The first non-stop transatlantic flight happened in 1919. A modified WWI bomber with an open cockpit took off from Newfoundland, Canada with a crew of two. They almost spiraled into the ocean twice in heavy fog, had to climb onto the wings to clear ice, and landed in a bog in Connemara, Ireland.
A Woman Was Stung by a Scorpion on a United Airlines Flight
Oh great, can’t wait to fly during the holidays!
A woman was stung “multiple times” by a scorpion while on a United Airlines flight from San Francisco to Atlanta. The passenger felt a stinging sensation on her leg during the flight, and when she went to the toilet, a frickin’ scorpion fell out of her pants and crawled away.
Horrifying, we know.
The woman spoke to TMZ about her experience, and even shared a photo of the creature. Her name has not been released.
Woman stung "multiple times" by a scorpion on a United Airlines flight https://t.co/80GTJGIl1a
— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) December 8, 2019
United Airlines said in a statement to USA Today that the plane crew “responded immediately” to the incident.
“After learning that one of our customers on flight 1554 from San Francisco to Atlanta was stung during flight, our crew responded immediately and consulted with a MedLink physician on the ground who provided medical guidance,” the airline said.
“The customer was transported to a local hospital. We have been in contact with our customer to ensure her well-being.”
While it’s great that the passenger is okay, the airline didn’t explain how the hell a scorpion got onto the flight in the first place.
Even more horrifyingly, this isn’t the first time that this has happened on a United Airlines flight. A scorpion also stung a man on yet another flight with the same airline in 2017 (was someone on both of those flights? Is there a person bringing scorpions with them when they fly and just letting them go???)
A second airline, EasyJet, had to delay a flight after a scorpion was found onboard in 2017.
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What Happens When a Plane Flies into a Flock of Birds?
Sometimes, these two worlds collide mid-air, and planes fly straight into a bird, or even a flock of birds.
The results can look really disastrous, especially for the birds. The good news is that bird strikes don’t typically pose any risk to airplanes or passengers. The really good news is that they’re unlikely to bring down a plane.
“Aircraft are designed and built to withstand bird strikes, and pilots undergo rigorous training to enable them to deal with eventualities like a bird strike,” BALPA flight safety specialist, Stephen Landells, told The Telegraph.
Even if a bird gets sucked into the airplane’s engine, the plane can usually land just fine. “Losing one engine is not going to cause an aircraft to crash because they are designed to fly with one engine down,” Stephen explained.
That doesn’t mean fliers are completely in the clear, however. While a single bird rarely poses any danger to a plane, Stephen added that “multiple bird strikes – or hitting large birds such as Canada geese – can and have caused serious accidents.” Captain Sully’s landing of a US Airways plane on the Hudson River in 2009 is perhaps the most famous example of this.
This is quite rare, though.
There were 160,894 bird strikes between 1990 and 2015 in the U.S. Only 40 of those strikes resulted in an accident.
Unfortunately, these incidents are often fatal for the birds (though not always). They can die on impact if they run into a plane, and they usually disintegrate if they get sucked into an engine. The number of wildlife strikes has also increased drastically over the years, as flying gets more popular.
Sadly, there’s not much that planes can do to avoid birds in the sky.
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Airplanes Aren’t Allowed to Fly Over These 5 Places
You’ve probably heard rumors about places you aren’t allowed to fly over (also, places that the Pope refuses to fly over), but it’s all just been speculation and hearsay for me up until now.
BUT NO LONGER. I did a little research and decided to learn about the actual places airplanes are not allowed to fly over and why, and here we are!
Some of these are probably pretty obvious, but some might just surprise you a little bit…
Here are 5 places in the U.S. that planes are not allowed to fly over. Enjoy!
1. Washington, D.C.
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It makes a lot of sense that there is a no-fly zone over D.C. Think about it: the president, congress, the Supreme Court, the seat of government is all centered in our nation’s capitol.
2. Camp David
Camp David in Maryland is another residence for the president, so naturally it makes sense that the area around it would be a no-fly zone. The country retreat is about 70 miles from the White House.
3. Area 51
One of the most mysterious places in the United States, Area 51 sits in the Nevada desert and is the inspiration behind countless movies, TV shows…and memes. Area 51 is a highly-classified military base, so you know that no planes are going to be flying over this patch of land.
4. Disneyland and Disney World
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Okay, this might be one of the locations that you didn’t expect to see on this list. Why is it a no-fly zone, you ask? During the 1980s and 1990s, the theme parks were bombarded by aerial advertisements flying overhead and officials wanted to get rid of those nuisances. There’s also a safety component, as both parks are among the most significant tourist destinations in the country.
5. Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness
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This area covers over one million acres in Minnesota and was declared a no-fly zone back in 1949 when President Harry Truman signed an executive order. The boundary waters are one of the only few no-fly zones that are purely recreational.
Cool, right?
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A Man Checked a Single Can of Beer After an Airline Wouldn’t Let Him Board with It
Doesn’t it seem like air travel keeps getting more and more strict? From beating up doctors to killing adorable, giant rabbits, they’ve been total dicks lately. The latest incident? Refusing to let a gentleman bring his beer onto the plane with him.
Passenger Dean Stinson was on his way to Perth, Australia via Qantas Flight QF777 when was told he couldn’t bring his can of Emu Export lager, so he hatched a rather hilarious plan: he checked his beer as luggage!
According to News AU:
The beer was tagged and sent off to be loaded onto the plane with the rest of the baggage, which the Melbourne ground staff happily did — but not until they had snapped a few pictures of the unusual check-in item.
Incredibly, the beer actually made it to its destination and apparently was the first thing to come out at the baggage claim – proving that the baggage handles at Perth clearly have a great sense of humor.
Sure, it might be all shaken up and skunked from the changes in pressure and temperature that it undoubtedly experienced in the cargo bay, but it’s the principle of the matter. This hero of a man stared the tyranny of modern air travel right in the eye and literally said, “Hold my beer.”
Absolute legend.
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Take a Look at the Cheapest Summer Flights to Europe from Every U.S. State
No matter what state you live in, there’s a deal for you this summer to fly to Europe for a fun vacation. And whether you live on the West Coast, the East Coast, or the Midwest, all the prices are pretty reasonable.
For instance, I live in North Carolina and the cheapest flight is to Reykjavík, Iceland for $663. If you live in California, the cheapest jaunt is to Barcelona, Spain for $583. Not so bad!
Kayak.com crunched the numbers for the past year for flights from May 24-September 2, 2019 and came up with the median prices for these destinations for the summer. So you may see some fluctuation, but these are the middle-est prices.
Let’s look at the whole list from each state (and Washington, D.C.). Where are you going this summer?!?!
Alabama
Airport: HSV
Destination: Reykjavik, Iceland – $735
Airport: BHM
Destination: Reykjavik, Iceland – $660
Alaska
Airport: ANC
Destination: Reykjavik, Iceland – $693
Arizona
Airport: PHX
Destination: Reykjavik, Iceland – $831
Airport: TUS
Destination: Reykjavik, Iceland – $662
Arkansas
Airport: MEM
Destination: London, England – $985
California
Airport: LAX
Destination: Barcelona, Spain – $614
Airport: SFO
Destination: Barcelona, Spain – $583
Airport: SAN
Destination: Copenhagen, Denmark – $863
Colorado
Airport: DEN
Destination: Reykjavik, Iceland – $618
Connecticut
Airport: BDL
Destination: Dublin, Ireland – $682
Delaware
Airport: BWI
Destination: Lisbon, Portugal – $686
Florida
Airport: MCO
Destination: London, England – $661
Airport: TPA
Destination: London, England – $661
Airport: MIA
Destination: Madrid, Spain – $550
Georgia
Airport: SAV
Destination: Amsterdam, Netherlands – $838
Airport: ATL
Destination: Reykjavik, Iceland – $754
Hawaii
Airport: HNL
Destination: Reykjavik, Iceland – $612
Airport: KOA
Destination: Reykjavik, Iceland – $619
Idaho
Airport: SLC
Destination: Reykjavik, Iceland – $685
Illinois
Airport: ORD
Destination: Dublin, Ireland – $721
Indiana
Airport: IND
Destination: Reykjavik, Iceland – $720
Iowa
Airport: DSM
Destination: Reykjavik, Iceland – $669
Kansas
Airport: MCI
Destination: Reykjavik, Iceland – $616
Kentucky
Airport: CVG
Destination: Reykjavik, Iceland – $681
Airport: SDF
Destination: Milan, Italy – $985
Louisiana
Airport: MSY
Destination: Reykjavik, Iceland – $616
Maine
Airport: BGR
Destination: Reykjavik, Iceland – $631
Maryland
Airport: BWI
Destination: Lisbon, Portugal – $686
Massachusetts
Airport: BOS
Destination: Oslo, Norway – $596
Michigan
Airport: DTW
Destination: Reykjavik, Iceland – $648
Airport: FNT
Destination: Dublin, Ireland – $798
Minnesota
Airport: MSP
Destination: Reykjavik, Iceland – $487
Mississippi
Airport: GPT
Destination: Reykjavik, Iceland – $646
Missouri
Airport: MCI
Destination: Reykjavik, Iceland – $575
Airport: STL
Destination: Reykjavik, Iceland – $616
Montana
Airport: BIL
Destination: Reykjavik, Iceland – $617
Nebraska
Airport: OMA
Destination: Reykjavik, Iceland – $605
Nevada
Airport: LAS
Destination: London, England – $716
Airport: RNO
Destination: Reykjavik, Iceland – $754
New Hampshire
Airport: BOS
Destination: Oslo, Norway – $596
New Jersey
Airport: EWR
Destination: Dublin, Ireland – $608
New Mexico
Airport: ABQ
Destination: Reykjavik, Iceland – $635
New York
Airport: JFK
Destination: Madrid, Spain – $564
Airport: BUF
Destination: Reykjavik, Iceland – $616
Airport: LGA
Destination: Helsinki, Finland – $523
North Carolina
Airport: CLT
Destination: Lisbon, Portugal – $803
Airport: RDU
Destination: Reykjavik, Iceland – $663
North Dakota
Airport: FAR
Destination: Reykjavik, Iceland – $687
Ohio
Airport: CLE
Destination: Reykjavik, Iceland – $453
Airport: CMH
Destination: Reykjavik, Iceland – $616
Oklahoma
Airport: OKC
Destination: Reykjavik, Iceland – $656
Airport: TUL
Destination: Reykjavik, Iceland – $654
Oregon
Airport: PDX
Destination: Reykjavik, Iceland – $638
Pennsylvania
Airport: PHL
Destination: Cork, Ireland – $661
Airport: PIT
Destination: Frankfurt, Germany – $679
Rhode Island
Airport: PVD
Destination: Dublin, Ireland – $441
South Carolina
Airport: CHS
Destination: Reykjavik, Iceland – $667
South Dakota
Airport: OMA
Destination: Reykjavik, Iceland – $605
Tennessee
Airport: BNA
Destination: Reykjavik, Iceland – $656
Texas
Airport: AUS
Destination: London, England – $752
Airport: IAH
Destination: Luxembourg City, Luxembourg – $664
Utah
Airport: SLC
Destination: Reykjavik, Iceland – $685
Vermont
Airport: BTV
Destination: Milan, Italy – $647
Virginia
Airport: ORF
Destination: Reykjavik, Iceland – $616
Airport: RIC
Destination: Reykjavik, Iceland – $616
Washington
Airport: SEA
Destination: Manchester, England – $729
West Virginia
Airport: PIT
Destination: Frankfurt, Germany – $679
Wisconsin
Airport: MKE
Destination: Oslo, Norway – $694
Wyoming
Airport: BIL
Destination: Reykjavik, Iceland – $617
Washington, DC
Airport: IAD
Destination: Stockholm, Sweden – $685
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When the Airline Wouldn’t Let Him Board with It, This Australian Man Checked a Single Can of Beer as Luggage
Air travel has gotten pretty rough over the years, and they’ve really taken a beating (or given one, rather) in the way they treat customers. Let’s just call a spade a spade, y’all: They’re dicks.
But out of the frustrated masses, every so often a hero emerges to light the way forward. The latest incident? Refusing to let a gentleman bring his beer onto the plane with him.
Passenger Dean Stinson was on his way to Perth, Australia via Qantas Flight QF777 when was told he couldn’t bring his can of Emu Export lager, so he hatched a rather hilarious plan: he checked his beer as luggage!
According to News AU:
The beer was tagged and sent off to be loaded onto the plane with the rest of the baggage, which the Melbourne ground staff happily did — but not until they had snapped a few pictures of the unusual check-in item.
Incredibly, the beer actually made it to its destination and apparently was the first thing to come out at the baggage claim – proving that the baggage handles at Perth clearly have a great sense of humor.
Sure, it might be all shaken up and skunked from the changes in pressure and temperature that it undoubtedly experienced in the cargo bay, but it’s the principle of the matter. This hero of a man stared the tyranny of modern air travel right in the eye and literally said, “Hold my beer.”
Absolute legend.
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10+ Flight Attendants Dish on the Most Ridiculous Passengers They’ve Ever Dealt With
From the outside, working as a flight attendant might look like a pretty cushy gig. You get to fly to exotic locales, meet interesting people and eat all the peanuts you want. But, in reality, they have to deal with a whole lot of nonsense and interact with folks at their absolute worst.
In these AskReddit stories, flight attendants (and people who’ve witnessed flight attendant horror stories) shared the most ridiculous and wildest passengers they’ve ever come in contact with.
Next time you fly, give them a break, huh?
1. Another slap in the face
“A lady with a very fake British accent basically behaved the same. And then she touched the female flight attendant who was probably half her weight. Next thing was the French flight attendant and her colleague tackling her and restraining her (with the rest of the crew helping). I got a bit involved (and almost spat on) as they called for medical personnel to make sure she wasn’t hurt or psychotic (she wasn’t).
Once landed she was released from her seat by a cop. Who she directly slapped across the face. Which is never a good idea. But a really bad idea in a predominantly muslim country. She got dragged out of the airplane.”
2. Drug mule
“My wife used to be a flight attendant.
They were coming back from Brazil and some dude had swallowed a bunch of drugs to smuggle. They ended up popping inside his stomach and when he realized it he was sticking his whole hand down his throat to try and claw it out. She said she still has nightmares to this day about his eyes and him screaming to save him. They had to restrain him and cover him with a blanket.”
3. He started crying
“Not a flight attendant, but last Christmas I was flying from Amsterdam to Seattle, and you know how you have to “have your window shades open, have your tray tables locked, your seat in an upright position and the arm rests down for take off and landing” ya, well this 50ish year old grumpy face of an old man literally did the opposite of all those things. (Was being a complete boob the whole 9 hour flight)
So when the attendant came by to tell him to get his stuff together, he pretended to be asleep and ignored her, so she shoved his seat forward and slammed his try table up. This guy starts screaming at her, flailing his arms, and STARTS CRYING, yes, crying because she was “rude.”
I’m literally just staring at this dude in pure disbelief.
Then when we finally land, they were like “please stay seated until the seatbelt sigh turns off.” This idiot stands up while we’re taxiing and starts to get in the overhead bin. So the same flight attendant comes by and in the sternest and most pissed off voice, says “sit. Down. Right. Now.” She slams the overhead bin closed and just returns to her seat.
That woman needs a raise.”
4. No more booze
“I was working on a return flight from Moscow to New York at the back of the plane. One of the guys smuggled on a 5th of jack Daniel’s and was drinking that along with the free drinks we passed out on international flights. None of us really cared that he had smuggled on the bottle and was drinking it with his friends but we thought it was stupid since we offered free booze.
Everything was fine until he asks the flight attendant for another drink and when she leaned over to put it on his tray, he licked the side of her neck. We confiscated his alcohol and shut down drink service for the rest of the flight after that.”
5. Outburst
“Not a flight attendant, but I’ll share. You know how as soon as you get to the gate and the seatbelt sign turns off people leap out of their seats to stand around, this takes it to a new level.
A man in his 50s or 60s is at the front of the plane with his elderly mother. As soon as the seatbelt sign turns off, he jumps up, unbuckles his mother and lifts her up.
Man: I NEED A WHEELCHAIR NOW!
Attendant: Sir, we just got to the gate, there isn’t a wheelchair here yet. Please put your mother down until the wheelchair comes.
Man: I NEED A WHEELCHAIR NOW!
Attendant: Sir, they are bringing the chair to the gate now, but it isn’t here.
Man: WHEELCHAIR!
Attendant: Sir, please put your mother down.
Man: WHERE IS THE WHEELCHAIR!This continues on for another minute until the man finally loses his strength and breath.”
6. A veteran
“Getting ready to board a flight from California to Vegas (Vegas flights were notorious for being “eventful”) and we didn’t have a jetway. So this was a flight that had passengers come outside the terminal and board up the stairs. Lady comes out the door, puts down her bag, and starts pretending to be an airplane zooming around with her arms outstretched. Mmmmkay. Keeping an eye on her at this point. She comes on board, and has a cat with her in its carrier.
While we’re taking a seat count (for weight and balance before takeoff), the other FA and I notice she took the cat out, which isn’t allowed. We tell her to put the cat back and keep it secure for the flight. She complies, we take off, and before we’re even at 10k ft I see a cat head poke out into the aisle from her seat area. You fucking kidding me? I have to get up, while still in a very steep angled takeoff, and tell her to put the fucking cat back in its crate. Poor kitty was clawing at the seat and terrified. Luckily she behaved after that.
Another time I had a pair of sisters who started drinking, no big deal. First sister said the other was a nervous flyer. They were behaving so I let them order more drinks. They each had four, but still seemed fine. Come to find out the nervous sister had also taken Xanax before the flight – great. She comes to the back lavatory and has already wet her pants. Oh god. She asks if I can make her another drink, “but this time it needs to be Christmas tree!” Uhhhh, I think you’ve had enough for now. Rest of the flight is fine. We land and start to deplane and as I’m saying goodbye to passengers I hear a WHOMP. The hell?!
It was her. She totally ate shit and face planted in the middle of the aisle right before the galley. She gets up and there’s blood on her mouth, so I tell the captain to call medics down. They get her into a straight-back wheelchair and as they’re strapping her in she starts asking, “Are we in Denver?!” over and over. The medic goes, “No, were in Omaha and you need to hold still!” (And no, Denver was not where we left from either.)
I also had a mother and son who boarded, and our plane had a seat that was MEL’d. (Minimum Equipment List is for things that are broken but not anything that’s bad enough to keep you from flying the plane – so this seat would be fixed when we got back to our base that had maintenance workers.) This seat literally had no seat cushion, and had bright green tape over the armrests with a sign saying it was out of order. While I was still boarding passengers, the mother had taken the tape off, sat her son in the seat, and put the tape back on the armrests on top of his arms.
I looked at him, looked at her, and said, “Ma’am, he can’t sit there, the seat is out of service.” Of course I helped them find seats together somewhere else, but man, that was weird.
I have a million of these stories, lol.”
7. Annoying
“Not a flight attendant.
Was on a flight from the UK to Japan. As soon as we were cruising the guy diagonally in front of me reclines his seat. That doesn’t bother me: we all need to relax. But it’s a personal insult to the woman beside me (directly behind him). She immediately attacks his seat, quickly growing increasingly violent while the guy ignores her. Flight attendant gets involved. Somehow it’s this guy’s fault that the lady had cancer. She argued with the flight attendant for at least 30 mins before loudly giving up.
It was a long flight.”
8. Nice to meet you
“I was sitting next to a couple with a baby that was nursing who unlatched suddenly causing me to get squirted in the face with breast milk.
It was definitely an ice breaker.”
9. Weirdo radar
“I am a flight attendant for a major airline, have been with current airline for 7 years. I gotta say – over those years, my “weirdo” radar has gotten considerably more lenient.
you get a lot of run of the mill odd balls, or just people from different cultures who have different ways of doing things.
there is one person who sticks out in my mind as being absolutely a nutball. she was traveling with her ~8 year old daughter. to this woman everything was the end of the world. out of a certain drink? oh god how will I go on! the straw that broke the camels back was when our wifi was down momentarily and she got in my face screaming at me (we had two hours left until landing, and it was an overnight flight so she was definitely disturbing other passengers who were just trying to sleep) about how her life was ruined and it was all my fault the wifi was down.
her daughter started crying because the mom was being obviously psycho and the moms response was to slap her daughter, turn to me and threaten to have me fired. while she was screaming that I was going to “never have a job again” she started poking my shoulder. if there’s one thing you don’t do on an airplane, it’s touch the flight attendant especially in an aggressive manner. from then on we straight up ignored her, and told her only to ring her call button if there was a medical emergency.
we got to our destination, had the cops meet her just to escort her out of the airport so she didn’t stick around to yell at us any more. she decided not to go quietly. SHE SLAPPED THE COP ACROSS HIS FACE and from then on it was out of my hands. mostly I just felt bad for the daughter.”
10. How to get banned
“Had a flight get f-ed up so the airline upgraded my next flight to first class. It was a pretty long flight so sweet. I happen to sit next to a retired flight attendant and, being the pro she is, she orders us a bottle of Champaign. I didn’t know you could get the bottle on a flight but I’m not asking any questions.
Obviously I ask her for her horror stories. She’s like, “I can’t tell you names, but I’ve seen some very famous people get banned from airlines.” Not off the flight, from the whole airline.
How to get banned from an airline (drugs and booze help, but apparently some people don’t need those):
climb the food & beverage cart while it’s in use
accost flight staff repeatedly
let your kids climb on other passengers and blame the other passengers
DIY medical emergency via drug / alcohol abuse
incite a riot mid-flight
We had a blast that flight, she was lovely.”
11. Probably shouldn’t do that
“My sister in law is a flight attendant. And a very sexy one at that! She had a drunk guy offer to buy her pantyhose for $500. He wanted her to go in the bathroom and remove them and give them to him. She said she would have done it but didn’t want anyone she works with to notice her pantyhose were no longer on.”
12. Classy
“My fellow flight attendant had the pleasure of kicking Lil Pump off her flight last year (for those of you who are blessed enough to not know him, he is an obnoxious mumble rapper). Him and his whole entourage were screaming and throwing money during the flight and were super drunk and taking percocets. They diverted the flight and kicked them off. He so thoughtfully dedicated a verse about it in his song Gucci gang.”
13. Up to something
“Flight attendant here. Quick one hour flight, we board, uneventful. We get in the air and this guy is paranoid. Edge of his seat, looking around. He’s either on something or is a schizophrenic who didn’t take his meds. We (the crew) are doing our service thing, but watching this guy.
He calls me over several times, points out a different passenger each time and mumbles about them being “up to something.” I assure the guy everything is fine, make small talk with him, and try to land without incident. He keeps up the paranoia, this time grabbing a young girl who is trying to walk past him to go to the lav. Now he has to be supervised non stop since grabbing a teenage girl is a no no.
The Captain has been filled in that we’re keeping an eye on this guy, and it’s getting close to landing time. Just prior to touching down, he jumps up and rushes the exit. Me and another passenger, an off duty pilot who is quite buff, rush over to what we assume is a guy trying to pop the exit doors. All the passengers who have been watching the shenanigans go into f**k this s**t mode, and physically restrain the guy, while the plane is landing and taxiing.
Meanwhile the guy is yelling about some other passenger having a gun. We get to the gate, cops come on, and the guy attacks a cop and tries to flee across the tarmac, meanwhile I’m watching this happen in the galley from the galley. I google the guy’s name and of course he has a history. The gate agent I find out later had a problem with him at the originating airport too but never bothered to inform us about him. Company sent me a $25 gift card for dealing with all of that.”
14. A little unstable
“There was one guy who kept insistently pressing the help button before we even took off. “Just making sure it works,” he said. Then, during the presentation, he kept insisting I repeat myself. At once point, he shushed the women behind him that were talking to each other, supposedly because he couldn’t hear. Then, he asked “how do we know that the best people possible are in the emergency rows?” Yeah. Yeah, he did.
Oh, and I’m pretty sure that he suspected one of the passengers had murdered his wife. Never mind the fact that his wife was sitting right next to the man. Weirdo.”
15. Keep your mouth shut
“A little off topic but I felt the most ridiculous I’ve ever felt. I was flying from ATL-CDG on Delta. I like sitting in the last row especially on the 777. When I got to my seat I noticed the armrest between the two seats was broken and flopped around. As I worked in law enforcement it was my habit to let someone know if something was broken so I showed it to the flight attendant behind me.
Everyone boarded but the plane stayed at the gate for a while past departure time. About then the Captain of the plane came back to look at the seat. He asked me if I was ok sitting there. I was so embarrassed that I had been holding up departure. Staff was very kind and courteous. In the future I’ll keep my mouth shut unless it’s something that could endanger someone’s life.”
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This Infographic Shows the Busiest Airports in the World
What do you think the busiest airport in the world is? O’Hare in Chicago? London? Beijing?
Think again. Atlanta’s airport is the busiest in the world and deals with more take-offs and landings per hour than any other hub on the planet. The top four busiest airports are all in the U.S., followed by Beijing at #5.
Here is the complete list, which you can also view HERE.
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9+ Interesting Facts About Airplanes
Where would we be as a society without flight? It’s hard to imagine it’s only been 115 years since the Wright brothers took their inaugural flight, but it’s the truth.
Since 1903, planes have evolved quickly and we now view our ability to fly from one corner of the world to another as a right, not a privilege.
Take a look at these facts about the miracle of flight.
1. Might come in handy
2. Interesting…
3. The middle seat
4. Empty planes
5. Felonious
6. Hero
7. Wait til you get out
8. A mystery
9. Quiet Zones
10. Pink Flamingos
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