Paying for baggage, snacks and other myriad things that used to be free is the best part of flying now. You really feel like you’re giving back to the system, after years of selfishly flying for less. Good for us.
Uh oh, our Jason Chen is going to be pissed when he sees this news. In-flight Wi-Fi’s set to get even slower, now that Gogo is giving away free Facebook access on seven of the major airlines.
Now, here’s a story that makes me happy. European airline Spanair decided to surprise 190 passengers flying on December 24 from Barcelona to Las Palmas – in the Canary Islands – with Christmas presents. And not just stupid little gifts. Real presents.
I’m flying to the US tomorrow, and I have to say that it’s with some trepidation – either some American TSA agent is going to see my virtual junk as I walk through the scanner, or somebody is going to enjoy the experience of experiencing my junk first hand. I guess I’ll just close my eyes and pretend I’m watching this Lego stop animation about the whole situation… [Thanks Sean!]
Air New Zealand is beginning to offer what has been dubbed “cuddle class” seating. Basically it means that you and your snuggle-bunny will be able to snooze very comfortably after purchasing a row of seats that convert into a bed.
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Virgin Atlantic has a new ad out! And it makes flying look like something between attending the VMAs and a scene from 300. But let’s keep it really real here, Virgin – you’re cool, but flying is not like this.
Being a flight attendant isn’t always exciting. The crew at Cebu Pacific Airlines, however, found a way to spice up a normally mundane safety demonstration: by setting it to Lady Gaga and Katy Perry songs and dancing their arses off.
