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Man pays extra for window seat on a packed flight. Then a couple cites the husband’s broken arm to ask him to move: ‘Somebody nice would understand’

By KD Rossly Sep 26th
Passenger asks mom to pause her daughter’s loud reading lesson on a full flight. She hits the call button to get them moved instead

By KD Rossly Sep 26th
She boarded a night flight to Maine. Then her seatmate made an inappropriate request: ‘I’m the luckiest guy on this plane’

By Vanessa Esguerra Sep 23rd
‘Genuine fear for my safety’: Woman warns the cabin about her life-threatening allergy. Then one passenger has a horrible idea and it doesn’t end well

By KD Rossly Sep 22nd
American Airlines passenger allegedly performs ‘indecent’ acts on flight to Miami at 30,000 feet. Then cops step in upon landing

By Terrina Jairaj Sep 16th
Puerto Rican man accidentally traumatizes a 7-year-old girl sitting next to him on a transatlantic flight: ‘I hope I did not ruin flying for you’

By Kopal Sep 14th
‘They Were Headbutting and Spitting’: passengers describe terrifying struggle to restrain two men midflight

By Sky Blanton Sep 14th
Wheel of Fortune Benches Longtime Announcer Jim Thornton As Internal Investigation Into Mystery Allegations Begins

By Terrina Jairaj Sep 3rd
Man Gets Stopped From Boarding His Flight at the Airport. Turns Out, He is Allegedly ‘too Petite’ to Be on the Plane

By Sanchari Ghosh Sep 1st
Woman Arrives in Kansas City After Her Flight Is Diverted. Then Marriott Cancels Her Prepaid Reservation and Curses Her Out

By Terrina Jairaj Aug 25th
Passenger Boards the Flight With One Major Concern. At 30,000 Feet an Announcement Is Made: ‘Is It Airborne?’

By Terrina Jairaj Aug 17th
Woman Thinks the Flight Attendant Is Offering ‘Chocolate Pretzels’. Then Her Dutch Brother Immediately Exposes the Issue: ‘Looks at Me Confused’

By Terrina Jairaj Aug 14th
Entire Flight Canceled After Toddler Creates ‘Unsafe Condition’ by Refusing to Fasten Their Seatbelt

By Anthony Lund Aug 10th
Springfield Woman Receives Airline Confirmation for a Trip She Never Booked. She Realizes She Has Less Than 24 Hours To Respond: ‘I Didn’t Want to…’

By Terrina Jairaj Aug 8th
London Woman’s Passport Expired a Day Before Her Solo Trip. Missed Trains and a Closing Gate Nearly Ended It: ‘I’m Going to Have to Cancel the Trip’

By Vanessa Esguerra Jul 19th
Bride-To-Be Boards a Flight for Her Bachelorette Party. At 30,000 Feet, Her Friend Suddenly Screams: ‘She Took Your Money?!’

By Sanchari Ghosh Jul 14th
North Carolina Woman’s 3-Hour Flight Turns Into 10-Hour Ordeal, Then She Lands Without Her Luggage: ‘I Thought I Could Run Through A Brick Wall’

By Sanchari Ghosh Jul 12th
Airport Traveler Loses His Cool on Two Teen Girls, Only to Get a Brutal Reality Check From a Fellow Passenger

By Terrina Jairaj Jun 30th
A Routine Flight From Newark to Halifax Turned Into a Nightmare When Passengers Had to Drag the Captain From the Cockpit and Tie Him Down

By Terrina Jairaj Jun 26th
Southwest Airlines Pilot Was Due for His Last Flight. The Pre-Flight Speech Made the Internet Bawl: ‘Thank You for Everything You’ve Taught Me.’

By Vanessa Esguerra Jun 25th