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Woman Dies On AA Flight After Being Refused Help, Then Given Empty Oxygen Tanks

A 44-year-old Brooklyn woman was returning from vacation in Haiti when she began to have trouble breathing. According to her cousin who was on the flight with her, she was refused help twice by the flight attendant, then she was brought two oxygen tanks with masks—but both were empty. Her cousin requested an emergency landing, but before they could touch down in Miami she was dead, so the plane continued to JFK. The airline isn't commenting on why the emergency tanks were empty in the first place. "After the flight attendant refused to administer oxygen to Ms. Desir, she became distressed, pleading, 'Don't let me die,' Mr. Oliver recalled." More »

11:38 AM on Mon Feb 25 2008
By Chris Walters
13,391 views, 134 comments

Latest by trujunglist: @mercnet: Best comment. It's a good measure of the country, isn't it? @snoop-blog: I think the best idea would've been for them to put her into the first class bathroom. At least she'd be out of the way and out of sight, even more »

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United Flight Attendant Says Call Button Is For Emergencies Only

Christine learned an interesting bit of in-flight trivia on her recent United flight: those little call buttons are for emergencies only. What's more, the flight attendants can psychically sense when it's an emergency and when you're just foolin' with them, and they'll ignore you if they suspect you're just going to ask for water. And no, needing to take sinus medicine to prevent clusters of needle-explosions going off in your skull during descent is not an emergency, so go back to your seat. More »

5:50 PM on Tue Feb 19 2008
By Chris Walters
15,025 views, 118 comments

Latest by n/a: I have worked in the airline industry for 16yrs and 14 of those years I have been a flight attendant for an Australian carrier.Unfortunately I too have been on a United flight where this very same comment was made over more »

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Build Your Dream Airline

The USA Today tossed three travel experts in a room and asked them to describe their dream airline. An airline that restores the grandeur of flight by focusing on passenger value and convenience. Pay attention airlines, and consider giving us the following: More »

11:07 AM on Sat Nov 10 2007
By Carey
3,893 views, 49 comments

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United Flight Attendants Scoff At Grounded Flier Compensation Plan, Lobby For Passengers Bill of Rights

You know who has to deal with a planeload full of sweaty, angry grounded passengers? Flight attendants. Know who wants a passengers bill of rights? Flight attendants. Specifically, United Airlines flight attendants. They've issued a press release through their union criticizing United's "Flights of Note" compensation plan for grounded fliers. More »

11:58 AM on Wed Jun 6 2007
By Meg Marco
1,162 views, 8 comments

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