Flights From Hell - Airline Travel Stories & Weird Flying News

Flights From Hell

Airplane Flights From Hell flies you into the unknown skies with stories about the adventures and anxieties of airline travel.

Commercial airline travel takes us far, far out of our comfort zone. We're herded into cylinders that zip hundreds of miles per hour at 30,000 feet, subjected to security screenings, confronted with delays and lost luggage, rushed to catch connecting flights, constrained to small seats, scrunched up with strangers, and surrounded by pathogens.

Is it any wonder we end up becoming a bundle of raw nerves by journey's end?

FLYING HELL STORIES

Find out what others have had to endure by reading true tales of flights gone bad written by passengers and flight crews.

- MOST CURRENT STORY -
UNNECESSARY BEHAVIOR
I don't fly very but it happens. But on a regular basis something amazingly happens to me and/or others. This flight was from Switzerland to USA. I thought I was lucky since I got a row with lots of legroom, but as soon as I tried to sleep like everyone... more>>

See Latest Stories for excerpts from current stories. Complete stories are posted in these categorized pages:

Portly	Odors
Animals	Weird People
Medical & Illness	Babies & Kids
Reclining Seats	Couples
Attendant Issues	Passenger Issues
Odds & Ends	Plane & Weather
Seniors	Luggage & Delays
Food & Drink

Stories With The Most Comments
Drunks Created Up In The Air
(17 Comments)

Photographer's Phantasmagorical Flight
(13 Comments)

Bookworm Prevents Shuteye
(10 Comments)

COMMENTARY

Read submitted comments about the state of commercial airline travel.

- LATEST COMMENT -

A SEAT AND A TOILET
IS ALL YOU NEED

I want to say a few words to the people who fly. An airplane is a BUS that takes people and their luggage, from point A to point B. That's all ! I'm tired of flying with people that think an airplane is some kind of resort, just for them. If you drive your car across country, can you go for 5-6 hours without eating? Of course.... more>>

See Commentary for more comments about air travel.

FLYING HELL NEWS

- LATEST NEWS POST -
Atlanta-bound Delta jet diverted to Canada
(Atlanta Journal-Constitution) - 1/5/09
Unruly Russian passenger in jail in Newfoundland after being restrained by 8 people. more>>

Read weird and interesting articles in Flying Hell News.



	GIFT STORE Show others that you're a flight from hell veteran, or find something special for a frequent flier. Our Gift Store has T-shirts, mugs & much more.


Relieve the stress by submitting a story and sharing your own personal experiences!

GUEST BLOGS

Flights from hell blogs that were originally published on other sites are generously shared here by their authors.

- MOST RECENT BLOG -

FLIGHT FROM HELL

So heres a good story. I had a wonderful time in florida, which was then ruined by my flight home. I was supposed to leave fort lauderdale at 825, and get to detroit at 1125. The plane was delayed until 845, no big deal, so we get on, and I have an aisle seat in the back. It turns out we are waiting for some people... more>>

See Guest Blogs for more flying hell blogs.

Latest Flying Hell Stories
Latest Stories

Flying Hell News

Commentary

Guest Blogs

Flying Features
Flying Features

Gift Store

Book Store

Dinners
From Hell

FLYING FEATURES

Here you'll find articles and videos about flying-related topics.

- RECENT FEATURES -

2008 Flying Hell Year In Review

With the closing of yet another year, it's that time to look back at the flying hell events that took place in 2008.

Increased costs for services increased passenger frustrations. Packed overhead bins, due in part to charges for checked luggage, added to the despair...

Seat 29E

FlightsFromHell.com received a document in PDF format that purportedly was an original complaint letter written by a passenger to an airline company. While a quick net search revealed the real poop...

See the rest of these posts and more in Flying Features.



	BOOK STORE Looking for something to read on your next flight? Check out our Book Store for entertaining selections that will get you through those long flights and delays. Here are a few of our books: