planes

Some people on planes just don’t get it. Others just have really, REALLY unrealistic expectations. Here are some of the craziest requests made by some of each of those types…

For most people, if you’re not sitting in first or business class, seats in the exit rows can be some of the most desirable ones on the plane. You don’t…

Unless you have enough miles or cash to fly business or first class, air travel is uncomfortable. You’re squashed in like sardines, possibly having to deal with annoying people, like…

Unless you’re in business or first class, flying is not a super-duper lot of fun. And why should it be? I mean, you’re part of a coupla hundred people in…

There are few things more uncomfortable on most modern day airplanes than the lavatory. Your maneuvering room is limited to about 3 feet by 3 feet (if you’re lucky), the…

Everyone wants to load a plane faster. Airlines want it because it’ll get them off the ground on time. Passengers want it because it’ll get them to their destination faster.…

You may have heard about a plane “dumping fuel” before. The definition of it is pretty self-explanatory…the plane has X amount of fuel and it throws out, or “dumps” (although…

When Joe and I were en route to Iceland and took our first post-COVID flight (which, as it turned out, wasn’t really post-COVID), MCO –> JFK, we were a little…

When you’re on a plane the in-flight entertainment (well, if there is any…) could have many options. Movies, TV shows, games, music channels…lots of stuff to keep you occupied. Sometimes…

You’ve just boarded your aircraft and maybe you’re feeling a little smug because you already know so much stuff, like why planes still have ashtrays (even though smoking on planes…