Flights From Hell

Delayed And Unable To Contact Dad

Gregg - admin — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 00:29:58 +0000

A long long time ago in a country far away… I was a graduate student in the UK, flying home for summer break, 1983. It was only my second international flight. My parents booked me a seat on a charter flight from Gatwick to Kennedy. I arrived on time at Gatwick, and got myself checked [...]

Delayed And Unable To Contact Dad is a post from: Flights From Hell

Stuck In Paris Wearing Cheap Clothes

Gregg - admin — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 01:24:56 +0000

This is a story from 2007: When I finished school my mother gave me a short city trip to Paris. I packed my baggage with a lot of fashionable clothes since Paris is a real fashion metropolis. As the plane started its approach to land the pilot started a speech which went approximately like this: “Dear passengers, [...]

Stuck In Paris Wearing Cheap Clothes is a post from: Flights From Hell

Urine Soaked Seat

Gregg - admin — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 03:06:22 +0000

A few years ago – on a flight from Dallas, Texas to Portland, Oregon the overweight and asleep gentleman next to me urinated on his and, ultimately, on my seat. I promptly stood up – to avoid sitting on a urine-soaked seat, and asked the nearest flight attendant for permission to move to another seat [...]

Urine Soaked Seat is a post from: Flights From Hell

Nice Lady Looks After Young Lad

Gregg - admin — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 03:28:29 +0000

I was 13 when I met a passenger who took care of me and treated me like a son. Before I tell my story, I must explain the background situation. I was on a flight from Beijing to San Francisco when engine #1 was on fire. Apparently a passenger discovered this and notified the captain. [...]

Nice Lady Looks After Young Lad is a post from: Flights From Hell

“No” To Toddler’s Temper Tantrum

Gregg - admin — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 02:07:12 +0000

I was taking a quick flight back from Orlando, FL to Lubbock, TX with a brief stop in Austin to let passengers get off and more get on. While waiting to board in Orlando, I saw a small family (Dad, two year old son, and Very Pregnant Mom) sitting in front of me. Dad had [...]

“No” To Toddler’s Temper Tantrum is a post from: Flights From Hell

Almost Bonked On The Head By Overhead Bin

Gregg - admin — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 22:18:01 +0000

Several years ago I was flying Delta Airlines on a short hop from North Carolina to Florida. It was a large plane and I was seated on the aisle in the front 1/3 of the plane. It was a normal boarding and taxi, but things got interesting on take-off. As the plane lifted off the runway, [...]

Almost Bonked On The Head By Overhead Bin is a post from: Flights From Hell

Loud Passenger Prevents Sleep

Gregg - admin — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 01:39:07 +0000

I was recently returning to Jacksonville, Florida from Kansas City, Missouri after an extended weekend where I was a co-hostess for my sister’s baby shower. Needless to say, I was exhausted. The first leg of my flight was from KC to Ft. Lauderdale. Flying Southwest and lucky enough to have an A boarding pass, I chose [...]

Loud Passenger Prevents Sleep is a post from: Flights From Hell

Terminal Hell In Phoenix

Gregg - admin — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 01:22:09 +0000

This complaint covers all categories – airlines, airports, and personnel. The incident happened at Phoenix. If you have a choice, do not go there. Especially, do not change flights there in the middle of a summer day! We arrived from Seattle on Alaska Air. We were supposed to catch an American Airlines flight onward to Dallas, [...]

Terminal Hell In Phoenix is a post from: Flights From Hell

Pathetic Parents

Gregg - admin — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 04:02:47 +0000

I used to fly weekly for my job, but now I only fly a few times a year for family visits and vacation, thank goodness! Several years ago I was flying from south Florida to Newark, NJ going home after visiting a friend. I had noticed a family with 2 small children in the boarding area [...]

Pathetic Parents is a post from: Flights From Hell

No Room For Portly Passenger

Gregg - admin — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 03:22:53 +0000

I was flying from Albuquerque to Phoenix. On Southwest Air, I got my “A” boarding pass and took my window seat. Some guy took the aisle seat and the flight filled up. At this point, there were only about 3 empty seats on the plane — all middle seats. As you can imagine, some guy [...]

No Room For Portly Passenger is a post from: Flights From Hell