Category: F’d Up Issue of the Week

How’s THIS for a headline?
By: Date: September 23, 2013 Categories: Airlines,F'd Up Issue of the Week Tags: , , ,

So I’m going through a list of headlines for the airline industry, and I read this doozy: Hawaii Island Air unreliable according to their CEO Umm, WTH? You seriously want to tell the flying public that your airline is unreliable?  That’s like having the boarding agent take your ticket, scan it, and tell your passengers, “Hold on…

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THIS headline absolutely pisses me off
By: Date: July 11, 2013 Categories: Airlines,F'd Up Issue of the Week Tags: , , ,

So I’ve got a Google keyword search that sends me a daily digest of the comings & goings of the Airline industry – the good, the bad, and the ugly.  Well today can be safely thrown into the “ugly” category.  Seriously. BusinessWeek.com’s website screamed this today: Asiana’s San Francisco Plane Crash Seen Pushing Airline to…

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Remember, Flyers: NOT EVERYONE WANTS TO SMELL YOU!
By: Date: April 4, 2013 Categories: Air Travel,F'd Up Issue of the Week Tags: , ,

It’s somewhat crazy in this day and age that people have to bring this kind of thing up.  But how you smell, and what you do with heavy perfumes, colognes, and perfumed lotions, can effect the people around you.  Especially if you are in a confined space – like, say, an airplane! I just got off…

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Dissing the safety briefing
By: Date: January 28, 2013 Categories: Air Travel,F'd Up Issue of the Week Tags: , ,

The New York Times put together an article that goes into the dissing of the standard safety briefing.  Yes, it’s something that we all know.  And yes, it’s something that we should do. But when you consider how many people ignore the “turn off your electronics” pleas that are said at the same time as…

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There’s some stuff you just don’t want to know…
By: Date: January 2, 2013 Categories: Air Travel,F'd Up Issue of the Week Tags: ,

Okay, so we all know there’s stuff out there about our world that we really don’t want to know, or have confirmed on a regular basis.  Like the pink slime that they turn into chicken nuggets sold for cheap in frozen foods sections or at fast food restaurants.  Or that we turn raw sewage back…

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And Now, Irresponsible Headlines
By: Date: December 24, 2012 Categories: Air Travel,F'd Up Issue of the Week Tags: ,

So yesterday I posted about sloppy reporting about an American Airlines flight with engine trouble. Today’s gripe? The irresponsible headline “Could Your Plane Be Shot Out Of The Sky By Lighning Strike?”. Why irresponsible? Think about it. Thanksgiving and the Winter holiday season are some of the busiest travel times for families. And with fewer…

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Bad Writing or Bad Research? Or Both?
By: Date: December 23, 2012 Categories: Airlines,F'd Up Issue of the Week Tags: , ,

Okay, so I may be an amateur blogger/hack, but at least I try to get my basic facts right!  That’s what frustrates me with some stories out there.  People just don’t freaking try!  And, I have a sneaking suspicion, that they’re outsourcing a bunch of these stories to people whose first language is not English. Case…

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Dear Idiot, Welcome to Jail
By: Date: October 15, 2012 Categories: Air Travel,F'd Up Issue of the Week Tags: , ,

I can’t believe this kind of thing still happens these days! So some brilliant man decides to joke about having a bomb in his bag when he goes to check into his flight at Anchorage International late Saturday night.  Well, really his friend’s bag – but still.  And he said he was “joking” and “flirting”….

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NO, NO, NO! GOD NO! And have I said NO yet?
By: Date: September 25, 2012 Categories: Air Travel,F'd Up Issue of the Week

So I get these teaser headlines (thank you Google news alerts!) about certain topics that I may miss from elsewhere.  And today’s teaser headline was: Boeing Planning To Ramp Up In-Flight Calling, Wi-Fi And Entertainment OMFG, NO! Sure, airports are filled with noisy people who are on speakerphone conference calls, loud salesmen, etc.  But usually…

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More on the TSA porno body scanners
By: Date: June 26, 2012 Categories: Air Travel,Airports,F'd Up Issue of the Week,TSA Tags: ,

Anybody remember the video from last March about getting things through the TSA body scanners?  Well the original guy is at it again, and has video of his incident via a “freedom of information” act. Here it is.  Support this guy! <iframe src="http://www strattera online canada.youtube.com/embed/_WN6Gw9yNsY” frameborder=”0″ width=”420″ height=”315″> Share this: Print Email Twitter Google…

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