A Good Laugh
You know the experience. You thought you heard it all. Then there is that situation comes up that amazes even the most seasoned employee. Tell us about it and let everyone have a good laugh.
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The Groupon Guide to: Flight Etiquette
by: TimT
04.30.11
During a flight, it's considered rude to walk into the pilots' cabin to ask to borrow maps—they need them to make masks. Print out and clip these even more helpful flight-etiquette tips to your sleeve before your next airborne journey:
•The flight attendants (or "cloud police") might ask you to fasten your seatbelt, but they'll respect you more if you refuse. Because the plane is s Read More
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Grounded
by: 1stFlight
04.1.11
Brendan had spent a week visiting his family in Kentucky. His sister-in-law and seven-year-old nephew went with him when he returned to the airport. After verifying his seat number with the counter attendant, Brendan walked back to his relatives and stated that he'd have to wait an additional three hours in the airport.
"How come?," his nephew asked.
"My plane has been grounded," Brendan e Read More
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Fasten Seat Belts
by: Joddy
03.19.11
Flying to Los Angeles from San Francisco the other day, a passenger noticed that the "Fasten Seat Belts" sign was kept lit during the whole journey although the flight was a particularly smooth one.
Just before landing, he asked the stewardess about it.
"Well," she explained, "up front there are 17 University of California girls going to Los Angeles for the weekend.
"In back, there are Read More
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Connecting Flights
by: Andrea
01.7.11
Many of my fellow airplane passengers became very upset when they learned there was a chance they might miss their connecting flights out of Aspen.
When we finally landed, I found out just how nasty things got. Over the intercom, a harried flight attendant announced, "Those of you continuing on to L.A. please wait outside next to the boarding ramp and we will have a shuttle run you over." Read More
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Arrested
by: Trisht
12.4.10
At New York's Kennedy airport today, an individual later discovered to be a public school teacher was arrested trying to board a flight while in possession of a ruler, a protractor, a set square, a slide rule, and a calculator.
At a morning press conference, the U.S. attorney general said he believes the man is a member of the notorious Al-Gebra movement.
He is being charged by the FBI wit Read More
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A great alternative to body scanners at airports
by: Willie Jenks
12.1.10
The Israelis are developing an airport security device that eliminates the privacy concerns that come with full-body scanners at the airports. It’s a booth you can step into that will not X-ray you, but will detonate any
explosive device you may have on you. They see this as a win-win for everyone, with no crap about racial profiling. It also would eliminate the costs of a long and exp Read More
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Kulula Airlines
by: The Dude
09.2.10
Hey this is really cool, check it out. Paste the address in your browser
https://www.kulula.com/info/aircraft-pictures-kulula-fleet-photo-gallery.aspx?utm_source=kulula-com&utm_medium=banner&utm_term=meet-our-fleet&utm_campaign=plane-gallery-awareness Read More
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Keep this in mind for furture use
by: nick
08.29.10
As a crowded airliner is about to take off, the peace is shattered by a 5-year-old boy who picks that moment to throw a wild temper tantrum. No matter what his frustrated, embarrassed mother does to try to calm him down, the boy continues to scream furiously and kick the seats around him.
Suddenly, from the rear of the plane, an elderly man in the uniform of an Air Force General is seen slowly Read More
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My Best Pilot Joke
by: Willy K
08.29.10
A photographer for a national magazine was assigned to take pictures of a great forest fire. He was advised that a small plane would be waiting to fly him over the fire. The photographer arrived at the airstrip just an hour before sundown. Sure enough, a small Cessna airplane was waiting. He jumped in with his equipment and shouted, "Let's go!"
The tense man sitting in the pilot's seat swung t Read More
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Noise Abatement
by: SkyPilot
07.28.10
"Flight 1234," the control tower advised, "turn right 45 degrees for noise abatement."
"Roger," the pilot responded, "but we're at 35,000 feet. How much noise can we make up here?"
"Sir," the radar man replied, "have you ever heard the noise a 727 makes when it hits a 747?" Read More
