Airport security humor — here’s a great video from Australia

Charlie Leocha · October 30, 2008

We have all faced the indignities of passing through TSA security screening. We know the routine — shoes off, belts off, coats off, sweaters off, cell phones out of pockets, computers out of bags, change tossed into a bin. Here’s a bewildered traveler faced with a devious security screener that will bring a smile to your face.

 

10 wacky complaints about air travel

James Wysong · April 15, 2008

James WysongHeaven knows there are plenty of things to complain about in air travel these days. Why, just last week, the industry got its worst-ever customer satisfaction report, and American Airlines canceled more than 2,500 flights over four days. But some airline complaints are just weird, and in his 20 years as a flight attendant, James Wysong has heard plenty of them. Here are his favorites.

 

Funny business in the sky

James Wysong · April 1, 2008

James WysongApril Fools’ Day has arrived, giving James Wysong the opportunity to write about a topic that is near and dear to his heart: practical jokes. It seems his friends on the flight crew are all accomplished pranksters and for them the sky’s the limit. James gives you his 10 favorite in-flight shenanigans.

 

Iguazu Falls or bust

James Wysong · March 11, 2008

James WysongLong layovers in exotic locations are one of the perks of working as a flight attendant. James Wysong has had some wonderful layovers in the course of his career, but perhaps none was as memorable as his trip to Iguazu Falls, on the border of Brazil and Argentina. A bureaucratic problem threatened to end the careers of James and two fellow crew members, until one of the ladies figured out what to do.