2007 & Later   The weirdest travel stories of 2007 (USA Today) - 12/27/07 2007 was not kind to travelers. Flights were packed and delays legion. Gas prices soared. The dollar tanked. But at least travel news offered some levity. more>> Smuggled monkey dies after trip to N.Y. (MSNBC.com) - 12/27/07 A small monkey stashed in a man's hat during a flight to New York has died, and a U.S. federal health agency spokeswoman says authorities do not know why, according to a local newspaper. more>> Were you a well-mannered traveler in 2007? (MSNBC.com) - 12/27/07 During this inaugural year of the Well-Mannered Traveler column, we’ve covered a lot of territory: everything from traveling with pets (Remember the guy who smuggled a monkey onto an airplane under his hat?) to...more>> Pet carrier ends Grandma’s Christmas (Reporter-Herald) - 12/26/07 Airline tells Arizona woman to leave because her carry-on was 2 inches too long...more>> Atlanta Rapper Yung Joc Arrested (WGCL Atlanta) - 12/24/07 An Atlanta-based rap music performer who attempted to take a loaded gun onto a Delta Air Lines flight was charged with carrying a concealed weapon, police said. more>> British Airways Flight Attendant Suspended Over Eating Trash-Bound Muffin (Daily Mail) - 12/19/07 British Airways have suspended a cabin crew steward for eating a muffin that was discarded on a passenger's meal tray, it was reported today. more>> Man Drinks Liter of Vodka at Airport Line (Breitbart.com) - 12/12/07 A man nearly died from alcohol poisoning after quaffing a liter (two pints) of vodka at an airport security check instead of handing it over to comply with new carry-on rules, police said Wednesday. more>> Getting De-Layed (New York Post) - 12/10/07 Think getting delayed at the airport is a real drag? Think again. A new survey shows that the metropolitan area's three main airports rank among the top five in the country as places to "make a connection" by scoring a date with a sexy someone while waiting for your plane to take off. more>> Ryanair's bikini clad attendants are too sexy for some (USA Today) - 12/10/07 Ryanair is facing complaints of sexism over a charity calendar that shows 12 of its female flight attendants wearing nothing but bikinis. more>> Delta Airlines Offering Videos on Airplane Etiquette (MyFOX Atlanta) - 12/9/07 Volumes have been written about how to properly behave at weddings or which fork to use at fancy dinners. But when it comes to dealing with the neighboring passenger who hogs precious airline arm space or the unruly kid who won’t pipe down on crowded flights, there’s precious little out there. Until now. more>> Passenger wees on plane (The Sun) - 12/7/07 A Ryanair flight was stopped just before take-off when a passenger stood up and urinated at the back of the plane. more>> Man charged with assaulting flight attendant (KARE-11 TV) - 12/6/07 Federal prosecutors charged a 41-year-old Colorado Springs, Colo., man with assaulting a Northwest Airlines flight attendant during an Oct. 27 flight into Minneapolis. more>> Less free to move about the cabin (Washington Post) - 12/3/07 Her flight from Oklahoma to Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport was severely delayed. She missed her connecting flight to Washington and spent six hours marching between terminals and gates, trying unsuccessfully to get on another plane. They were all full. more>> Class Conflict on the Airlines (New York Times) - 11/25/07 Over the past few years — and this will probably come as no surprise to anyone who has gotten on a plane over this Thanksgiving weekend — flying in coach has become an increasingly miserable experience.  more>> [includes FlightsFromHell.com mention] Flights from hell (Seattle Post-Intelligencer) - 11/20/07 Everybody needs a place to vent, especially when it comes to airline travels. And as more people hit the roads this Thanksgiving, FlightsFromHell.com might be the right anecdote to travel frustrations. more>> Travelers' odds decline on U.S. airline baggage (International Herald Tribune) - 11/20/07 Why do so many passengers get off the plane only to discover that their baggage did not make the trip with them? American Airlines started asking that question with greater urgency a year ago, and its search for answers led to, among other problems, dirty printer heads. more>> Plane Diverted To PDX Over Mile-High Club, Passenger Says (KPTV Portland) - 11/16/07 A plane headed for Las Vegas from Seattle was diverted to Portland on Thursday afternoon after at least one passenger said a couple tried to join the “mile high club.” more>> [includes vid] FBI: Man Tried To Open Plane Door On PDX-Bound Flight (KPTV Portland) - 11/16/07 FBI agents and Port of Portland officers arrested a man Thursday night after he allegedly became unruly on a flight from Chicago to Portland. more>> Woman in Airline Dress Debate Poses Nude (ABC News) - 11/15/07 A 23-year-old college student who was told by a Southwest Airlines employee that her outfit was too revealing to fly is wearing even less on Playboy's Web site. Kyla Ebbert appears in a series of pictures - some in lingerie, some nude - under the heading, "Legs in the Air". more>> John Stamos’ flight in the not-so-friendly skies (MSNBC) - 11/13/07 Forget flying the friendly skies, John Stamos had an all-too-close-for-comfort encounter with a female passenger aboard a flight on Monday. more>> The Prince and His Palace: A 6,400-Square-Foot Getaway That Flies (New York Times) - 11/12/07 He may be only the world’s 13th-richest man, but Prince Walid bin Talal of Saudi Arabia will soon be able to claim the bragging rights to the world’s largest private jet. more>> Louts Went on Rampage During Holiday Flight (icRenfrewshire) - 11/9/07 Families jetting out on holiday were subjected to the flight from hell as four “out of control” passengers behaved like louts, a court heard yesterday. move>> Angry Flier Beats Airline Worker (Moscow Times) - 11/7/07 Police are investigating a passenger attack on an S7 airline employee after a flight from Frankfurt to Moscow was rerouted and then delayed by more than six hours. more>> British Airways' surfboard ban faces opposition from wave riders' group (International Herald Tribune) - 11/6/07 The British Surfing Association is trying to persuade British Airways to reverse a ban on taking surfboards on its flights. more>> Venting, Yes. Profiting, No. (New York Times) - 11/4/07 Without quite having a clear plan, Gregg Rottler began contemplating his Web empire last year on his desktop computer at his home near Tampa, Fla. more>> [includes FlightsFromHell.com mention] Passengers revolt after being told to fly on jet with its wing tip missing (Daily Mail) - 11/4/07 An airline crew faced a rebellion when they told passengers they were going to fly on a jet that had lost its wing tip in a runway crash. more>> 'I behaved badly,' mother in flight from hell case admits (Rocky Mountain News) - 10/31/07 A woman arrested for repeatedly hitting her children and swearing at a flight attendant told a judge today she thought the crew was being "unjust" to her but that her actions were "unreasonable." more>> Sex ban on the Airbus A380 (Times Online) - 10/28/07 The A380 may have the world’s first airborne double bed, but it won’t be put to the obvious use if Singapore Airlines has its way: “If couples used our double beds to engage in inappropriate activity, we would politely ask them to desist,” said the company’s Stephen Forshaw. more>> Freaky flights: Should you greet the gremlin? (MSNBC.com) - 10/25/07 Whenever I’m booked on a night flight, and especially during Halloween season, I make sure to request a seat away from the window. Fans of the "Twilight Zone" TV series know why. more>> [includes FlightsFromHell.com mention] ATA Tries To Have You Arrested For Using Your iPhone In "Airplane Mode" (Consumerist) - 10/10/07 iPhone has a setting that makes it safe to use on an airplane. So-called "airplane mode" disables cell phone, radio, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth signals, thus allowing you to watch movies staring Jennifer Love Hewitt while flying through the air. And that's what reader Casey tried to do. Unfortunately, it seems that the flight attendants had never heard of "airplane mode," and called the police when Casey refused to stop watching I Know What You Did Last Summer. more>> Clothes call dings Southwest, again (St. Petersburg Times) - 10/5/07 Southwest Airlines created a public uproar, then issued a public apology last month after crew members told a young San Diego woman that her miniskirt and tank top weren't appropriate attire. The message to employees from Southwest president Colleen Barrett: We're not the fashion police. Oops, they did it again. more>> [Includes pics] Doctor bills airline after coming to the aid of its passengers (USA Today) - 10/2/07 Your airline could get a bill if you or any of your seatmates have to ask if there's a doctor on board. That subject is causing a stir overseas, where an Australian doctor billed Malaysian Airlines for "services rendered" after tending to multiple people in need of assistance on an August flight. more>> Bill to Restrict In-Flight Movies (New York Times) - 9/26/07 Under federal legislation introduced yesterday, airlines that show adult-themed movies on overhead screens would be required to create seating sections to shield children from graphic content. more>> Scorpion stings man during flight; incident is at least the third in 2007 (USA Today) - 9/24/07 An airline passenger says he was stung by a scorpion on board a flight from San Jose, Costa Rica, to Madrid. The unidentified flier says he was stung both on his shoulder and on a finger, according to The Age newspaper of Australia. "The victim had felt severe nausea after being stung by the creature, which was caught and killed by fellow passengers"... more>> In-flight incidents on rise, federal security officials say (Savannah Morning News) - 9/20/07 Your mother raised you better than that, but the U.S. attorney in Jacksonville and some federal agents have a reminder. When traveling: Don't get drunk on the plane. Don't cuss at the flight crew. Don't fondle members of the crew or try to fight. more>> Decency debate rages after Southwest shuns flier in skimpy attire (SFGate) - 9/15/07 After a summer of record delays and customer complaints, one airline inadvertently flew into a roiling cultural debate by busting passengers for dressing too scantily. Southwest Airlines has been on the defensive for a few weeks for demanding that two women its flight attendants deemed unsuitably dressed change their outfits or, in the case of one passenger, exit the plane. more>> Too fat to fly? Man forced to buy extra seat (KHOU-TV) - 9/15/07 For many people, the fear of flying sometimes stops them from ever getting on a plane. J.R. Hill says in his case, it was something else. “And the lady stops and says, ‘Sir, you need to have another ticket.’ And I said what for and she said, ‘because of your size.’” more>>[includes vid] Southwest apologizes to woman told to cover up before flying (KSBY) - 9/14/07 Southwest Airlines says it is apologizing to a young California woman who was told her outfit was too skimpy to fly, and it's using the brouhaha as a marketing ploy - announcing a fare sale to honor miniskirts. more>> Dressed down for dressing down (MSNBC.com) - 9/13/07 Last week, Kyla Ebbert appeared on TODAY to show Matt Lauer and the rest of the country the outfit she says an airline employee told her was too skimpy and revealing to wear on a July 3rd Southwest Airlines flight from San Diego to Tucson. more>> [includes unedited vid] Southwest fashion police set no-fly zone (San Diego Union-Tribune) - 9/5/07 As the mercury climbed over 100 on Labor Day, I called Southwest Airlines with a not entirely hypothetical question: Could a young woman board a flight to Tucson today wearing a bikini top? more>> [includes pic] Airline sacrifices goats to appease sky god (Reuters) - 9/5/07 Officials at Nepal's state-run airline have sacrificed two goats to appease Akash Bhairab, the Hindu sky god, following technical problems with one of its Boeing 757 aircraft, the carrier said Tuesday. more>> With These Seats, Forget the Hotel Room (ABC News) - 8/31/07 For most of us, the thought of flying conjures images of long lines, cramped seats and questionable food choices — if we are lucky enough to get some food. But for those who can afford it, airlines are going out of their way to add amenities in their first-class and business-class cabins. more>> Laptop etiquette takes to the skies (USA Today) - 8/20/07 Is it OK to read a fellow passenger's spreadsheet when it's just sitting there in full view? Do you feel entitled to watch R-rated slasher flicks? And what about the kids? Do you have to tailor your DVD selections for their — or their parents'— sensibilities? more>> Forget snakes: What about diapers on planes? (MSNBC.com) - 8/16/07 In a summer already filled with wild, wacky and woeful tales of air travel, last week was a whopper. It started off cute enough: a man smuggled a tiny monkey onto an airplane by hiding his furry friend under his hat. Sort of precious, don’t ya think? But things went straight downhill from there...more>> Madonna shocks aeroplane passengers with mid-air vitamin jab (This is London) - 8/15/07 Madonna is reported to have started injecting herself with vitamins to boost her energy levels. The singer, who turns 49 on Thursday, is said to have surprised passengers on a recent flight from New York to London by injecting herself with a vitamin shot in her arm. more>> Belligerent Flight Attendant Caught On Tape (KMBC Kansas City) - 8/15/07 see video>> Passenger accused of disrupting Chicago-Las Vegas flight (KXAN) - 8/14/07 A passenger accused of yelling profanities, making crude comments and pushing an attendant on a Chicago-Las Vegas flight is held without bond. more>> Irate Airline Passengers Threaten to Sue (AOL News) - 8/14/07 Dozens of outraged airplane passengers are threatening to sue Continental Airlines, claiming they were left stranded on a plane and grounded for hours in hellish conditions. more>> Reptile-filled suitcases confiscated at airport departure gate (USA Today) - 8/13/07 Security officers at Cairo airport were horrified when the search of a Saudi passenger's carry-on luggage revealed a mass of live snakes, baby crocodiles and chameleons, police said. more>> Australian Slang 'Fair Dinkum' Gets Airline Passenger Into Trouble (FOX News) - 8/10/07 It's a phrase that's been uttered by both President George W. Bush and actor Paul Hogan, but Delta Air Lines apparently still doesn't like it said on its flights. more>> Passenger smuggles monkey onto plane under hat (International Herald Tribune) - 8/7/07 A man smuggled a monkey onto an airplane, stashing the fist-size primate under his hat until passengers spotted it perched on his ponytail, an airline official in New York said. more>> Sty in the Sky: The Filth of Flying (Wall Street Journal) - 8/8/07 This summer, rampant flight cancellations and delays are forcing many travelers to languish, sometimes for hours, before they can board their flight. Unfortunately, that's nothing compared with what may await them on the plane. more>> Flight attendant recalls a flight from hell (MSNBC.com) - 7/31/07 Trips from hell — everyone has a horror story about a bad flight on an airplane. I've been a flight attendant for 18 years and I've had some really bad flights, believe me — everything from truly terrifying weather to sickness and deaths on board. But one flight stands out in my memory for sheer misery. more>> Branson: I'm no mile-high club virgin (Breitbart) - 7/29/07 Richard Branson, the Virgin Atlantic airline chief, lifted the lid on how he joined the mile-high club in a plane toilet, in interview extracts released Sunday. more>> Mom who allegedly hit kids on plane will remain in jail (Denver Post) - 7/27/07 A mother accused of disrupting a Frontier Airlines flight by striking her children and throwing a drink toward a flight attendant did not contest staying in jail during a detention hearing Thursday. more>> Sheikh delays plane over seating (Reuters) - 7/27/07 A Qatar sheikh held up a British Airways flight at Milan's Linate airport for nearly three hours after discovering three of his female relatives had been seated next to men they did not know. more>> Kids on the Plane? Maybe I'll Have That Drink (New York Times) - 7/22/07 Rene Foss, a flight attendant for a major airline, has nothing against Cheerios or crayons. Or kids, for that matter. But put the three together in an airline system that's overcrowded and ridden with delays and - well, don't get her started. more>> Mom Says She, Toddler Kicked Off Plane (ABC News) - 7/12/07 A woman said she and her toddler son were kicked off a plane after she refused a flight attendant's request to medicate her son to get him to quiet down and stop saying "Bye bye, plane." more>> Man flies 193 miles using 105 helium balloons and a lawn chair (International Herald Tribune) - 7/10/07 Last weekend, Kent Couch settled down in his lawn chair with some snacks — and a parachute. Attached to his lawn chair were 105 large helium balloons. more>> Clay Aiken involved in mid-flight dispute (Tulsa World) - 7/8/07 Former "American Idol" singer Clay Aiken was apparently involved in a disturbance with another passenger Saturday while on an airplane headed to Tulsa International Airport. more>> Passengers furious at being treated like cattle (USA Today) - 7/3/07 That's the headline from Ireland's Independent newspaper. The publication is one of several Irish media outlets reporting today on a group of more than 200 Flyglobespan fliers who are enduring their fifth day of delays on a New York-to-Ireland flight. more>> Apple Juice Tantrum Causes Plane to Make Emergency Landing (NBC10) - 6/26/07 A child's tantrum onboard a Delta commuter flight forced a pilot to make an emergency landing at Philadelphia International Airport. more>> Making a scene at the airport (MSNBC.com) - 6/26/07 You stand in long, slow-moving lines as your flight time approaches. The security agent decides to open your bag and display your personal items for everyone to see. more>> Passenger says airline's apology stinks (KING5) - 6/21/07 Continental Airlines has issued an apology to passengers who endured a two-day trans-Atlantic flight with sewage overflowing from a jet's lavatories. more>> Lauderdale Lawyer Accused Of Disrupting Flight (Local 10) - 6/20/07 A South Florida attorney arrested in Jacksonville on charges of disruption a commercial airline flight appeared in federal court Wednesday and is attempting to settle the case before it goes to trial. more>> 400 stuck on plane 7 hours (SFGate) - 6/20/07 Nearly 400 passengers were stranded aboard a Cathay Pacific Airways jet for more than seven hours Tuesday at San Francisco International Airport, adding yet another planeload of angry consumers to a growing industry backlash. more>> Sewage flows down aisles of trans-Atlantic flight (KING5.com) - 6/19/07 Passengers on a Continental Airlines flight had to hold their noses for hours as sewage overflowed from toilets while they were high over the Atlantic. more>> $1 Flights Ground Airline's System (Honolulu Star-Bulletin) - 6/12/07 Overwhelming response to the $1 fare sale by go! shut down the interisland carrier's reservation system for about eight hours yesterday. more>> Flight Attendants Feel Wrath of Fliers (USA Today) - 6/10/07 Flight attendant Jackie Hamilton was stunned in March when a passenger allegedly spoke a racial epithet and spit on her shoe when getting off a United Express plane. more>> Airline ordered to pay damages for serving meat to vegetarian (USA Today) - 6/10/07 A Malaysian court has ordered national flag-carrier Malaysia Airlines to pay an Indian man $5,700 in damages for serving him meat on board, after he asked for a vegetarian meal. more>> Mile-high abusive drunk jailed for 12 months (Guardian Unlimited) - 6/8/07 A drunken British man who had sex with his girlfriend in an aeroplane toilet before forcing the flight to be diverted when he became abusive was jailed today. more>> When conflicts arise, try being polite first (International Herald Tribune) - 5/31/07 Some of the toughest questions I am asked are by readers who feel slighted, or abused, by the demeanor of airport and airline staff, or the alleged bad behavior of fellow travelers: "What are the rules? What are my rights?". more>> 2 Flights Carried Man With Deadly TB (New York Times) - 5/29/07 Public health officials today urged the passengers and crew of two recent trans-Atlantic flights to get checked for tuberculosis, after learning that a man with an exceptionally deadly and drug-resistant form of the disease had flown on the planes. more>> 700 snakes on a plane, almost  (MSNBC.com) - 5/24/07 Customs officers at Cairo’s airport on Thursday detained a man bound for Saudi Arabia who was trying to smuggle 700 live snakes on a plane, airport authorities said. more>> Britney has tarmac tantrum, stops flights (New York Post) - 5/20/07 Flameout popster Britney Spears flipped again - ranting about the lack of leather seats on her United Airlines flight from L.A. to Miami Friday night, and demanding to be let off minutes before takeoff . more>> Mile high couple admit jet fracas (Daily Mail) - 5/15/07 From the moment they boarded the plane, Trevor Blake and Nicola Fitzgerald had one thing on their mind. They drank a few glasses of wine to calm their nerves and then disappeared into a lavatory cubicle together. more>> Over-size passengers in under-sized airline seats (New Zealand Herald) - 5/2/2007 A large woman from South Africa sat on the aisle seat on our flight from Auckland to Singapore. Not only did she encroach on my wife's seating space but the arm rest between them had no chance of being lowered. more>> Fiji soldier urinates on Japanese passenger (The Age) - 4/5/07 Fiji's international carrier Air Pacific says it has apologised to a young Japanese woman after a Fijian soldier urinated on her. more>> Hawaii-bound flight diverted after unruly passenger strikes pilot (USA Today) - 4/3/07 A Honolulu-bound Delta Air Lines jet was diverted to San Francisco on Tuesday when a female passenger became unruly after smoking in the lavatory. more>> Pilot Orders Coughing Student Off Flight (NBC) - 3/28/07 An airline pilot on Tuesday ordered a 16-year-old student from Hawaii off an East Coast flight after a coughing fit. more>> Britsh Airways sat corpse in first class (TimesOnline) - 3/18/07 A British Airways passenger travelling first class has described how he woke up on a long-haul flight to find that cabin crew had placed a corpse in his row. more>> Airline worker arrested in alleged sexual assault (Seattle Post-Intelligencer) - 3/6/07 A Northwest Airlines employee was arrested Monday on suspicion of sexually assaulting a passenger during an early morning flight out of Sea-Tac Airport. more>> 10-1/2 hours on tarmac: JetBlue has a red face (Seattle Times) - 2/16/07 Hundreds of passengers who were stranded on parked JetBlue planes for up to 10 ½ hours could have been evacuated sooner if the airline had not waited to ask airport officials for help. more>> Airline defends removing family from flight (MSNBC.com) - 1/26/07 AirTran Airways on Tuesday defended its decision to remove a Massachusetts couple from a flight after their crying 3-year-old daughter refused to take her seat before takeoff. more>> Post reporter experiences tense United flight (Denver Post) - 12/26/06 For more than three hours late Monday afternoon, before boarding more than 200 passengers on Chicago-to-Denver flight 909, United Airlines officials had tried to cool down an extremely hot widebody jet at O'Hare International Airport. more>> Flatulence forces emergency landing (MSNBC.com) - 12/5/06 It is considered polite to light a match after passing gas. But not while on a plane. An American Airlines flight was forced to make an emergency landing Monday morning after a passenger lit a match to disguise the scent of flatulence, authorities said. more>> Woman kicked off plane for breast-feeding (MSNBC.com) - 11/16/06 A woman who claims she was kicked off an airplane because she was breast-feeding her baby has filed a complaint against two airlines. more>> Come fly the filthy skies (Gainesville Sun) - 10/22/06 Seatback pockets hiding sticky surprises, carpets with patterns that can no longer conceal the curious stains, overripe lavatories and crevices oozing snack grit and plain old grime. Increasingly, that describes the modern airliner, an untidy tube hurtling through the sky full of passengers who cannot wait to land and go wash their hands with disinfectant soap. more>> Airline Pitches Retro Smoking Service (FOX News) - 10/13/2006 A German entrepreneur wants to create a nostalgic smokers'haven above the clouds by starting a nicotine-friendly airline offering Cuban cigars, caviar and flight attendants in designer uniforms _ as well as smoking allowed in every seat. more>> FBI: Passenger On Plane Fought Man Who Smelled (Local 10) - 9/27/06 Authorities said a fight broke out on board a flight arriving at Miami International Airport on Wednesday morning. more>> Flight passengers describe hours of bizarre behavior (Washington Times) - 8/18/06 A self-described peace activist responsible for the diversion of a London-to-Washington flight Wednesday acted bizarrely for hours, made references to al Qaeda and hijack training flights, and was restrained by two passengers after she urinated in the aisle. more>> The Sick Seatmate: What's Your Risk? (New York Times) - 5/7/06 Terry Poe Buschkamp is not sure where she became infected with the mumps. But she is sure that she unwittingly carried it with her on a recent trip from Des Moines to Washington. "I flew while I was contagious," she said. more>> That 'ol black magic just doesn't fly with airline (Rocky Mountain News) - 4/13/06 A 50-year-old Russian celebrity is accused of getting violent on a flight from Las Vegas to New York City, slapping a flight attendant in the face, "hexing" the plane, announcing that it would crash and declaring that all the passengers, their children and their grandchildren would die. more>> Airport security finds human skull in checked luggage (USA Today) - 2/14/06 A Haitian national faces federal charges after airport security screeners found a human skull in her luggage at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport. more>> Peace on Earth, Not Necessarily Aboard Aircraft (Washington Post) - 12/27/05 It's holiday time and that means -- theoretically at least -- peace on Earth and good will toward men (and women). But two recent airline incidents raise the question: Does good will apply to the skies. more>> Ten seatmates from hell (USA Today) - 9/25/03 I knew I was in trouble the instant I saw them — a litter of 10-year-old hockey players, scattered throughout the plane. more>> How Safe Is Airline Water? Bring Your Own Bottle! (Wall Street Journal) - 11/1/2002 When Juanita Green needed to take some medication on a flight to Los Angeles, she washed down the pill with a cup of water from the plane's bathroom sink. It tasted funny, but she tried not to think about it. "For peace of mind," says the nurse from Miraloma, Calif. "I just hope it's clean and sterilized". more>> Fly the Angry Skies (New York Times) - 9/24/00 It wasn't supposed to be this way. We were told to expect medium-rare chateaubriand and exotic fondues and white linen antimacassars gentling our dreamy heads and fancy French wine all around and the bell ring of sterling flatware. more>> Bad passenger, bad! (Salon) - 4/13/99 Ah, the glamorous life of the flight attendant, where you get punched, kicked and defecated upon. more>> Banker Admits Guilt in Threat on Plane (New York Times) - 2/13/96 An investment banker accused of defecating on a food-service cart and threatening a flight attendant while flying to New York pleaded guilty yesterday to a misdemeanor and agreed to pay $50,000 in restitution. more>> « 2008   Have a question, comment, news tip, or found a link problem? Contact FlightsFromHell.com.    Back to Top