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CHICAGO, IL - A business traveler is forced to admit that maybe Chicago is finally turning things around after only getting mugged once on his recent business trip to the Windy City.

Business traveler pretty satisfied he only got mugged once on recent Chicago business trip

by Lee BallouJune 13, 2022June 10, 2022

TAP Portugal rep is still pretty fricking exhausted after winning literally everything at Freddie Awards

by Lee BallouJune 12, 2022January 1, 2024

AUSTIN, TX - Jermaine Riddlestands was forced to reset his counter for tracking days without mentioning face masks back to zero after inadvertently virtue signaling in a rage-tweet earlier this weekend.

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Travel blogger resets counter tracking “days without mentioning face masks” back to zero

by Lee BallouJune 11, 2022June 6, 2022

BUDAPEST - As airlines struggle to find qualified pilots to match soaring demand, one airline has the perfect solution to help its pilots push through the fatigue and keep flying: Red Bull.

Airline including cans of Red Bull in pilot’s amenity kits to help them push through the fatigue

by Lee BallouJune 10, 2022June 10, 2022

NEW YORK, NY - JetBlue's CEO Robin Hayes revealed the final card the desperate airline CEO intends to play in their thus-far-failed attempt to spirit away Spirit Airlines from Frontier.

JetBlue CEO reveals final card in hostile takeover battle with Frontier over Spirit

by Lee BallouJune 9, 2022June 7, 2022

WASHINGTON, DC - Antitrust regulators have revealed the primary reason they'd most certainly block an acquisition by JetBlue of Spirit Airlines, and the answer might shock you.

Regulators reveal real reason they’d block a JetBlue acquisition of Spirit

by Lee BallouJune 8, 2022June 6, 2022

LAS VEGAS, NV - In a move to counter Virgin Atlantic's recent tattoo policy, the ultra-low-cost carrier Spirit Airlines unveiled new guidance requiring all flight crew to receive a face or neck tattoo.

Spirit Airlines to require all flight crew to get face or neck tattoos

by Lee BallouJune 7, 2022June 3, 2022

NEW YORK, NY - A baggage handler at New York's John F. Kennedy Airport surprised his colleagues after he took a different approach to loading luggage onto his most recent plane.

Baggage handler decides to take a different approach, loads plane more thoughtfully

by Lee BallouJune 6, 2022June 6, 2022

LOS ANGELES, CA - Business traveler Mark Ryland recently confessed to fabricating reasons to still travel, despite the post-pandemic era that keeps many former business travelers on Zoom calls all day.

Business traveler admits ginning up questionable reasons to still travel for work in post-pandemic era

by Lee BallouJune 3, 2022May 12, 2022

ONTARIO, CA - Popular Southern California's popular Ontario International Airport (ONT) has formally challenged its older competitor, Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to a duel.

Ontario Airport challenges LAX to a duel

by Lee BallouJune 2, 2022May 12, 2022