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Is A $100 Voucher Fair Compensation For A 2.5 Hour Flight Delay?

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A few months back, I was flying home from Florida with my kids with Southwest Airlines.

I got a notification that there was a flight delay on our connecting flight which would now get us home around 2.5 hours later than expected.

When our first flight landed, I called Southwest to get some info regarding the situation with our connecting flight. Continue reading Is A $100 Voucher Fair Compensation For A 2.5 Hour Flight Delay?

Kicked Off Flight, Man Strips On Tarmac, Punches Airport Employee

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A man was kicked off of a flight a few days back and responded unlike anything we’ve every seen before.

The Winston-Salem Journal reports that, “once off the flight, the man stripped to the waist and squared off with airport personnel.” Continue reading Kicked Off Flight, Man Strips On Tarmac, Punches Airport Employee

American Airlines Flight Delayed Due To Pee Smell

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An American Airlines flight was supposed to fly from Los Angeles to Washington, DC last weekend. The flight ended up with a long delay for a bizarre and smelly reason.

FOX News writes that the flight was delayed “due to a reported smell of urine coming from the cabin.” Continue reading American Airlines Flight Delayed Due To Pee Smell

United Flight Diverted, Passengers Sleep on Floor At Airport

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image: Rick Sliter, NBC News article

Last week I wrote about a United Airlines flight which diverted to Goose Bay, Canada. The passengers got stuck for close to 24 hours and had to sleep in cold military barracks.

Now, just about a week later, a similar situation seems to have happened once again… Another United flight was diverted, this time due to an unruly passenger, leaving 269 passengers stuck for close to a full day. Continue reading United Flight Diverted, Passengers Sleep on Floor At Airport

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

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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