This is Virgin America’s vision of budget, yes, budget, air travel. And you can’t go on it.
Lost Luggage Found In Dumpster
By December 27, 2006
The dumpster near the George Bush Intercontinental Airport contained dozens upon dozens of suitcases. Many were rifled through and missing valuables, including presents, camcorders and computers.
United Airlines Apologizes For Laughing At Traveler’s Plight
By December 27, 2006
A reader received an apology and a $100 travel voucher in response to his complaint we cross-posted.
United Airlines Very Mean To Homeless Girl With Cat
By December 27, 2006
United Airlines is a big meanypants, but we have to wonder, why didn’t she just pay the cat fee in advance?
Consumerist Rides Another Plane
By November 29, 2006
Inside, our airplane travels today departing Charlotte. Highlights include: Popemobile, dangerous grandmas, and entertaining oneself in the lavatory….
Cleveland Airport Confiscates Passenger’s ‘Dangerous Liquid’ Pies
By November 26, 2006
A Cleveland airport considers pie filling a dangerous liquid, while at JFK the pie loses its incendiary properties. TSA employees seized at least a dozen of the baked goods from travelers.
Does The TSA Consider Pie A Dangerous Liquid?
By November 21, 2006
UPDATE: Cleavland confiscates traveler’s pies.
United Airlines Laughs At Traveller’s Plight
By November 15, 2006
Wade’s world is not a happy one.
Lock In Cheap Airfare
By November 15, 2006
Our favorite airfare search site has just unveiled an exciting new service called Fare Guard.
$19 AirTran Tickets
By November 14, 2006
AirTran’s got a 48-hour sale going on right now with tickets as low as $19 one way.
Crazy Lady Spills Condoms All Over Aiport
By October 31, 2006
Mellisa May attended an AIDS conference and stuffed her luggage to the brim with free condoms. Disaster struck at the airport, as she tells the New York Times.
Spirit Air Knocks You Out With $8 Tickets
By October 18, 2006
Spirit Air has got some groovy travel deals in their “Ocho De La Hoya to the Rescue!” package, but they turn into a pumpkin after midnight.
Farecast Launches Nationwide Airfare Search
By October 11, 2006
Our favorite predictive airfare search engine just keeps getting better (being in Beta will do that for ya). Farecast today announced the addition of airfare search for all of America. You can now search for airfare for any airport in the nation.
Man Detained And Misses Flight For Speaking Tamil
By October 3, 2006
A man missed his flight last Saturday after an airport worker overheard him speaking Tamil, a South Asian language, on his cell phone. The worker reported the “suspicious” behavior and airport security held the passenger was for questioning.
Southwest Knows When It Made BooBoo
By September 28, 2006
Wanda flew Southwest Airlines to Pittsburgh to see a Mets game. The departing flight was delayed four and half hours and the return, a half hour.
How To Join The Mile High Without K-Y?
By September 12, 2006
Everyone with any sense knows that flying is dehydrating. Oh, sure, airlines and the TSA disagree, but a parched throat and dry, crackling skin is par for the course of most of our catapultings across the stratosphere.
