Air Travel
The latest outrage-inducing airline fee: $25 for a window seat?
Posted on May 23, 2012, at 1:59 PMWant to make sure your family sits together on your summer vacation? Be prepared to open your wallet
Are airplane seats dangerously small for fat Americans?
Posted on May 9, 2012, at 3:28 PMResearchers worry that antiquated seating standards no longer match up with our expanding waistlines
Ryanair's 7 most ridiculous cost-saving ventures
Posted on April 5, 2012, at 4:23 PMThe cheapo Irish airline is famous for its outlandish proposals to save money. Are any of them so crazy they might just work?
Will airlines finally stop forcing fliers to turn off their iPads?
Posted on March 20, 2012, at 6:00 PMTravelers rejoice as the government reconsiders much-hated rules requiring passengers to turn off their gadgets during taxi, takeoff, and landing
Petty controversy: Alec Baldwin vs. American Airlines
Posted on December 7, 2011, at 6:32 PMThe 30 Rock star gets kicked off a flight after refusing to stop playing Words with Friends on his smartphone
The girl barred from flying because her purse was considered a lethal weapon
Posted on December 5, 2011, at 1:15 PMA pregnant 17-year-old is grounded because of a decorative pistol design on her handbag. Another epic TSA misfire?
Do gadgets really need to be turned off during flights?
Posted on November 30, 2011, at 6:16 PMWith holiday travel season upon us, many fliers are questioning whether they must truly shut down their iPads before takeoff
The airline passengers forced to pay $31,000 extra for fuel
Posted on November 18, 2011, at 5:58 PMFliers jetting from India to England are asked to cough up hundred of dollars apiece when the plane stops for gas in Austria
Should porn be allowed on airlines?
Posted on November 10, 2011, at 6:12 PMEuropean discount carrier Ryanair may offer discreet in-flight porn — for an additional fee, of course
The 'hilarious' TSA note about a woman's vibrator
Posted on October 25, 2011, at 2:22 PMAfter packing a sex toy in her luggage, a woman allegedly opens her suitcase to find a note from the TSA reading, "GET YOUR FREAK ON." Cue the jokes
The deadly Reno air-race crash: 4 lessons
Posted on September 19, 2011, at 10:08 AMA souped-up 1940s plane crashes into the grandstands at a Nevada air show, killing the pilot and eight others. What can we learn from this tragedy?
TSA airport screening: Are we safe enough to keep our shoes on?
Posted on September 6, 2011, at 4:21 PMThe days of walking through security checkpoints in your socks might be ending. Too soon or long overdue?
Is autopilot making airline pilots too 'dumb' to fly?
Posted on August 31, 2011, at 11:15 AMPilots' "automation addiction" has apparently increased the risks of flying, reports the AP — but the problem is flummoxing authorities
The end of 'naked scanners'?
Posted on July 25, 2011, at 11:22 AMThanks to new less intrusive software, TSA security agents will no longer see revealing images of travelers. Will that silence the "invasion of privacy" outcry?
The fastest way to board an airplane
Posted on July 22, 2011, at 10:30 AMAmerican Airlines' new "random" boarding strategy: Is it passenger-friendly or "complete chaos"?
The woman who allegedly 'molested' a TSA agent
Posted on July 18, 2011, at 2:48 PMAfter a traveler is charged with groping an airport security worker's breast, the anti-TSA crowd cheers her as a hero — but is she just part of the problem?
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