Humor: Reflection on the trials of airplane travel 23 Articles

by Dwayne Phillips

Summer Travel Ah yes, it is summer time and the amateurs are filling the airplanes. They are here and bothering the professionals like me. Today's flight is populated with a group of teenage boys wearing shirts that ...read more

by James Mockridge.

To reach a vacation destination that lies across distant lands and oceans, one must resort to the use of the airplane. A bus with wings, that is seated according to your ''class'' in society, with the class being the numbe...read more

by Sheryl Mcginnis

I recently returned from a trip that took me from Orlando, Florida to Seattle, Washington and back. Just like rock bands name their tours, I thought of an appropriate name for my cross country tour - The Screaming of Ameri...read more

by Jayden Harlow

When it comes to flying, I'm definitely in synch with the B.A. Baracus school of thought. (You younger folks can look him up on IMDB.com.) All things being equal, I'd definitely rather go by train or boat. That said, even ...read more

by roberto manzana

Air Travel another great lost art. I can remember a time when flying was glamorous. Ladies and gentlemen dressed up and children rarely flew. It was an adult thing that was prized and cherished like a night out or an ...read more

by Patricia Parker

The cab arrives at your house at precisely the time you requested. Traffic on the expressway is unusually light for a Friday afternoon. The rain has finally stopped and you spot a multi-hued rainbow overhead. One of the ai...read more

by Vicki Niedzielska

When I saw this title, I knew I was being compelled by a higher force to share a story with you all. THAT story. The one that alas could also double very effectively as "My most embarrassing moment" story. I will obey the ...read more

by Txomin Cot

Socrates once said, "Man must rise above the Earth to the top of the atmosphere and beyond for only thus will he fully understand the world in which he lives." The more I think of it, the more this quote proves to stick. ...read more

by W. Diane Van Zwol

A Comedy Of Circumstances: Kingston, Jamaica "We are going to Aruba!" The date is December fifth, in the early 1970's. It is the day of the Sinterklaas celebration for the Dutch. Seven am flight to Aruba. "Cance...read more

by Lydia Malings

It's hard to get angry with airport staff in America these days. At the first sign of grumpiness, a burly policeman with a sidearm the size of a French stick comes and stands nonchalantly beside you, or as nonchalantly as ...read more

by Denise Calaman

Air travel is always an adventure for us. Returning from Florida, my husband and I had an early morning flight bound for the Charlotte, NC airport for a brief layover. By the time our plane landed they were pre boarding ...read more

by Omnia

Flying is increasingly being held responsible for both global warming and global dimming. To these sins should now be added encouraging moral turpitude. There is something inherently dodgy about flying. After, "M...read more

by Steve Mccabe

Flying isn't, let's be honest, simply a matter of getting from here to there. If it were, then there would be no business class or first class; there would only be steerage. Just as car makers try to put as many comfort fe...read more

by Josh Wilde

While trying to kill some time today while waiting for my flight out of Tel Aviv, I wandered through the city and was very surprised to see my old friend, Herbert, sitting at a cafe. The last time I saw Herbert was in h...read more

by Megan Walton

There's something about airports that makes me want to retire to the bar until my -inevitably late- departure. Is that normal? Something about airports screams at me, "You need a drink or two to make it out alive!" I think...read more

by Ransom Stone

I recently bumped into Robert Plant in an airport in New Jersey. He just happened to be making his way through the terminal to the president's club, or the VIP room, or whatever you call those secret fancy places in airpor...read more

by Meghan Passage

Whenever I fly, my flight is usually delayed. It never fails. The weather can be crystal clear outside, but that does not stop my flight from being delayed. There's nothing worse than being stuck in an airport while you wa...read more

by Kimberly Stone

Airplanes are always a breeding ground for weird and sometimes sexually deviant behavior to take place. Part of it; having to be so eradicated from society and thousands of elevations above any form of human kind; perhaps...read more

by Dr.DS

Everyone seems to want the window seat. When your ten years old you want window seat, when your forty years old you want a window seat. People always want "THE" window seat. After years of flying with window seating a...read more

by Bill MacGregor

These days the list of What not to bring on board an aircraft' is almost as endless as the line at the security checkpoint, do resist in particular, the urge to bring a bad attitude beyond the jet way entrance regardless o...read more