Hour Division has become aware of a possible change in United Airlines’ leave policies,” said Jessica Looman, the Labor…

Flight attendant forced to hold up toilet door that came loose minutes into 16-hour flight to New York
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Flight attendant forced to hold up toilet door that came loose minutes into 16-hour flight to New York

ByNews Polite

This must have left her down in the dumps. A Cathy Pacific flight attendant was left with a loo-ny job on a 16-hour flight to New York this week — holding up a bathroom door after it broke minutes into the trip. The bathroom door came off its hinges just…

Here’s why experts are warning against bizarre trend
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Here’s why experts are warning against bizarre trend

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They put this dog down. Experts have ripped the viral “raw dogging” trend, claiming it could be unhealthy to go without creature comforts on a long-haul flight. For the uninitiated, raw dogging refers to flyers forgoing in-flight entertainment, including movies and movies, as well as avoiding necessities such as food,…

Passenger bites chunk out of flight attendant’s uniform on United plane
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Passenger bites chunk out of flight attendant’s uniform on United plane

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An unruly United Airlines passenger took a bite out of a flight attendant’s shirt before the Newark-bound plane was forced to make an emergency landing over the in-flight altercation. The irate passenger — wearing an Al Pacino-inspired “Scarface” shirt — was held by several flight attendants and passengers when she…

Man saves woman with medical emergency on Jetblue flight
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Man saves woman with medical emergency on Jetblue flight

ByNews Polite

A passenger aboard a flight from New York City to Fort Lauderdale, Florida, is being credited with saving a fellow passenger’s life after she experienced a medical emergency. The routine JetBlue flight from LaGuardia Airport to Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport took a terrifying turn when a woman suddenly fainted in the aisle as the…

Wright brothers accomplish first flight in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina on this day in 1903
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Wright brothers accomplish first flight in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina on this day in 1903

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The world’s first flight officially took off from North Carolina’s Outer Banks on this day in history, Dec. 17, 1903. The Wright brothers were allegedly the first to successfully fly a powered and controlled airplane in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, after years of experimenting with the concept of flight. Brothers Wilbur and Orville…