http://www.flying-sucks.com Just another WordPress weblog Tue, 16 Sep 2008 16:04:28 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Hurrah! Finally someone found the cojones to actually DO something about an Airline's reckless, insensitive bullying in the form of needless flight cancellations that leave passengers inconvenienced or stranded - without good cause! I've been in that situation before - a flight that got re-routed to a ... http://www.flying-sucks.com/2008/09/16/what-can-you-do-sue/ This is all over the internet these days, so you've probably seen it. And yeah - it's a joke, and a funny one, but it's not too far off the mark so I expect that someday soon it will be more real than not, and we may not be ... http://www.flying-sucks.com/2008/07/09/new-airline-regulations/ Well the internet has been abuzz since yesterday over American Airlines' announcement of their plans to start charging $15 for the FIRST checked bag, as well as their already implemented charge of $25 for each ADDITIONAL checked bag....... Personally I think this is so far beyond outrageous that there isn't ... http://www.flying-sucks.com/2008/05/22/american-airlines-charging-for-first-checked-bag/ This is copied from PB-Travel.com.......Comfy clothes and info New York, Nov 20 (Reuters Health). Before you snuggle up to that airplane blanket during your next flight, perhaps you should think again. It may be carrying bacteria and fungi, according to workers at a major airline laundry service. Royal workers in several locations ... http://www.flying-sucks.com/2008/04/16/blanket-anyone-bacteria-funji-free/ Ok......so you have worked for 29 years as a senior pilot.      You are 7.3 months away from a $100k retirement.    Along comes an Economic crisis........... and Poof, - its all gone....... and Delta and Northworst "Executives" get a bone us.  You want to explore your sado-masochistic side, fly one of these 2 ... http://www.flying-sucks.com/2008/04/14/delta-northworst-are-mangling-i-mean-merging/ Here are a couple of very good articles posted at ABCNews.com, with helpful advice on what to do if you've been a victim of airline flight cancellations or delays: Avoid Being Stranded at the Airport Trapped at the Airport: What to Do If you don't want to take the time to read both ... http://www.flying-sucks.com/2008/04/11/negotiating-the-minefield-of-airline-delays-and-cancellations/ I know, I know, a lot of people (mostly the media) have been making excuses for American and praising them for doing the right thing by canceling flights on potentially unsafe planes. "After all," they say, "better to have your flight canceled than to risk being killed in a ... http://www.flying-sucks.com/2008/04/10/three-jeers-for-american-airlines/ Here's a little piece from Yahoo News.   The Air Quality Rating surevey was just released Enjoy!  The annual Air Quality Rating survey released Monday found that overall the industry did a poor job last year. There were more lost bags, more bumped passengers, more consumer complaints and fewer on-time flights than in ... http://www.flying-sucks.com/2008/04/07/airline-complaints-skyrocket-up-60/ So we've been hearing a lot this past week about problems with Southwest Airlines and their planes going without inspection for several years (and actually flying with problems that should have been caught by inspection and fixed!) (read this story and this story on CNN.com) - triple shame on Southwest ... http://www.flying-sucks.com/2008/04/03/whats-up-at-the-faa/ Well I don't know for sure if the TSA wants them, but I DO! After seeing this story on CNN.com (as well as on both our local and national news the last two nights), I'm really concerned! I realize that the journalists involved in this investigation, as ... http://www.flying-sucks.com/2008/03/27/wanted-more-air-marshals/