Why Don’t Airlines Fly over Tibet?
If a location is a no-fly zone (a.k.a. no-flight zone [NFZ] or air exclusion zone [AEZ]), then of course no one will fly over it (unless, for some reason, air traffic control tells them to. ATC usually...
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The Lousy Thing About British Airways’ Recent All-Black Crew
Earlier this month, British Airways had a flight that included an all-Black crew. The historic flight took part during Black History Month (which is celebrated in February in the U.S. and Canada, but...
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Plane Captain Deftly Kicks Entitled Woman off Aircraft
It’s probably just human nature, but there’s something comforting about people with a vast sense of entitlement who get their comeuppance. We’ve written about such situations in the travel world in the...
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Easy Hack To Track Flights Without An App
People travel for vacations and business all the time. But another great reason to travel is to see loved ones. Undoubtedly, especially if they’re flying to see these family members, they may be picked...
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18 Secrets You Never Knew About Federal Air Marshals
Federal Air Marshals (FAMs) (sometimes called Sky Marshals) are special law enforcement agents who protect passengers and crew members from security threats aboard commercial aircraft. They board...
View Article5 Ways Your Medicine Can Get You Flagged at The Airport
The TSA has a lot of rules about what can and can’t be brought through the TSA security checkpoint. They tend to be a little softer on rules for peoples’ medications (i.e. how much liquid medication...
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Passenger’s Sneaky Revenge on Adult-Aged Seat Kicker Was *Chef’s Kiss*
The few times I flew with my mother, I discovered she was not the best passenger on earth. If there was a little kid behind her, kicking her seat, she’d wait and wait and wait, slowly getting to the...
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Air Rage: Story Of Man Killed By Fellow Passengers On Southwest Flight
We’ve all heard about air rage. There were lots of cases of it when the rules about wearing masks on planes were in place. However, air rage isn’t new to air travel. It’s been happening for decades...
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Pilot’s Perfect Revenge on Entitled Passenger?
We all know that as time has gone on, some people in the world have attained a certain level of, shall we say, self-importance. Unfortunately, thinking highly of yourself sometimes goes hand in hand...
View ArticleTwo 1-Way Tickets vs. One R/T?, A Window Seat Nightmare, Why Indian-Americans...
Hi, travel friends and happy Saturday! Here’s a recap of what’s gone on at YMMV in the past few weeks. Some of our recent most-read posts have been: Is it better to book 2 one-way tickets or 1...
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