Air Rage : Controversy
Spirit Airlines charges passengers extra to reserve any seat in advance, not just window or aisle seats.

The latest outrage-inducing airline fee: $25 for a window seat?

Want to make sure your family sits together on your summer vacation? Be prepared to open your wallet

 
Air Rage : The List
Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary has some pretty kooky, and sometimes offensive, money-saving ideas.

Ryanair's 7 most ridiculous cost-saving ventures

The cheapo Irish airline is famous for its outlandish proposals to save money. Are any of them so crazy they might just work?

 
Air Rage : Petty Controversy
Alec Baldwin really, really loves the smartphone game Words With Friends.

Petty controversy: Alec Baldwin vs. American Airlines

The 30 Rock star gets kicked off a flight after refusing to stop playing Words with Friends on his smartphone

 
Air Rage : Instant Guide
A Swissport airplane fuels up: This week, a charter flight company making a fuel stop in Austria asked fliers to fork over $31,000 before it allowed the flight to take off again.

The airline passengers forced to pay $31,000 extra for fuel

Fliers jetting from India to England are asked to cough up hundred of dollars apiece when the plane stops for gas in Austria

 
Air Rage : Opinion Brief
Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary may outrage toddler-toting passengers with his plan to let travelers drool over XXX films via a special smartphone app peddled by his discount carrier.

Should porn be allowed on airlines?

European discount carrier Ryanair may offer discreet in-flight porn — for an additional fee, of course

 
Air Rage : Wit
An unassuming silver bullet vibrator apparently inspired some bawdy attention from a TSA agent, who reportedly left a rather suggestive note for the woman who packed the toy in her luggage.

The 'hilarious' TSA note about a woman's vibrator

After 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

 
Air Rage : Fact Sheet
American Airline's new policy lets passengers who checked in earliest board first, regardless of where they're sitting.

The fastest way to board an airplane

American Airlines' new "random" boarding strategy: Is it passenger-friendly or "complete chaos"?

 
Air Rage : Opinion Brief
Showdown with the TSA: A 61-year-old Colorado woman has been charged with felony sexual assault for allegedly squeezing and twisting a TSA agent's breast.

The woman who allegedly 'molested' a TSA agent

After 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?

 
Air Rage : Opinion Brief
One airline is booting babies from first class, and some say it's about time.

Should kids be banned from flying first-class?

Malaysia Airlines boots babies to the back of the plane to appease premium passengers who complain about crying infants. Should other airlines follow suit?

 
Air Rage : Opinion Brief
The contents of Sy Haze's luggage are laid out on his hotel bed in a video that shows off his pee-soaked clothes.

A Delta passenger's urine-soaked-baggage nightmare

A British man's days-long quest to find his lost luggage ends with a disappointing discovery: Someone peed all over his clothes  

 
Air Rage : By the numbers
U.S. airlines raked in billions in baggage fees in 2010, with Delta leading the pack with $952 million.

The 'staggering' $5.7 billion in airline fees: By the numbers

U.S. airlines raked in 24 percent more in luggage fees last year than in 2009. Which carrier stuck Americans with the biggest bill?

 
Air Rage : Opinion Brief
Former Miss USA Susie Castillo gets emotional as she recounts her experience receiving a full pat-down by a TSA agent at the Dallas Fort-Worth airport this week.

A former Miss USA: 'Molested' by the TSA?

In a tearful video, former pageant winner Susie Castillo says a female TSA agent repeatedly touched her inappropriately during a security patdown

 
Air Rage : Opinion Brief
Is an overhead bin an appropriate venue in which to play peek-a-boo with a 17-month-old child?

Locking a toddler in the overhead bin: Worst joke ever?

A Virgin Blue flight attendant gets canned after he locks a 17-month-old child in the overhead compartment for 10 seconds

 
Air Rage : Opinion Brief
Cyndi Lauper's contagious glee was able to win over a notoriously frustrated group: Stranded airline travelers.

The antidote to air rage: Cyndi Lauper?

Trapped in an Argentine airport with a bunch of angry air travelers, Lauper sings "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun," and everyone mellows out. Should the TSA take note?

 
Air Rage : Opinion Brief
Where does all that lost airport luggage go? To a 40,000-square-foot superstore in Scottsboro, Ala., of course.

Alabama's lost-luggage superstore

Ever wonder what happens to the contents of unclaimed luggage? Drop by this unique discount store in Scottsboro, Ala.

 
Air Rage : Opinion Brief
"I would gladly pay extra for a child-free flight," says one frequent flier.

Are child-free flights the next travel trend?

Flying next to kids is not all right, some travelers are telling airlines, after a string of high-profile, midair tantrums

 

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