Life before TSA seems like it was forever ago! There was a time were you could literally drive up to the plane, have your friends wave at you through the window as you take off and wait for you right at the gate. Rules were so relaxed that Tom could call the gate agents and […]
There’s no limit to the discrimination Black people experience in various places as we transverse through this world.
Huggy Lowdown flew from D.C. to Jacksonville on a straight flight! But, before you get excited…his experience was terrible. He says the plane was tiny! He had to take a shuttle to get to the plane, then his bag didn’t fit in the overhead bin and he had no leg room. The worst part of […]
But the inquiry may not have been extensive enough, after realizing that many Black women also complained about being pulled for a search after walking through the body scanners.
REYKJAVIK, Iceland (AP) — Icelandic budget airline WOW Air collapsed under its financial problems on Thursday, leading it to ground planes and leave passengers stranded across two continents. The airline, a small carrier that specialized in ultra-cheap travel between the United States and Europe, told passengers there would be no further flights and advised them […]
Delta has tapped Oscar-winner Viola Davis to narrate a commercial about how travelling can unite our diverse world. According to The Drum, the campaign, titled “Close The Gap” highlights the shared childhood experiences of babies and kids from communities around the world. Davis reminds viewers that “we’re more alike than we are different,” signifying how travel can unite […]
Napa Valley’s first Black-owned winery has kicked off a long-term partnership with Delta Air Lines. Brown Estate wines was founded in 1996 and is located in the heart of wine country—Napa Valley, California. The company is run by siblings Deneen, David and Coral, and they have partnered with the airline to be featured in the winter menu aboard domestic […]
Damon loves Southwest airlines so much that he drove four hours to get back home so that he could catch a Southwest flight to Hampton later today. Tom loves Southwest too! Some may find that odd because back in the day when he was flyjocking he flew over 10,000 miles with American Airlines. HEAD BACK […]
TSA workers are usually among the least-liked government employees. But these days many travelers passing through airports are taking a moment to express their gratitude to the furloughed workers putting in their hours without pay as the partial government shutdown continues. In my research as a scholar of communication, as I outline in my book, “The Art of Gratitude.” I […]
In the wake of this government shutdown the airports have been pretty slow! But, Damon has TSA Pre Check and he doesn’t have to deal with the long lines. He recommends that everyone get pre check, it makes him feel like a VIP. Tom wishes he could be pre check but he can’t because “some […]
ATLANTA (AP) — It was taking more than an hour for passengers to get through domestic checkpoints at the world’s busiest airport in Atlanta on Monday, the first business day after security screeners missed paychecks for the first time due to partial government shutdown. No-shows among screeners across the nation soared Sunday and again Monday, […]
DALLAS (AP) — The partial government shutdown is starting to affect air travel. Over the weekend, some airports had long lines at checkpoints, apparently caused by a rising number of security officers calling in sick while they are not getting paid. Safety inspectors aren’t even on the job. A Federal Aviation Administration spokesman said Monday […]
