Economy-class passengers have had to settle for being packed into tightly regimented reclining seats for extended periods of travel, which have been blamed for causing potentially fatal blood clots known as deep-vein thrombosis, or DVT, in susceptible individuals.
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In-Flight Bunk Beds: Would You Rather Fly "Horizontally?"
By 8.7.07
Airline Performance Down in 2006
By 2.9.07
The airlines posted a lower rate of on-time flights and more reports of mishandled baggage.
AirTran Grounds Screaming Toddler And Family, Literally
By 1.25.07
AirTran is defending itself today for removing a screaming toddler and her family from a flight bound for Boston.
Drunks On A Plane: How Not To Behave During A 6 Hour Flight
By 1.23.07
Yes, flying can be stressful, but it’s no excuse to get belligerently drunk. On a recent United Airlines flight from Boston to San Francisco a 28 year-old female passenger did the following:
UPDATE: Actually, Don’t Buy Tickets At The Midnight Hour
By 8.10.06
Yesterday, we claimed that sitting around bleary-eyed until midnight would net you the best airline ticket prices. Upgrade Travel read it; they snickered contemptuously, sending guffaws of elite contempt in our direction. Then, Mortal Kombat style, they ripped the dripping spine out of our hopes and dreams of cheap nocturnal airfares:
The Syrupy Smell of Success
By 12.14.05
See, you can dumpster dive for Wendy’s cups and have a cute girlfriend. This is Today’s Hobo.
Wendy’s AirTran Flight Cups Promotion Getting Crazy
By 12.13.05
It looks like we’re not the only ones to notice the frenzy growing around AirTran and Wendy’s Free Flight Giveaway. The Christian Science Monitor reports on dumpster divers digging outside Manhattan Wendy’s looking for the cups that will gain them a free trip.
In all, the pair collected about 330 cups, more than enough for two round-trip flights for each of them. “It’s pretty disgusting work, especially when you grab a handful of chewed meat,” says Danielle, who asked that her full name be withheld to ensure that AirTran would honor her claim. “But it’s about the only way I can afford to see my family [in San Luis Obispo, Calif.].”
It’s getting nuts. The article quotes the going rate for a single ticket as going for a buck fifty—more than it costs to buy the cup with soda at Wendy’s. People are literally being paid to dumpster dive.
