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Girl Goes Trick Or Treating During Flight!

trick or treating
image: Twitter/ Stephanie Kahan

Halloween definitely ranks up there as one of the top days of the years for kids.

Yesterday Lucas had a great time trick or treating and came home with enough candy which should last for quite sometime!

What’s a kid to do if they’re flying on Halloween and won’t be able to trick or treat??? Continue reading Girl Goes Trick Or Treating During Flight!

American Airlines Spending $4 Million to Speed Up Lines At Airports

American Airlines
image: AA Newsroom

Lines at the airports seem to be getting much worse and a lot of the problem is attributed to the TSA being understaffed as well as “tightened security procedures“.

The long-line problem could get even worse during the upcoming busy summer travel season. However, one airline has an idea on a way to help alleviate the wait times for travelers. Continue reading American Airlines Spending $4 Million to Speed Up Lines At Airports

JetBlue Responds To Family Booted Off Flight

jetblue

Yesterday I wrote about a family booted off a JetBlue flight.

At the time of writing, the story was based on the account of the family. The flight attendants involved and airline did not make any comments.

This certainly makes for a one-sided story and it would’ve been nice to hear the flight attendant’s version too. Continue reading JetBlue Responds To Family Booted Off Flight

Flight Diverted, Passengers Stuck Almost 24 Hours, Sleep In Military Barracks

Flight Delays
image: Military Barracks- ABC News

A United Airlines flight took off from Chicago for London on Friday night and should’ve arrived the following morning but things didn’t go according to plan.

Due to maintenance issues, the plane had to be diverted to Goose Bay, Canada in Newfoundland, landing safely around 11:30 pm.

The flight crew spent the night in a hotel but there was no room for the 200 passengers. Continue reading Flight Diverted, Passengers Stuck Almost 24 Hours, Sleep In Military Barracks

Carnival To Offer Voluntourism Option On Cruises

Carnival Cruise Lines
MV Adonia image: Carnival Corp. from ABC News

A popular way to travel for some is to mix volunteering into their travels. Trips of this nature are known as voluntourism.

While I can’t say that I’ve taken one of these trips to date, I have looked into them and some of them do sound like amazing experiences. I’m just not so sure that they are a fitting style of trip to take part in for now with a 3-year-old!

Now Carnival Corp. has announced that they will be creating a new brand called fathom. Continue reading Carnival To Offer Voluntourism Option On Cruises

Last Howard Johnson’s Restaurant- An Unlikely Tourist Attraction

Howard Johnsons Restaurant
image from ABC News article- Mike Groll/ AP Photo

I remember stopping into Howard Johnson’s restaurant as a kid in upstate New York.

I only recall going to the Liberty, NY location which I believe was also a hotel. When it comes to the menu, the only things I remember ordering, were the clam strips.

When thinking of Howard Johnson’s, two other things come to mind.

  1. Former Mets third baseman Howard Johnson
  2. The Howard Johnsons restaurant in NYC’s Times Square which had a pretty cool neon sign. The restaurant closed in 2005.

I recently came across an article from ABC News about an unlikely attraction in Lake George, NY- a recently reopened Howard Johnson’s restaurant. Continue reading Last Howard Johnson’s Restaurant- An Unlikely Tourist Attraction

In-Flight Sexual Assault Happens More Than We’d Think

Sexual Assault
image: screenshot- ABC News

I never really thought about this happening during a flight and was a bit surprised by this info…

ABC News has an article and news segment about something pretty crazy that’s a bit hard to believe even takes place, in-flight sexual assault.

According to the video, a United flight was diverted last week to Chicago. The person taken off of the flight is now being investigated for sexually assaulting another passenger. Continue reading In-Flight Sexual Assault Happens More Than We’d Think

An Inflight Marriage Proposal

marriage proposal
Image: screen capture- abcnews.com

 

Recently there has been some interesting stuff going on high up in the sky during flights.

We recently had:

An Alaska Air flight attendant got the biggest inflight surprise of her life! Continue reading An Inflight Marriage Proposal