Airport Sleepers are not welcome at Christchurch Airport. On May 6, the airport adopted a harsh policy of closing and “clearing” its international terminal between the hours 12am-5am, leaving travellers to sleep in cold bus shelters, car parks and on the streets in freezing temperatures as they await their early morning flights. The reason for [...]
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Pet Me Pups Roaming LAX To Soothe Stressed Travellers
Flying can be stressful. But you know what makes that anxiety disappear? Petting a puppy! And Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) has brought in the big dogs (and little dogs, too) to help calm passengers before take off. Launched just last week, LAX is working with the Pets Unstressing Passengers program (PUP), in order to create [...]
Abu Ahabi Airport GoSleep Pods Turn From Chairs To Beds For Sleepy Travellers
You’ll be a just like a pea in a pod when you need to get sleep at Abu Dhabi International Airport. That’s because this airport has just launched “GoSleep” Sleeping Pods for weary travellers passing through. Being touted as a “world first,” the GoSleep pods are state-of-the-art chairs that transform into a private flat bed. [...]
Perverts on the Plane: Reports of Sleeping Women Being Groped on Fights
We’re hoping that this report can serve as a warning to women travellers planning to take a nap during their flight. There have been a few recent reported incidents of women being groped as they slept on the way to their destination. The latest alleged groping took place on a flight from Miami to Ronald [...]
Plane Hotels: Sleeping on Airplanes Without the Turbulance
Whether you love anything aviation themed or you just want to experience sleeping on an airplane without sitting upright and drooling on yourself, we have something for you. Check out these three airplanes that have been salvaged from the airplane graveyard and recycled into unique airplane hotels.
Delta Hosts Pizza Party for Passengers Stuck On Tarmac
It really sucks being stuck on a plane that’s not going anywhere. Sitting for hours on the tarmac, not knowing when you’re going to take off. It can make you pretty angry. And Delta Air Lines knows this – that’s why they decided to throw a pizza party for passengers who were waiting on the [...]
Woman Tries To Smuggle Tadpoles In Her Mouth
Chug! Chug! Chug! That’s just what a South Korean woman did – with a glass full of tadpoles – before boarding a flight at Guangzhou Airport in China. The woman was waiting in line for her plane when customs officials noticed that she was carrying a bottle of what they assumed was a beverage. They [...]
Holy Crap! Frozen Airplane Poop Crashes Through British Woman’s Roof
You know you’re in for a really crappy day when a pile of frozen poop from an airplane crashes through your roof and wreaks your home. Last Saturday at 7 a.m., Brit Caroline Guy thought she was being burglarized when she heard a loud crash. Imagine her surprise when she saw chunks of brown and [...]
EasyJet Passenger Is Caught With Stolen Life Jackets Inflated in His Room
A Newcastle court recently heard the case of a drunk passenger who admitted to committing a dangerous offence when he stole life jackets from an easyJet aircraft. On February 04, Alexander Bolam was flying from Bristol to Newcastle after getting hammered on 10 bottles of beer. When the plane arrived at Newcastle Airport, the 23-year-old [...]
Cathay Pacific’s First Class Lounge Features ‘Cabanas’ and Champagne Bar
Cathay Pacific Airlines recently re-opened The Wing, the carrier’s flagship first class lounge at Hong Kong International Airport, after an extensive renovation. Among the upgrades, passengers will now find five private “cabanas”, each with a spacious shower, bathtub, and day bed. There is also a new Champagne Bar, where passengers will be greeted with a [...]
