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Flights From Hell

Airplane at the airport 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.

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MOM AND MY FLIGHT THROUGH HELL
This was supposed to be the beginning of Mom and my great adventure. But boy did it start off wrong! I drove to Dallas to meet my 83 year old Mom and my sister Becky; she drove Mom down so she wouldn’t have to drive...more>>

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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

COMMENTARY

Read submitted comments about the state of commercial airline travel.

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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...

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FLYING HELL NEWS

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JetBlue flight diverted after fight breaks out
(CNN) - 9/6/08
A JetBlue flight from Boston, Massachusetts, to Fort Lauderdale, Florida, was diverted Saturday when a fight broke out after someone was smoking in the bathroom....

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GUEST BLOGS

These flights from hell blogs were originally published on other sites, and are generously being shared here by their authors for your enjoyment.

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Analysis: A flight from hell, dogs and Ben

Anyone who knows me well knows three important things about me. 1. I hate bad lighting. 2. Airplanes scare me. 3. Not crazy about dogs. Probably in that order.

Last weekend, my daughter and I took the afternoon plane from Nice to...

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FLYING FEATURES

See bits and videos about flying-related topics, including news, videos, featured websites and much more.

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UNRULY KIDS (AND THEIR PARENTS)

Heard about the most recent case involving a family that was ejected from their flight for having unruly kids? You can read about it in Harriet Baskas' Well Mannered Traveler column, and watch a news clip below. There was also an incident involving...

FEATURED SITE

The It's Jerry Time! website features videos about the trials and tribulations of a hapless schlub named Jerry. The Emmy winning webseries is based on Jerry's real life adventures. Click on the graphic below to view Jerry's flight from hell...

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