Apr 3rd, 2012 at 12:45PM: Airline Madness is Gadling's tournament of airline annoyances. You can catch up on all of the previous tournament action here.
Obese passengers who take up two seats has won our Airline Madness tournament. After last year's Hotel Madness tournament was completely dominated by the #1 seed, it's shocking to see this Airline Madness won by the #13 seed. It just goes to show that you never know ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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Airline Madness Champion: Obese Passengers Who Take Up Two Seats
Apr 3rd, 2012 at 12:45PM: Airline Madness is Gadling's tournament of airline annoyances. You can catch up on all of the previous tournament action here.
Obese passengers who take up two seats has won our Airline Madness tournament. After last year's Hotel Madness tournament was completely dominated by the #1 seed, it's shocking to see this Airline Madness won by the #13 seed. It just goes to show that you never know ...Airline Madness Championship: Obese people who take up two seats vs. Legroom
Mar 29th, 2012 at 12:00PM: Airline Madness is Gadling's tournament of airline annoyances. You can catch up on all of the previous tournament action here.
In a tournament full of upsets and unexpected outcomes, it's fitting that the Airline Madness championship match-up does not feature the bracket's top seed. Instead, it all comes down to #2 Legroom and #13 Obese people who take up two seats. In the Final Four, Obese ...Airline Madness: The Final Four
Mar 26th, 2012 at 11:00AM: Airline Madness is Gadling's tournament of airline annoyances. You can catch up on all of the previous tournament action here.
After two weeks of voting - along with intense debate in the comments - we have reached the Final Four of Airline Madness. The second round continued the drama that has become the trademark of this tournament, as #13 seed Obese people who take up two seats pulled ...Airline Madness: Rude airline staff vs. Legroom
Mar 19th, 2012 at 3:30PM: Airline Madness is Gadling's tournament of airline annoyances. You can catch up on all of the previous tournament action here.
Our final second round Airline Madness match-up features two classic airline pet peeves. #6 seed Rude airline staff struck a chord with voters and advanced with a dominating performance. It appears that many of you are fed up with poor customer service and terse ...Airline Madness Second Round
Mar 19th, 2012 at 10:00AM: Airline Madness is Gadling's tournament of airline annoyances. You can catch up on all of the previous tournament action here.
Just like in the NCAA men's basketball tournament, the first round of Airline Madness saw some major upsets. The #12 seed, Inattentive parents of crying babies, and #13 seeded Obese people who take up two seats won their first round match-ups with ease against ...Airline Madness: Legroom vs. Inefficient boarding procedures
Mar 12th, 2012 at 11:00AM: Airline Madness is Gadling's tournament of airline annoyances. You can catch up on all of the previous tournament action here.
The first round of Airline Madness continues with #2 seed Legroom taking on #15 seed Inefficient boarding procedures. As most of us are usually flying in the economy cabin, we know just how cramped those seats are. If you're 5 feet 9 inches or taller (the average ...Airline Madness: Gadling's tournament of airline annoyances
Mar 12th, 2012 at 10:00AM:
It's that time of year again! All around the country, people are filling out their brackets and arguing over match-ups. That's right; it's March Madness Airline Madness! Just like last year's Hotel Madness, we've compiled a list of travel pet peeves. Only this time around the competition is for the title of Worst Airline Annoyance. Our selection committee vetted the pool of candidates and ...Airline seat as buffet rebuffed, only take what you buy
Dec 22nd, 2010 at 3:00PM: When you go to a buffet, you know what to expect: take as much as you want. You pay once, and then you can consume all that you like. It's the nature of the environment. This stands in stark contrast to other restaurants, where you pay for an entrée and get nothing more. If you want an appetizer, you have to shell out a few extra bucks – likewise dessert. As a society, we have learned ...Photo of the day (11.18.10)
Nov 18th, 2010 at 6:00PM:
Some of us can easily sleep on planes, despite little leg room, screaming babies, and recirculated air, while others have to resort to sleeping pills, tiny airplane bottles of booze, and noise-canceling headphones to get any rest. But most of us can sleep on trains easily; something about the gentle rocking of the train, scenery whizzing by, and long bench seats makes for a comfy sleep ...Airlines: why it always has to come down to price
Nov 24th, 2009 at 8:00AM: Imagine what would be pretty much a perfect world, at least for airline CEOs. You're running a reasonable profit – let's say 10 percent, enough to keep the shareholders off their backs. And, they're growing annually at a low double-digit rate, as well. Again, the shareholders are seeing an upside, so there's no pressure on the airline's management. Since the numbers being posted are healthy, ...Frontier's new seating: 'Stretch' for some, 'scrunch' for others
Nov 15th, 2009 at 11:00AM: Sure, I think it's great that Frontier is introducing Stretch -- a new premium economy section in the first four rows of coach that adds more legroom.
But what I don't like is that they're not taking out any rows in back. Instead, they're squeezing the space between the other rows to make up for the extra room.
Sounds as though you're either moving up to riches, or being pushed back to rags. ...10 passengers we love to hate: Day 10 - Aggressive seat recliners
Jun 12th, 2009 at 1:00PM: Dear passenger in front of me - I appreciate that you've taken the captain's suggestion to "sit back, relax, and enjoy the flight." I'm trying to do the same thing myself. Heck, we're stuck in this metal tube together with nothing to do but sleep and watch movies for the next several hours. But I gotta be honest - you're getting just a bit too aggressive with your seat recline. Sure, I can ...What's an Exit Row Seat Worth?
Jul 17th, 2007 at 8:16AM: Any seasoned (or at least tall) traveler has been through this exchange numerous times at check-in:
"Do you have any exit row seats available?"
"Unfortunately not."
From there, you start cultivating visions of yourself bundled up in a little ball between two overweight passengers on that 12-hour flight from US to Asia...Don't you just love traveling?
Well, if you fly Virgin (incidentally my ...Need Cost Savings? Remove Airplane Seats
Dec 19th, 2006 at 7:53AM: Apparently, there's an FAA rule that airlines need a certain number of flight attendants per number of seats. So, in a cost-savings move, JetBlue plans to remove 6 seats from each plane, so they can fly with one less attendant per flight.
We certainly can't complain about an extra 4 inches of leg room that this will result in (for the first 9 rows, at least), but it's certainly odd that reducing ...
