3 posts tagged ‘flights’
Phew! Creepy alien on a recent flight turns out to be an optical illusion
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A passenger was minding their own business on a recent flight when they came face-to-face with what looked like ET's homelier cousin. "I ALMOST LANDED THIS PLANE MYSELF" they Xitted, along with this photo that went viral. The thing in the photo looks like an ominous, hooded little alien sitting across the aisle from the passenger, staring back with one shiny eye. — Read the rest The post Phew! Creepy alien on a recent flight turns out to be an optical illusion appeared first on Boing Boing.
POV: You're a checked bag on your way to the airplane (video)
What's the journey like for your luggage as it travels from check-in to the airplane cargo hold? Below is a suitcase's eye-view through the bowels of the Dallas Fort Worth International Airport. From the Dallas Morning News: At American Airlines, there's a structured process to get checked baggage through 20 miles of conveyor belts in the five terminals of DFW Airport. — Read the rest
Delta passengers spent night in remote Canadian military barracks after plane experienced mechanical problems
More than 250 passengers on a Delta flight from Amsterdam to Detroit spent Sunday night in a remote Canadian military barracks. The plane had mechanical problems with its deicing system and, according to a Delta statement, "out of an abundance of caution" the pilots landed in Happy Valley Bay in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. — Read the rest