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If you think economy class is cramped, just take a look at these SkyRider airplane seats. Rows have just 23 inches between them (that’s 8 inches less than the smallest economy class seating configuration at the moment). There is talk that this would be for a class below economy...

Want to know how to score yourself a lifetime ban from the United States? Luke Angel could tell you. About a month ago the 17-year-old got drunk and high then fired off an angry email at America’s 44th president. The precise nature of the email is unclear, what is...

Let’s face it, any form of transport has its risks. With planes, you have the omnipresent threat of mechanical failure sending you hurtling to your doom – or in a less catastrophic scenario, severe turbulence throwing you out of your seat. Boats sometimes catch on fire, sink, or do...

Singapore’s Changi Airport just got a whole lot more fun (and expensive) with an exciting new addition. The Slide@T3, which is located in Terminal 3 is a 12-meter-high corkscrew-like contraption that rockets passengers down its slope at a speed of 6 meters per second. To partake in the fun,...

It was reported recently that an emergency message was mistakenly activated on-board a British Airways 747, instructing passengers flying from London to Hong Kong to brace for a possible crash into the sea. It was attributed to Pilot error. According to The Sun, the 275 passengers on the British...

A bad day at work definitely cost a 39-year-old flight attendant his job and may cost him his freedom. As a JetBlue flight from Pittsburgh to New York landed, Steven Slater did what flight attendants always do – he told the passengers to remain seated until the plane had...

A 49-year-old United Airlines pilot was detained by authorities after he dropped his pants during a routine security screening at Rio de Janeiro Airport. It has been alleged that when asked to remove his belt and shoes, pilot Michael D. Slynn gave security screeners more than they bargained for…...

Travel agents, Flight Centre, announced recently that over 25 million items of luggage go missing at major airports every year. Their advice? Make sure you have the right travel insurance. After analysing the latest figures in the 2010 Air Transport Industry Baggage Report, it shows a staggering one in 100 passengers globally at a major airport will...

When a group of nuns based at the Marienkron Abbey in Monchhof, Austria found that their chicken breeding service wasn’t paying the bills, they came up with an unlikely, luxurious alternative. They converted the abbey into a five-star luxury spa that offers a range of services including massage, fitness...