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HOUSTON, TX - One airport shuttle company unveiled a new program targeted at frequent travelers. The new cobranded credit card offers airport shuttle passengers several unique benefits.

Airport shuttle company offers new cobranded credit card

by Lee BallouSeptember 1, 2022August 13, 2022

DALLAS, TX - The Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) issued a statement this weekend unveiling detailed plans to overtake Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport as the preeminent airport for travelers forgetting they had a gun hidden in their carryon.

Dallas Forth Worth Airport still ticked it’s not #1 in gun confiscations; unveils plan to pump those numbers up

by Lee BallouAugust 26, 2022January 1, 2024

DENVER, CO - A food service caterer for United Airlines was recently caught sneaking some of his wife’s cooking onto a plane after he loaded several helping of her famous meatloaf on a plane he was catering.

Caterer sneaks in some of his wife’s cooking while catering flight

by Lee BallouAugust 24, 2022July 18, 2022

Travel can be fulfilling and inspiring. So much so that many people name their children after some fond travel memory or experience. Sometimes it works out, sometimes not so much. Here are the worst travel-inspired baby names of 2022.

The worst travel-inspired baby names of 2022

by Lee BallouAugust 22, 2022August 21, 2022

Denial. Anger. Negotiation. Depression. Acceptance or Change. These are the six stages of frequent flyer grief as told by our in-house artist.

The Six Stages of Frequent Flyer Grief

by Lee BallouAugust 21, 2022August 21, 2022

LAS VEGAS, NV - In a case of misplaced outrage a flight attendant revealed she actually does know the difference between Monkeypox and Eczema. She just doesn't like Eczema. Monkeypox is fine though.

Gate agent reveals she DOES know the difference between Monkeypox and Eczema

by Lee BallouAugust 17, 2022August 16, 2022

KABUL - The Taliban recently announced it was banning women from serving as flight attendants on Afghani airlines. Our reporters have uncovered the silver lining to this new policy.

The silver lining to the Taliban’s ban on female flight attendants

by Lee BallouAugust 11, 2022August 10, 2022

LAS VEGAS, NV - The world's leading travel satire site (us...) was recently named to the Top 100 Best Satire websites list and we are stunned as you are.

The Takeoff Nap named to the 100 Best Satire Websites List which is surprising given how poor our content is

by Lee BallouAugust 11, 2022January 1, 2024

DALLAS, TX - In a bid to fill desperately needed seats at empty conference room tables, one airline is getting creative by asking baggage handlers to double as executives.

Airline asks baggage handlers to serve as executives

by Lee BallouAugust 10, 2022August 10, 2022

CHICAGO, IL - In the war against actually doing any work, United Airlines' management team struck back against flight attendants using the Net Promoter Score system to score them with their own NPS system that scores the flight attendants' NPS system.

United’s management implements NPS system that measures their flight attendants’ NPS system

by Lee BallouAugust 9, 2022August 7, 2022