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The real reason(s) you should turn off electronic devices before takeoff.
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The real reason(s) you should turn off electronic devices before takeoff.

03/13/201501/08/2023 Posted byPeter Crosby

Ever wondered why airlines insist that you turn off electronic devices before takeoff? The answer might surprise you.

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Airline pilot explains why cabin air isn’t all just body odor and farts.
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Airline pilot explains why cabin air isn’t all just body odor and farts.

12/08/201401/18/2023 Posted byPeter Crosby

And what about offices, movie theaters, or classrooms?

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Flight attendants annoyingly try to prevent passenger deaths.
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Flight attendants annoyingly try to prevent passenger deaths.

10/27/201404/14/2022 Posted byPeter Crosby

I hate the in-flight safety videos as much as the next guy.

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Plebeian no more: United reinstates my “Premier Silver” status.
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Plebeian no more: United reinstates my “Premier Silver” status.

10/18/201404/14/2022 Posted byPeter Crosby

Of late, I have been traveling “on my own dime” as they say.

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Ticket price increases guaranteed (TSA security increases still highly debatable.)
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Ticket price increases guaranteed (TSA security increases still highly debatable.)

08/22/201410/14/2021 Posted byPeter Crosby

Just when you thought flying couldn’t get any more expensive, the TSA piles on to get their pound of flesh and help price airline travel out of the reach for most Americans. Well, at least we’ll get more security out of it, right? RIGHT?!

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Rating agency officially confirms what most travelers know: U.S. airlines are the worst.
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Rating agency officially confirms what most travelers know: U.S. airlines are the worst.

07/30/201401/07/2023 Posted byPeter Crosby

Sure, it seems at times like U.S. airlines are the worst. But are they really the absolute worst airlines in the world?

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It’s official: Airlines have finally gone mad with power, “We are Golden Gods!”
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It’s official: Airlines have finally gone mad with power, “We are Golden Gods!”

07/28/201411/08/2021 Posted byPeter Crosby

While I’ll certainly admit that “the ability to fly” is a pretty cool super-power (and I’m starting to believe that it’s going to airlines’ collective heads.

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Airbus patents modern day mass torture device to dissuade low income travelers.
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Airbus patents modern day mass torture device to dissuade low income travelers.

07/16/201410/14/2021 Posted byPeter Crosby

Just when you think airlines can’t make the experience any worse.

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Airline brings sexy back; ‘civility’ and ‘humanity’ still in development.
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Airline brings sexy back; ‘civility’ and ‘humanity’ still in development.

07/13/201410/14/2021 Posted byPeter Crosby

If I had to rank the many problems that I have with flight attendants, their uniforms probably wouldn’t be tops on my list. But when you’re already a decent airline, your priorities can be a little different.

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