A man who threw coins into an A320 for good luck is instead being sued by the airline for over $21,000. Talk about a turn of fortunes… The man, named Lu, was traveling on Lucky Air from Ningbo to Anqing....
Aegean Adds Eight New International Destinations
Fledgling Aegean Airlines will add eight new international destinations and increase frequency between many top destinations and and the Greek capital. Aegean will add 700,000 seats, primarily increasing traffic during the slower winter months. From Athens: Casablanca Ibiza Marrakech...
Flight Attendants Battle American Airlines, Claiming Sexism and Pilot Favoritism
The flight attendant union at American Airlines claims that AA treats its predominantly female cabin crews as “second-class citizens” over pilots via new “sexist” attendance rules. Welcome to contract negotiation season… Pilot and flight attendant contracts are up for...
Shocking British Airways Video Shows Why I WALKED To Gibraltar
A shocking video of a British Airways Airbus A320 attempting to land in Gibraltar demonstrates precisely why I’d rather walk than fly. The incident happened on February 25 on Flight 492 from London Heathrow to Gibraltar. The British enclave...
Review: Aspire Lounge London Heathrow (LHR – T5)
I complained about the crowding in the British Airways’ T5 Galleries Lounge last week, but that was like a New York subway compared to the nearby Tokyo Subway, aka Aspire Lounge. In fact, I’ve never been in a more...