The airport is the only place where people can be absurdly early and still feel like they are going to miss their flight. I have hours. My boarding pass agrees. Yet I’m rushing through the terminal with the urgency of a person whose name is being called over the speakers. By the way, who doesn’t …
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Sister pays for sibling’s flight to rehearsal dinner, gets annoyed when she misses it to receive a $1200 airline voucher: ‘She got exactly what she paid for’
Is compensation required for missing out on the memories? It is tricky when you have family who live all over the place. Going to see one another isn’t usually something you can just do on a whim; it requires real investment and planning. It makes the opportunities when you get to see each other even …
Seguir leyendo Sister pays for sibling’s flight to rehearsal dinner, gets annoyed when she misses it to receive a $1200 airline voucher: ‘She got exactly what she paid for’
16-year-old demands refund for $1500 flight after getting stuck at LAX for 22 hours, dad pockets it because he paid: ‘She reacted like she was getting all of it’
He paid the price, but she had the bad experience. Time and again, flying proves itself to be one of the most undignified forms of transport, even if you can occasionally pay your way into business class. At their worst, airports can be stressful like nowhere else, and an increasing number of airlines have an …
Seguir leyendo 16-year-old demands refund for $1500 flight after getting stuck at LAX for 22 hours, dad pockets it because he paid: ‘She reacted like she was getting all of it’
‘Entitled Parents Raise Entitled Children’: Mom lets her loud, disruptive son run wild on a flight, then lashes out when a stranger finally tells him to stop
A flight from Toronto to Calgary turned into a public lesson in what happens when a parent lets a child run the show and then acts shocked that everyone else notices Parents like that always seem to think rules are for the rest of humanity. The kid is kicking seats, screaming, and launching toys into …
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Unpopular Opinion: Turbulence Makes Airplane Flights More Fun
How do you feel about this truly unpopular opinion? A lot of people are terrified of flying. They design their entire lives around never flying anywhere because it makes them so nervous, which can be tough in the modern age. If you have to take an Amtrak from New York to California, you’re going to …
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Man takes first class flight upgrade, gets surprised when mom is offended he didn’t upgrade her too: ‘Never crossed my mind to offer it’
Is it OK for family members travelling on the same plane to take different classes? We all know that the regular old coach class flying experience is generally not that pleasant. The longer the flight, the more you are reminded that you are simply a fraction of a percentage in a number in an airline …
Seguir leyendo Man takes first class flight upgrade, gets surprised when mom is offended he didn’t upgrade her too: ‘Never crossed my mind to offer it’
Airplane passenger tries to cut 40 person line, faces payback for disrespectful behavior: ‘I told the guy to get to the back’
Being pushy isn’t always going to get somebody what they want. It is common nowadays to tell people to speak up and take up space if they want to get anywhere good in life, and while there is a grain of truth to this advice, it is very much context-dependent. Politely yet firmly asking your …
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Company reprimands employee for spending $50 extra on flight, he pays them back 5 times over when taking trip with boss: ‘Always select the lest expensive option’
Sometimes it is in a company’s best interests to take the more expensive option. Being in charge of your own expenses at work can be a double-edged sword. On the one hand, it shows that the company trusts you enough to make your own decisions when it comes to things like work supplies or business …
Seguir leyendo Company reprimands employee for spending $50 extra on flight, he pays them back 5 times over when taking trip with boss: ‘Always select the lest expensive option’
23 Travel Memes That Romanticize Airports and Boarding Passes
Airports have a way of making everything feel like the beginning of something, no matter how many times you’ve said «this is my last trip for a while». There’s something about boarding passes, early check-ins, and that pre-flight energy that makes travel feel impossible to resist. One minute you’re unpacking from your last trip, the …
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Passenger yells at mother after her 4-year-old daughter kicked her seat for the entire flight: ‘Please get your kid to stop kicking the chair, I can’t take this anymore!’
She has every right to be upset, but should she have confronted the mother directly? A parent can only do so much to soothe their crying baby on an airplane. I know that a lot of people love to complain about how much they hate babies on airplanes, but their presence is something you just …
Seguir leyendo Passenger yells at mother after her 4-year-old daughter kicked her seat for the entire flight: ‘Please get your kid to stop kicking the chair, I can’t take this anymore!’