I was recently at the airport and I saw a luggage wrapping machine. I was intrigued on why people would pay between $20 and $30 to wrap their luggage in plastic wrap. I could understand if it were bubble wrap. Because who does not love bubble wrap. Especially when you remove it and get to […]
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From our friends at SF Gate, TSA approves the mobile passport in certain airports. This supplements the mobile ID’s that the TSA started accepting last year. The great thing is that with a mobile ID (either a state drivers’ license or your passport), you can pass through airport security and these id’s are REAL ID
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We just learned that Silver Airways, the quirky, fuchsia-liveried airline ceased all operations as of June 11, 2025. Silver Airways originally filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on 30 December 2024 but was unable to navigate their way through the restructuring process like so many other airlines. As a regional carrier mostly flying its Caribbean routes
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An interesting report from our friends at View From The Wing. A 29‑year‑old Delta Air Lines passenger Joseph Johnson went straight from the Salt Lake City airport Sky Club to jail after reportedly stealing another passenger’s backpack from the lounge and then trying to seize a police officer’s gun when confronted over the theft. As
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Follow Up on the American Airlines Flight to the Wrong Airport. An American Airlines flight from Philadelphia to Naples was forced to land at the Rome International Airport since it was too big for the regional Naples Airport. Is approximately 145 miles from Rome to Naples. American Airlines did not realize its mistake until the
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Another favorite from our friends at View From the Wing. On Monday, June 2 2025, American Airlines used the wrong plane for a flight from Philadelphia to Naples, Italy. The short story is that they sent a 787-9 which is not permitted to land at the Naples airport instead of a 787-8 which is. Fortunately,
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A woman staying at St Regis Bal Harbour Hotel is suing Marriott International and Clearview Building Services, LLC, a cleaning company hired by the hotel, for $7 million for an incident that occurred during her stay at the hotel. It seems that a hotel employee walked in on her while she was in the shower
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I was in a European hotel and I left my daily housekeeping tip on the night table when I left the room in the morning. When I got back later, the tip was still there. I started to wonder whether I messed up the tip in a foreign country. Friends told me that tipping is
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I just another ridiculous story on reddit. A flight attendant is under investigation for accepting a gift from a passenger and providing typical service to that passenger We have heard that flight attendants can accept minor gifts as sign of kindness. They are not eligible for tips subject to one major caveat. On Frontier Airlines,
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I found an interesting article on View From The Wing In it, Gary Leff found a couple of hotels near Walt Disney World that charges resort fees that are questionable at best especially considering the price of the rooms and the claimed resort offerings. My favorite is the Developer Inn Highway, A Howard Johnson by
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