United flies Paris-bound passenger to San Francisco by accident
454 When Lucie Bahetoukilae, a French woman who speaks no English, boarded her United Airlines flight, she fully expected to end up in Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris, France.…
Mayor of Venice is cracking down on fast food and “kebab shops”
507 Venice is a land of canals, gondolas, awesome architecture, classical music, theatre, heritage and according to Mayor Luigi Brugnaro, “kebab shops”, especially around St Mark’s Square. The Mayor says…
Confused about the laptop ban? Your questions answered
568 The US has done it, and so has the UK. Now two months on, Australia are also looking into “implementing a ban on passengers bringing laptops into the airplane…
Would you pay a fellow flyer not to recline their seat on a plane?
424 Many would say that when, flying in economy, the pleasant passenger in the seat in front suddenly turns into a demon simply by reclining their seat. This action is…
New opening: A rat cafe where you pay to eat with rodents – No joke!
410 A pop-up cafe in San Francisco is offering you the unusual experience of dining in their rat-infested eatery. What’s more, you will have to fork out a staggering $49…
Emirates sends ‘WTF’ email to passenger asking compensation
413 No, this is not a comedy sketch, Emirates customer services really did send a message to Claire Finch with the subject line “WTF”…. Ms Finch, who lives in Congleton,…
British Airways – IT failure caused 1000 flights to be cancelled
557 Never in UK aviation history has there been a worse incident of IT failure as seen in the last few days. BA is now facing huge compensation costs after…
How does Brexit affect tourism?
697 It has almost been a year since the UK voted to leave the European Union, but just how has Brexit affected tourism? Lycetts, a provider of insurance for several…
Virgin Holidays plans the world’s first beach airport lounge
583 Most hotels and cruise ships turf you out by midday and if your flight is an evening one you could end up a just hanging around aimlessly turning your…
Icelandair Stopover Pass: A boarding pass that thinks it’s a gig ticket
579 To celebrate their 80th anniversary, Icelandair has launched a new free service: the Icelandair Stopover Pass on their London to New York via Iceland route. This service transforms the…