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March 9, 2012
American Airlines Flight Sent Back to Gate After Flight Attendant Rants Over PA About Crashing
Update, 12:30 p.m.: The flight's on the ground, but it will need to restock its alcohol supply. Details after the original. Update, 11:23 a.m.: American has confirmed the incident, and says two flight attendants were injured. The airline's statement is after the original item. Original item: An Am ... More >>
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January 18, 2012
How Did 65-Year-Old Woman Manage to Get Gun Through DFW Airport Security, Anyway?
Via.No doubt you've heard by now that a 65-year-old Little Elm woman was arrested at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport this morning for taking a .38-caliber pistol aboard an American Airlines flight. The Transportation Security Administration sent out a press release early this morning; a c ... More >>
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January 5, 2012
Survey Says American, Southwest Are the Top Two Carriers When It Comes to Losing Bags
A Friend of Unfair Park passes along The Wall Street Journal's latest look-see at how well the big carriers handle passengers and their luggage, and per the annual Middle Seat survey the two locally based airlines don't do so well when it comes to getting your bags to your destination. As in: Ame ... More >>
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June 29, 2011
Southwest's Flight Attendants Accept Pilot's Apology For His Open-Mic Rant
One week ago today, the union representing Southwest Airlines' flight attendants threatened to file a complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission after it became public that a pilot had taken to the airwaves to broadcast his ... let's say ... dissatisfaction with the quality of the ... More >>
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June 22, 2011
Southwest's Flight Attendants Are Furious Over Pilot's Comments and Carrier's Response
Perhaps you've heard: Back on March 25, a still-unidentified Southwest Airlines pilot was somewhere over the great state of Texas when he decided to use his open mike to review the Love Field-based carrier's flight attendants. Said the fellow, all he could find on his route were "11 fucking over- ... More >>
Blogs
June 21, 2011
Spirit Offers Another DFW-to-Chicago Option
On the same day that Love Field-based Southwest Airlines announced its 40th anniversary sale featuring some one-way ducats for as low at $40, Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport sends word that newbie Spirit Airlines is already expanding its service. Initially, the low-fare carrier was only f ... More >>
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January 3, 2011
Is It Better To Be Virgin or Take American from DFW to San Francisco? A Taste Test.
We tested out the new Virgin-American rivalry from D/FW to the West Coast so you don't have to.Andrea Grimes: A month ago, Virgin America began flying direct out of Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport to the West Coast -- specifically, Los Angeles and San Francisco. To announce their small- ... More >>
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November 23, 2010
City Offers Love Field Fliers Some Tips on How to Have a "Safe and Pleasant Experience"
Love Field does not look like this. Not yet. But it will. One day. So they say.As you're no doubt aware by now, Love Field's starting to get its extreme makeover -- otherwise known as the Love Field Modernization Program, for those now quite with the program. But, see, maybe you're headed out for ... More >>
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November 23, 2010
Southwest's Flight Attendants Cheer TSA's Move to Let 'Em Through Without Scan, Pat-Down
Seems like it was only Friday that Transport Workers Union Local 556 -- which reps Southwest Airlines's 9,400 flight attendants -- was sending Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano and TSA Administrator John J. Pistole that note letting the officials know they most certainly did not app ... More >>
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November 19, 2010
Southwest's Flight Attendants Also Don't Much Care For TSA's New Screening Procedures
Southwest Airlines's 9,400 flight attendants just sent word: They don't wanna be scanned. And they don't wanna be gate-raped. That's the gist of the missive Transport Workers Union Local 556 President Thom McDaniel sent to Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano and TSA Administrato ... More >>
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August 10, 2010
DFW International Airport Now a Virgin: Service to LA, San Francisco Begins in December
This is how Virgin America is advertising its flights from DFW to LA and San Francisco this morning.On the other side is the full announcement from Dallas/Fort International Airport concerning Virgin America's decision to go west, young man: On December 1, the just-turned-3-year-old carrier ... More >>
Blogs
June 11, 2010
Harvard Business Review Frequent Flier Asks, When Did American Airlines Get So Sad?
A few weeks ago, you no doubt recall, The New York Times wondered whether American Airlines was becoming "a waning star of air travel." To which many Friends responded, as they often do when the subject of the Fort Worth-based carrier comes up: Why, yes, yes it is. Among the frequent complaints h ... More >>
Blogs
February 3, 2009
Are You Too a "Bewildered and Angry Flier"?
The Wall Street Journal this morning examines airlines' inconsistently, almost arbitrarily enforced rules and regulations -- you know, the kind that result in "bewildered and angry fliers." As a prime example, the paper checks in with a frequent flier who found himself subject to the whims of an Ame ... More >>
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October 9, 2008
AA Flight Attendants to Work the Picket Counter at DFW Tomorrow
The Wall Street Journal this morning examines airlines' inconsistently, almost arbitrarily enforced rules and regulations -- you know, the kind that result in "bewildered and angry fliers." As a prime example, the paper checks in with a frequent flier who found himself subject to the whims of an Ame ... More >>
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July 11, 2008
Airline Execs Now Have Common Enemy: Goddamned Oil Speculators!
The Wall Street Journal this morning examines airlines' inconsistently, almost arbitrarily enforced rules and regulations -- you know, the kind that result in "bewildered and angry fliers." As a prime example, the paper checks in with a frequent flier who found himself subject to the whims of an Ame ... More >>
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July 2, 2008
Some 900 AA Flight Attendants Get a Choice: Get Pushed Out or Jump from the "Voluntary Bridge to Retirement"
The Wall Street Journal this morning examines airlines' inconsistently, almost arbitrarily enforced rules and regulations -- you know, the kind that result in "bewildered and angry fliers." As a prime example, the paper checks in with a frequent flier who found himself subject to the whims of an Ame ... More >>
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June 19, 2008
DFW International Has New Web Site. Wow, Just in Time!
The Wall Street Journal this morning examines airlines' inconsistently, almost arbitrarily enforced rules and regulations -- you know, the kind that result in "bewildered and angry fliers." As a prime example, the paper checks in with a frequent flier who found himself subject to the whims of an Ame ... More >>
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June 18, 2008
Looked Like You Picked the Wrong Week to Stop Sniffing Glue
The Wall Street Journal this morning examines airlines' inconsistently, almost arbitrarily enforced rules and regulations -- you know, the kind that result in "bewildered and angry fliers." As a prime example, the paper checks in with a frequent flier who found himself subject to the whims of an Ame ... More >>
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June 9, 2008
AA Raises Fares, But, Really, What's Another Twenty Bucks Among Friends?
The Wall Street Journal this morning examines airlines' inconsistently, almost arbitrarily enforced rules and regulations -- you know, the kind that result in "bewildered and angry fliers." As a prime example, the paper checks in with a frequent flier who found himself subject to the whims of an Ame ... More >>
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June 5, 2008
Southwest Airlines Don't #$*!% Around
The Wall Street Journal this morning examines airlines' inconsistently, almost arbitrarily enforced rules and regulations -- you know, the kind that result in "bewildered and angry fliers." As a prime example, the paper checks in with a frequent flier who found himself subject to the whims of an Ame ... More >>
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May 22, 2008
AA's Tim Wagner Will Now Answer Your Questions and Concerns. Be Nice.
The Wall Street Journal this morning examines airlines' inconsistently, almost arbitrarily enforced rules and regulations -- you know, the kind that result in "bewildered and angry fliers." As a prime example, the paper checks in with a frequent flier who found himself subject to the whims of an Ame ... More >>
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May 21, 2008
Television Haters Want American To Fly Friendler Fare. They'll Get Right On It.
The Wall Street Journal this morning examines airlines' inconsistently, almost arbitrarily enforced rules and regulations -- you know, the kind that result in "bewildered and angry fliers." As a prime example, the paper checks in with a frequent flier who found himself subject to the whims of an Ame ... More >>
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May 7, 2008
AA Flight 48, From DFW to Paris, Sounds Like One Hell of a Trip
The Wall Street Journal this morning examines airlines' inconsistently, almost arbitrarily enforced rules and regulations -- you know, the kind that result in "bewildered and angry fliers." As a prime example, the paper checks in with a frequent flier who found himself subject to the whims of an Ame ... More >>
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April 11, 2008
Welcome to Hell: Or, Good Luck Getting Out of DFW, Suckers.
The Wall Street Journal this morning examines airlines' inconsistently, almost arbitrarily enforced rules and regulations -- you know, the kind that result in "bewildered and angry fliers." As a prime example, the paper checks in with a frequent flier who found himself subject to the whims of an Ame ... More >>
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April 10, 2008
Update: The Fear of Landing
The Wall Street Journal this morning examines airlines' inconsistently, almost arbitrarily enforced rules and regulations -- you know, the kind that result in "bewildered and angry fliers." As a prime example, the paper checks in with a frequent flier who found himself subject to the whims of an Ame ... More >>
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March 25, 2008
Just Think of All the Free Travel
The Wall Street Journal this morning examines airlines' inconsistently, almost arbitrarily enforced rules and regulations -- you know, the kind that result in "bewildered and angry fliers." As a prime example, the paper checks in with a frequent flier who found himself subject to the whims of an Ame ... More >>
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March 18, 2008
Your Spring Break Trip Just Got Officially Effed
The Wall Street Journal this morning examines airlines' inconsistently, almost arbitrarily enforced rules and regulations -- you know, the kind that result in "bewildered and angry fliers." As a prime example, the paper checks in with a frequent flier who found himself subject to the whims of an Ame ... More >>
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March 18, 2008
Items of Interest, Far As You Know
The Wall Street Journal this morning examines airlines' inconsistently, almost arbitrarily enforced rules and regulations -- you know, the kind that result in "bewildered and angry fliers." As a prime example, the paper checks in with a frequent flier who found himself subject to the whims of an Ame ... More >>
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January 3, 2008
American Airlines: They'll Get Ya There. At Some Point.
The Wall Street Journal this morning examines airlines' inconsistently, almost arbitrarily enforced rules and regulations -- you know, the kind that result in "bewildered and angry fliers." As a prime example, the paper checks in with a frequent flier who found himself subject to the whims of an Ame ... More >>
Blogs
May 7, 2007
AA: Puttin' Flight Attendants Back to Work -- Well, 200 of Them, Anyway
The Wall Street Journal this morning examines airlines' inconsistently, almost arbitrarily enforced rules and regulations -- you know, the kind that result in "bewildered and angry fliers." As a prime example, the paper checks in with a frequent flier who found himself subject to the whims of an Ame ... More >>
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May 4, 2007
TWA Flight Attendants' Fury at American Airlines Takes Flight
The Wall Street Journal this morning examines airlines' inconsistently, almost arbitrarily enforced rules and regulations -- you know, the kind that result in "bewildered and angry fliers." As a prime example, the paper checks in with a frequent flier who found himself subject to the whims of an Ame ... More >>
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April 23, 2007
AMR Boss Makes $10 Million. Former TWA Flight Attendents Want Their Share. Or, At Least, Their Jobs.
The Wall Street Journal this morning examines airlines' inconsistently, almost arbitrarily enforced rules and regulations -- you know, the kind that result in "bewildered and angry fliers." As a prime example, the paper checks in with a frequent flier who found himself subject to the whims of an Ame ... More >>
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November 28, 2006
Just a Plane Sword
The Wall Street Journal this morning examines airlines' inconsistently, almost arbitrarily enforced rules and regulations -- you know, the kind that result in "bewildered and angry fliers." As a prime example, the paper checks in with a frequent flier who found himself subject to the whims of an Ame ... More >>
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November 22, 2006
And Qantas Never Crashed
The Wall Street Journal this morning examines airlines' inconsistently, almost arbitrarily enforced rules and regulations -- you know, the kind that result in "bewildered and angry fliers." As a prime example, the paper checks in with a frequent flier who found himself subject to the whims of an Ame ... More >>
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October 2, 2006
It's a Secret, No Doubt
The Wall Street Journal this morning examines airlines' inconsistently, almost arbitrarily enforced rules and regulations -- you know, the kind that result in "bewildered and angry fliers." As a prime example, the paper checks in with a frequent flier who found himself subject to the whims of an Ame ... More >>
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September 20, 2006
No, Thanks, I'll Take the Bus
The Wall Street Journal this morning examines airlines' inconsistently, almost arbitrarily enforced rules and regulations -- you know, the kind that result in "bewildered and angry fliers." As a prime example, the paper checks in with a frequent flier who found himself subject to the whims of an Ame ... More >>
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July 10, 2006
The Wright Flight Flies into D.C.
The Wall Street Journal this morning examines airlines' inconsistently, almost arbitrarily enforced rules and regulations -- you know, the kind that result in "bewildered and angry fliers." As a prime example, the paper checks in with a frequent flier who found himself subject to the whims of an Ame ... More >>
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June 1, 2006
For a Change, American Airlines is Against Itself
The Wall Street Journal this morning examines airlines' inconsistently, almost arbitrarily enforced rules and regulations -- you know, the kind that result in "bewildered and angry fliers." As a prime example, the paper checks in with a frequent flier who found himself subject to the whims of an Ame ... More >>
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May 16, 2006
The Wright Way to Mess With American?
The Wall Street Journal this morning examines airlines' inconsistently, almost arbitrarily enforced rules and regulations -- you know, the kind that result in "bewildered and angry fliers." As a prime example, the paper checks in with a frequent flier who found himself subject to the whims of an Ame ... More >>
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May 11, 2006
Where's the Quo?
The Wall Street Journal this morning examines airlines' inconsistently, almost arbitrarily enforced rules and regulations -- you know, the kind that result in "bewildered and angry fliers." As a prime example, the paper checks in with a frequent flier who found himself subject to the whims of an Ame ... More >>
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April 20, 2006
Airline Tickets for the Wright Price
The Wall Street Journal this morning examines airlines' inconsistently, almost arbitrarily enforced rules and regulations -- you know, the kind that result in "bewildered and angry fliers." As a prime example, the paper checks in with a frequent flier who found himself subject to the whims of an Ame ... More >>
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April 11, 2006
The Unfriendly Skies
The Wall Street Journal this morning examines airlines' inconsistently, almost arbitrarily enforced rules and regulations -- you know, the kind that result in "bewildered and angry fliers." As a prime example, the paper checks in with a frequent flier who found himself subject to the whims of an Ame ... More >>
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March 9, 2006
Whatta Load
The Wall Street Journal this morning examines airlines' inconsistently, almost arbitrarily enforced rules and regulations -- you know, the kind that result in "bewildered and angry fliers." As a prime example, the paper checks in with a frequent flier who found himself subject to the whims of an Ame ... More >>
News
June 16, 2005
Mostly Air
Plus: Sowing Old Seeds
Dining
January 15, 2004
Meal Tickets
Are airline meals worth the cost?
Best of Dallas
September 25, 2003
Best Free Kids Outing
Founder's Plaza at DFW Airport
News
June 19, 2003
Memory Problem
Plans for a 9-11 memorial for American Airlines workers hit snags
News
December 7, 2000
Love's Labor Lost
The silence is deafening at City Hall over expanding Love Field, but Jim Schutze has some advice for airport neighbors: Buy earplugs.
News
February 24, 2000
Air homophobia
A gay-bashing pilot prompts a change at Southwest Airlines
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October 16, 1997
The (W)right to Fly
How little Legend Airlines beat mammoth American at its own game
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