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  • Pay by weight passenger airline fares launched in Samoa

    A small airline named Samoa Air, based in you’ve guessed it, Samoa, has begun to charge passengers by weight. As of January 1st 2013, they’ve been charging between 1.32 and 3.80 Talas (about .57¢ to 1.69$ Canadian) per kilogram. The company’s chairman Chris Langton says the move, a bold...
  • TSA takes no chances, gets 95-year-old woman to remove soiled diaper during pat-down

    That sweet, innocent looking little old lady in the wheelchair is a 95-year-old former nurse who is stricken with leukemia and has taken to wearing adult diapers for incontinence problems.  At least I think she’s sweet and innocent looking—the Transportation Security Administration at the Northwest Florida Regional Airport thought...
  • Young Asian Man Sneaks Onto Canada Bound Flight Disguised as Old Caucasian Man

    Scary but true, this unidentified Asian male successfully sneaked his way onto a Vancouver-bound flight this past October 29, by disguising himself as an elderly Caucasian male. Apparently the young man swapped boarding passes with a 55-year-old American citizen before boarding, then used a frequent flier card as identification...
  • Model sues over mid-air fake boob damage

    Irene Ferrari, a Russian model, is suing Swiss International Airlines for a boob related incident.  She is not new to this sort of thing after suffering an exploding breast whilst landing on a flight last year.  Ms Ferrari received a healthy settlement from that incident. Apparently her size “F” breasts hit the seat in front of her when strong turbulence...