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Never Shout ‘I Have EBOLA’ On A Crowded Plane Because This Is What Happens

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SO. You’re sat on a busy passenger plane flying from The US of A to the Dominican Republic. You cough. You shout “I have Ebola, you are all screwed”.

At no point does anyone ask him if he’s joking.

Do they check his passport for signs of travel to West Africa, Madrid or Dallas?

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Posted: 10th, October 2014 | In: Reviews | Comment


This advert Russia’s Avianova airline is plain odd

THIS advert Russia’s Avianova airline is plain odd. Mexicans and Ryan Air, eat yer heart out:

Posted: 21st, June 2012 | In: The Consumer | Comment


‘Explosion’ Rips Roof Off Southwest Airlines Plane

“JUST unreal. All of a sudden there’s like a little explosion. Sounded like an explosion at least. All of a sudden there’s a sunroof in the middle of the plane.”

So says a passenger aboard Southwest AirlinesFlight 812 from Phoenix to Sacramento.

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Posted: 2nd, April 2011 | In: The Consumer | Comment (1)


Pilots Battle Crew On Air India Flight

ABOARD an Air India flight from the United Arab Emirates to Delhi, high over Pakistan, pilots and cabin crew are exchanging blows.

There has been a row in the cockpit about a claim of sexual harassment. Cabin crew allege that the pilot has been harassing a young female air hostess. The row continues into the galley. Passengers put down their in-flight mags and zoom in.

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Posted: 4th, October 2009 | In: Strange But True | Comment


You’ll Believe A Fat Canadian Can Fly

IN Canada it just got a lot harder to book an airline ticket. The planes are full – to bursting:

Obese people have the right to two seats for the price of one on flights within Canada, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled on Thursday.

The high court declined to hear an appeal by Canadian airlines of a decision by the Canadian Transportation Agency that people who are “functionally disabled by obesity” deserve to have two seats for one fare.

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Posted: 21st, November 2008 | In: Strange But True | Comment (1)