What is a DYKWIA I hear you ask? This unpronounceable acronym is associated with travellers who have a ‘Don’t You Know Who I am?’ attitude. These travellers are easy to spot due to their elevated ego, arrogance or unwarranted emphasis
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Removed from flight for taking a photo?
Americans are an interesting bunch – stuff 200 of them into a metal tube and drama will follow. Take this story for example – where a United Airlines flight attendant unleashes her wrath on an unsuspecting passenger because he had
Whingers of the week: A rat named Erroll
It’s not often that I come across a single social media whinge that is so odd that it gets its own Whingers of the Week entry. I found one. Virginia (known as ‘Ginny’ according to her Facebook profile) posted the
Life on Abercrombie & Fitch CEO’s Corporate Jet
Abercrombie & Fitch – there are few brands that symbolise frat masculinity and Hamptons prep as effortlessly as this US label. Michael Jeffries, CEO of A&F, is known for his eccentricity and his steadfast perfectionism in managing the brand. It seems
Whingers of the week: Qantas
This week, we stalk the Qantas facebook page to scope out social media’s worst travel complaints… FlymeFunky response: If you haven’t heard, apparently the contrails from Qantas jets are poisoning us in an epic plot to destroy the masses. If the conspiracy theorists
Silver-gate: Germaine Greer?
In an odd twist on yesterday’s Virgin Australia announcement removing priority check-in for Silver frequent flyers, it would appear that Germaine Greer (or a internet wannabe) has decided to weigh-in on the debate. Whilst we cannot confirm if this is
Whingers of the week: Virgin Australia strips benefits
Virgin Australia today announced that it would remove priority boarding for its second lowest frequent flyer tier. This has caused an uproar from Silver members with a number taking to social media to inform the airline of their outrage… Has
Oh hail the ‘Ostrich Pillow’
Suffer from incurable jetlag after your international flights? Look no further… the Ostrich Pillow is here! According to a European design company, the new device allows everyone to have a power nap “anytime, anywhere”. Kawamura-Ganjavian, the company responsible for creating
Whingers of the Week: Virgin Australia’s Facebook Page
This week, we stalk the Virgin Australia’s facebook page to scope out social media’s worst travel complaints… Oh Michael. Where do I begin? I assume you’re a qualified pilot, or a aviation cum weather expert, because you seem quite certain that
How NOT to reply to a complaint letter
Rex Express, one of Australia’s largest independent regional airlines, is enduring an embarrassing PR nightmare after it responded (poorly) to a complaint letter. The treatment of the customer has gone viral, with regional business leaders seeking to boycott the airline. Dr Charles
Grotty flying habits: Feet in the cabin (Photos)
Sitting in one spot for 16 hours can be excruciatingly hideous especially if your flying in economy. Your body contorts to angles that you may have not thought possible. You do what you need to do to get a few
Centurion: The Black Amex
Whats black, hard as steel, and makes all of your dreams come true? If you answered the American Express Centurion card – you are correct! The Centurion card, also known as the black amex, is the highest level of card
Whingers of the week
In this new weekly column, we bring you the internet’s top whingers of the week. Find out what’s pissed off travellers here on FlymeFunky…. AA is the worst I won’t get into my story in detail, all I can say
Whingers of the Week
In this new weekly column, we bring you the internet’s top whingers of the week. Find out what’s pissed off travellers here on FlymeFunky…. Mel to Syd @ 7:00am on Saturday – JASA. Well this was my most eventful flight
Whingers of the Week
In this new weekly column, we bring you the internet’s top whingers of the week. Find out what’s pissed off travellers here on FlymeFunky…. Dear Sir / Madame You really have no right to call the service you run from
High Country Llama Tours
I was alerted to this tourism goldmine whilst watching TV tonight and I felt compelled to share this with our faithful readers. After a collective “WTF” from my friends sitting next to me and a round of roaring laughter,
Top 10 crazy crosswind landing videos
Youtube is littered with some amazing windy landing videos. Today we bring you the best of the best. Did you pack a change of undies? 1. Crosswind landings in Düsseldorf 2. Malaysia Airlines 777-2000ER at Narita 3. Airbus A319 landing
The worlds most hideous airline cabins
Yesterday I was reading an article where Air India had released details of their new cabin design for the long-awaited 787 Dreamliner. Lets just say that I needed sunglasses from the overuse of hi-vis orange – perhaps it was designed
Ultimate Plane Porn
A friend shared this amazing video – shot in the cockpit of an Avianca aircraft. Scenes include the aircraft landing at various South American airports and unique and unusual vistas that aren’t usually seen by fare paying customers. You
Bird shits on co-pilot in Flybe drama
Captain ‘Bird’ and First Officer ‘Akers’ from UK carrier Flybe were fired recently after a hilarious exchange of bitchy snide remarks between the pair was reported to their employer. An amusing account of the tirade between the two has surfaced
