Flight Blog

An American Airlines flight horror story: Three bags lost in two months

Joe Murphy — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 14:26:15 +0000

This American Airlines horror story comes courtesy of the comments on the (quite active) American Airlines complaint thread here: As of last night, American Airlines has managed to lose my bag for the third time in 2 months! Twice in 2 weeks!! Counter people at airport don’t try to help you. They barely even look at [...]

The Unofficial Air Nippon Complaint Thread

Joe Murphy — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 04:15:16 +0000

Had a bad time flying on Air Nippon? Something go wrong traveling on this Japanese airline? Share your story of woe here.

Southwest Airlines Rapping Flight Attendant video

Joe Murphy — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 18:35:07 +0000

“I need a little audience participation, otherwise this is not going over well.” The Southwest Airlines Rapping Flight Attendant video:

The United Airlines “TRIP FROM HELL”

Joe Murphy — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 21:50:19 +0000

Note: the following came to me via email. Read with standard “hey, email forward” glasses on. I checked snopes to see if they had anything on this, they didn’t. “REALITY” TRAVEL OPTIONS by UNITED (Not yet trademarked, but soon to show true colors!) This is a reference to my Portland (PDX) to Buenos Aires (EZE) trip, beginning [...]

In-Flight Bacon: An idea whose time has come.

Joe Murphy — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 07:17:51 +0000

Yes, the economy is tanking. But know what? Gas prices are way low. That means airlines must have a bunch of extra cash in their vaults, right? And is there any better way to spend extra money than to spend it on bacon? Bacon. Kids love it. Adults love it. It’s the Food of the Moment. [...]

Commenting on Flight Blog is fixed and working again.

Joe Murphy — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 06:29:18 +0000

Hi there. Commenting on Flight Blog is fixed and working again.

The airline turkey sandwich wars

Joe Murphy — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 23:46:51 +0000

Neal Stewart, this guy I know who fills the internet’s turkey-sandwich-review niche with his Turkey Sandwich Report blog (he also writes on The Denver Post’s blogs) examines an angle of the airline wars: The airline turkey sandwich wars. On a flight a couple months ago, I reported that United Airlines knew I was on a flight [...]

World-wide air traffic simulation: 24 hours of flight

Joe Murphy — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 20:56:05 +0000

This video’s a simulation of world-wide air traffic patterns over 24 hours: (via MapRoom)

Chicago O’Hare on the Worst Airports To Sleep In list

Joe Murphy — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 13:27:28 +0000

Now, with the internet, there will soon be an information-niche for everything. The Guide to Sleeping in Airports has their territory staked out loud and clear. No need to guess what you’re going to get from them, no. Cheap? Homeless? Can’t afford a hotel? Check out their tips and lists of airports to sleep in [...]

Now there’s a baggage debate: Cheaper to ship your luggage?

Joe Murphy — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 17:10:55 +0000

If you don’t know, now you know. Airfarewatchdog and the Washington Post each have their break-down of the costs associated with checking your luggage on your trip — whether it’s one bag, two bags or more. Wired breaks down the strategy, which goes a little like “if you’ve got more than one bag to check [...]