Breaking: United Airlines Cutting Ties with the Middle East
It’s no surprise that United Airlines, along with the other US airlines Delta and American Airlines, don’t have any love for the Middle East carriers. They’ve been in a war of words now for years, bickering over things like subsidies and unfair trade practices, etc. Well, we’ve just learned today that United is taking their feud one step further, and this one doesn’t really seem to make sense. We’ve...
Begpacking – the latest trend in white privilege!
In what seems to be the latest trend of travel white privilege run amok, apparently there has been an uptick of ‘begpacking’ around the world. For anyone who’s wondering – just like I was before I came across the term- a ‘begpacker’ is apparently mainly a traveler from a western country who decides to backpack, but since they don’t have a lot of funds to do so, they resort to begging. I learnt this after I ran into this LeMonde...
United Airlines CEO Oscar Munoz’s Late Apology
The saying “better late than never” is what United Airlines CEO Oscar Munoz effectively said today, as he went out of his way, again, to issue a third statement to the brutal passenger debacle that happened Sunday night. Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you now know what’s happened with United Airlines and their ridiculous actions in removing a passenger from a Chicago to Louisville flight. In an...
United Airlines loses over $650,000,000 after passenger is beaten
Oops. Today, as of 1045am EST, United Airlines stock is down over 3.8%, which represents a drop of over $650,000,000 in market cap in just one day. Yesterday, the stock price was up slightly, but mostly because the fallout and blowback hadn’t reached the epic proportions that it did overnight. Perhaps it would have been better just to offer someone $2,000 for their ticket instead of violently beating, dragging, and abusing a...
The Internet is Trolling United on Twitter … Hard
It’s no secret United Airlines is getting a lot of negative press lately, and it really is all their fault. Two weeks ago they poorly handled a situation with two buddy pass travelers and their clothing. Today, it’s the doctor that was viciously beaten onboard and dragged off the plane after United decided he couldn’t fly in lieu of employees needing to travel. Rightfully so, the internet is trolling United on...
Fly the UnFriendly Skies – United Drags Passenger Off Plane
After a rather terrible PR coverage a few weeks ago, United went ahead and screwed up even more. News broke today that a passenger was forcibly removed from an overbooked flight causing outrage among the millions who have seen the videos. The issue came up after the airline, which is in the business of overselling their seats in hopes that they wouldn’t incur in any losses in case of last minute cancellations, found themselves in need...
Emotional Support Animals on airplanes are getting out of control
Emotional Support Animals provide a very needed service to thousands of people every day all over the United States. There is a small and growing population of people who are using emotional support animals as an excuse to get their pets for free on airplanes, knowing that no one on an airplane or at check in would dare question a valid disability. This allows them to sneak their pets into the cabin, avoiding the pet fees many...
Business is an Adventure in Seattle
As part of their events welcoming the new Virgin Atlantic route between London Heathrow and Seattle, Richard Branson will join a group of Seattleites in the latest installment of Business is an Adventure. The event, which will be live-streamed, will have Mimi Jung – from Seattle’s KING5 – as a moderator and will bring together Nadia Shouraboura, Founder and CEO of Hointer; Chase Jarvis, Founder and CEO of...
Virgin Atlantic Seattle to London New Route
Virgin Atlantic’s new route London to Seattle started today, and we were there at SeaTac to see it all happen. Take a look!
US Airline Stocks Fall because of the US Travel Electronics Ban
Yesterday we posted a lot about the new Trump Administration US Travel Electronics Ban. The news broke that it was not longer just a US Travel Ban but also a UK Travel Ban. It went widely unreported across the major news channels yesterday but today it’s been growing. Today, US Airline Stocks are the ones paying the price. In case you haven’t been up to date, here’s the basic info on the ban. Here’s some...
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