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How to survive a horror flightARTICLE

How to survive a horror flight

TOPICS: Flying Nothing can ruin a good holiday as much as a horror flight. From delays to lost baggage, or from the omnipresent screaming kids and bad food, there are endless ways a flight can go wrong. But don't fret — here are the situations and their solutions to help you survive a horror trip.
The truth about RTW plane ticketsARTICLE

The truth about RTW plane tickets

TOPICS: Flying London New York City Budget Los Angeles Brazil Airlines Cuba United States United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland England California New York Trying to make sense of a round-the-world ticket is like trying to make sense of a map written in three languages. They're complicated. They're tricky to...
In-flight pillow fight: where the fun <i>really</i> fliesBLOG

In-flight pillow fight: where the fun really flies

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Heftie hosties given the heave-hoBLOG

Heftie hosties given the heave-ho

TOPICS: Flying Oh, how I love a heavy hostie story. You might remember last year when Air India successfully sacked any female flight attendant between the age of 26 and 30...
Vegie lawsuit: airline sued over special in-flight mealBLOG

Vegie lawsuit: airline sued over special in-flight meal

TOPICS: Flying An airline has been ordered to pay a passenger $1820 for failing to provide pre-ordered vegetarian meals on a 13-hour flight.
Airlines with the worst safety recordsARTICLE

Airlines with the worst safety records

TOPICS: Flying Weird Airlines Safety records amongst Australian airlines are remarkably good. Indeed, Qantas doesn't shy away from boasting that it's the world's oldest airline to have...
The aeroplane food that'll make you sickBLOG

The aeroplane food that'll make you sick

TOPICS: Flying It's easy to have a whinge about in-flight dining. The age-old choices of "chicken or fish" regularly fail to resemble anything you'd ever order on land, but...
The lounge lifeARTICLE

The lounge life

TOPICS: Flying Luxury and spa Champagne, caviar and perhaps even a day spa — the airport lounge has come of age.
Not so plain ... make aeroplane food at home BLOG

Not so plain ... make aeroplane food at home

TOPICS: Flying Want to have an airplane food experience at home? Buckle up as one airline gets ready to dish out their in-flight grub in a cookbook.
Aussie price gouging on international flightsBLOG

Aussie price gouging on international flights

TOPICS: Flying Did you know that Australians are regularly charged a hefty sum more for the same service on international flights as our overseas counterparts? Have a look at...
Airline to charge for use of toiletBLOG

Airline to charge for use of toilet

TOPICS: Flying Budget As we first reported over a year ago, European budget airline Ryanair has been planning on imposing a pay-per-pee toilet toll on board their aircraft....
How to complainARTICLE

How to complain

TOPICS: Flying What do you do if have a complaint, you don't have a public profile and still want to be heard?
World's rudest airport namesBLOG

World's rudest airport names

TOPICS: Flying Weird I found this list of the world's rudest and strangest airport names on Skyscanner.net, and there are definitely a few chuckle-worthy entries. Enjoy as a...
8-year-old Boy Scout on USA terrorist listBLOG

8-year-old Boy Scout on USA terrorist list

TOPICS: Flying Weird Michael Hicks, a Year 3 student at a Christian elementary school in Clifton, New Jersey, finds himself on a list of 'suspicious persons', as reported by the US...
Thief steals $6,000 cash from passengers mid-flightBLOG

Thief steals $6,000 cash from passengers mid-flight

TOPICS: Flying Five business-class passengers on board an Air France flight from Tokyo to Paris were reportedly robbed of approximately 3,000 euros (over $6,000) in cash...
Brand-new Qantas A380 a bustBLOG

Brand-new Qantas A380 a bust

TOPICS: Flying A Qantas A380 scheduled to fly from Melbourne to Los Angeles yesterday was grounded for 23 hours, with the plane's load of 443 passengers forced to wait...
World's largest mistletoe revealedBLOG

World's largest mistletoe revealed

TOPICS: Flying London Christmas United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland England The world's largest sprig of mistletoe has been unveiled at London's Heathrow International Airport. The structure is over three meters long and two-and-a-half...
Lost luggage numbers doubleBLOG

Lost luggage numbers double

TOPICS: Flying It is expected that over 2.5 million pieces of luggage have been lost by airlines and airports in the UK this year alone; the statistic for 2009 more than...
World's most bizarre airlinesARTICLE

World's most bizarre airlines

TOPICS: Flying Weird
Which airline has the hottest flight attendants?ARTICLE

Which airline has the hottest flight attendants?

TOPICS: Flying sex There's nothing like a bit of eye candy to help ease the pain of a long flight. And while anti-discriminatory lawsuits may have put an end to the days in which...
         

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