Justin Wolfers, from the Freakonomics blog, has noticed something troubling on US Airways. The clothes hangers are gone from First Class.
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JetBlue Passenger Forced To Cover Arabic Shirt Gets $240k From JetBlue, TSA Employees
By 1.7.09
In 2006, Raed Jaer, an Iraqi-born U.S. resident, was forced by TSA officials and JetBlue to cover his t-shirt—it read, “We Will Not Be Silent” in both Arabic and English—before he could board a flight. The airline and the two TSA officials (TSA was not named in the suit) settled out of court last week for $240,000, although JetBlue still denies they did anything wrong, and the TSA says they don’t “condone profiling in any way shape or form.” [More]
AirTran Removes Muslim Family From Flight, Refuses To Reseat After FBI Clears Them
By 1.2.09
AirTran removed a Muslim family and their friend from their flight, had them questioned by the FBI, and then refused to re-seat or rebook them after they were cleared by the FBI.
The 15 Grossest Stories We've Posted On Consumerist This Year
By 12.29.08
Here are our favorite disgusting stories of 2008. You’re welcome!
United Airlines Ruins Your Christmas As Only A Crappy Airline Can
By 12.27.08
Reader Thomas’s scheduled travel on United Air on Christmas Eve went pretty much how you’d expect: his flight left four hours early, and his rebooked flight at 4 a.m. was overbooked. The horror, inside.
By 12.26.08
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Here’s a bittersweet elegy on airline travel. [New York Times]
Delta Helps You Escape Chicago Before The Winter Storm Of Doom
By 12.18.08
There’s a nasty winter storm coming to Chicagoland — a mix of rain, sleet and snow that might result in 12″ of accumulation. Jennifer was scheduled to fly right in the middle of it.
Man Sues United Airlines For Getting Him Drunk — Causing Him To Beat His Wife
By 12.17.08
The Chicago Tribune says that a couple are suing United Airlines, claiming that the airline “negligently over served” the man — causing him to become drunk and to beat his wife.
Traveling In Cargo Can Be Deadly To Pets
By 12.17.08
Caution if you’re putting your pet in cargo while flying, persian cats and short-nosed dogs are particularly vulnerable to DEATH during flight, especially during the summer. Better, don’t put them in the belly at all.
Putting The Wrong Name On An Airline Ticket Is An $800 Mistake?
By 12.15.08
Here’s an odd problem. Reader Austin bought some airline tickets for a business trip and wasn’t sure who was going to go, so he booked an extra ticket with his name on it — thinking that the name could be changed later. Whoops.
Late For A Flight? Try The "Flat Tire Rule" And Rebook Without Fee
By 12.9.08
Here’s a tip the AirFareWatchDog blog stumbled across: If you’re late for a flight by no more than two hours because of a mitigating circumstance, like the eponymous flat-tire, and pitch your legitimate woe to the airline they will sometimes, at their discretion, let you rebook without paying an extra fee. [AirFareWatchDog] (Photo: madmolecule)
What Would $40 A Barrel Oil Mean For Travelers?
By 12.4.08
Oil is now nearing a 4-year low as the world’s economic crisis keeps on truckin’, says the Wall Street Journal. Light, sweet crude (don’t you just love that term?) is now trading at 44.56 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. “The price was the lowest since January 2005 and more than $100 below oil’s record close July 3,” says the WSJ. So, what does that mean for travelers?
Airfares Sinking Due To Lack Of Demand
By 11.26.08
The crappy economy is taking its toll on airfares. Demand is sinking taking airfares with it, says USAToday.
By 11.21.08
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In Canada, the supreme court has ruled that obese people have the right to two seats for the price of one on flights within Canada. [Yahoo!] (Thanks, Steven!)
US Airways Loses Your 83-Year-Old Mother
By 11.19.08
It’s bad enough when they lose your luggage, but what do you do when the airline loses your 83-year-old mother? File a claim? Poor Vera Kuemmel had to answer this very question as she waited in vain at the baggage claim of the Tampa airport.
United Adds $800 In Fees To $560 Trip, Loses Customer For Life
By 11.14.08
And let’s not forget the exorbitant booking fee for using miles for one of our tickets. The actual FLIGHT was only $280 round trip per ticket, but with the booking fee TO USE THE MILES TO PURCHASE A TICKET, we wound up paying over $500.
