Posts Tagged with "Humor"

Even the most experienced road warrior will find themselves in their hotel room realizing that they've forgotten to pack something.  Over the years I've forgotten a number of things ranging from my laptop's power supply to my toiletry case.  Some things are easier to replace while some are harder, rarely is anything impossible.

A few weeks ago I drove down to Maryland for a meeting the following morning.  I arrived at my hotel later in the evening and started to unpack ...

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Leave it to Spirit Airlines to poke fun at the Secret Service scandal with a "more bang for your buck" sale. 

Spirit is concurrently running a "More Bang for Your Buck!" sale on $19.80 flights to Cartagena, Colombia, where several Secret Service agents allegedly spent a night in a lavish hotel with local escorts ahead of President Barack Obama's trip to the Summit of the Americas. ("Upfront payment is required," Spirit warns.)

Don't forget to bring extra ...

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To be honest, I did not even know what a rage comic was until I looked it up this evening, but I sure got a kick out of this (click on it):

The funny thing is, the comic is astoundingly accurate. Here's what I don't understand--United has done a great job on MilePoint and Flyertalk of keeping frequent flyers updated and even addressing some individual questions and concerns, but I do wonder where Jeff Smisek has been throughout this very rocky ...

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A great brouhaha is going on right now in the City of Brotherly Love over the proposed expansion of Philadelphia International Airport. Not surprisingly, US Airways (which currently holds a dominant position in Philadelphia) wants to keep it that way and opposes expansion.

Click here to read a leaked memo sent by US Airways CEO Doug Parker to his employees on the project. Here's an excerpt:

Memo: To US Airways employees

From: Doug Parker, Chairman and ...

Alec Baldwin is such a jerk. But this video is hilarious:

For those of you unfamilar with what happened, Baldwin was tossed off an AA flight last week after repeatdly ignoring FA requests to turn off his electronic equipment. Here's a bit of background info:

Passenger Steve Weiss, who was sitting across the isle from Baldwin, described the scene.

"Apparently he said he was playing a game, but he was actually talking on the phone. She [the flight attendant] ...

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I've written before about untied.com, the site that allows disgruntled United (and now Continental) passengers to post complaints about their expeirence. The sight recently got a facelift, humorously now resembling the current United.com homepage.

 

Whenever I need a laugh, I go to untied.com to read some of the passenger complaints. Some of them are legit, but most are laughably ridiculous, like this one:

We booked this flight for 2 ...

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