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The Wall Street Journal reports: U.S. airlines have canceled more than 4,700 flights due to depart Sunday and Monday, ahead of the expected landfall early Tuesday of Hurricane Sandy. Airlines canceled 1,030 domestic and international services on Sunday and a further 3,680 due to depart Monday, with east coast airports expected to decide later Sunday whether or not to close. …

“The homosexual lobbies and blogs cried and stamped their feet. ‘Give us our naked body scans of anybody going to the airport’ and frequently mocked and attacked Public Advocate’s frequent condemnation of absurd measures which included the ‘naked body scan’. Many of these small minded ‘perversion cheerleaders’ even personally maligned and slandered Public Advocate leaders as ‘fixated’. The homosexual lobbies …

American Airlines has cancelled about 100 flights while they check their aircraft for more loose seats. Airline officials said late Thursday that they had come up with a fix for the seats, and they began pulling 48 Boeing 757s out of service to make repairs. All the planes should be back in service by Saturday. The seat repairs, however, could …

The New York Times notes that as airport security waits have lengthened, the number of people pretending to need airline-supplied wheelchairs seems to have risen as travelers realize that they’ll get pushed to the head of the line. Sometimes the fraud happens in plain sight: a customer waiting in line will suddenly request a chair after seeing one whiz through …

Tonight Charlotte’s airport was full of law enforcement teams returning to their home cities with their dogs. This cop was quietly reading out loud to his dog, who pretended to be fascinated by the Navy SEAL alleged Bin Laden raid tell-all, No Easy Day, whose author may be headed to federal prison for revealing classified information. All five of the …

I do not think I would enjoy this at all. During turbulence I tend to close my window shades because the rising and falling horizon can nauseate me. Come on, I’m already doing half the work of holding the plane up by my armrests! (Via Andrew Sullivan)

Virgin Airlines has launched an in-flight voter registration screen. Scan the QR code and you’ll be linked to Rock The Vote, who registered two million new voters in 2008.

If you just can’t be bothered to hang around that carousel all day, American Airlines has launched a bag delivery service. The service, which can be purchased when booking the trip or up to two hours before the flight, costs $29.95 to $49.95, depending on the amount of luggage. The service is available at more than 200 U.S. airports and …

Members of Reddit’s LGBT forum are split on whether the above claim could have really happened. And whether it was the right thing to do. (Via Unicorn Booty)

The travel blog Jaunted was moved to tears. Ever just started crying in an airport? Until this week, we’d have answered “no”—and even this week, it wasn’t anything to do with our flight. No, it was the sheer power of the blocks of the AIDS Memorial Quilt currently on display at Washington Dulles, and in particular this block, “Sewn with …

Via Raw Story: The TSA at San Francisco International Airport frisked New Yorker Jonah Falcon after noticing his “very noticeable” package as he went through security on July 9. “I said, ‘It’s my dick,’” Falcon told the Huffington Post, which claims Falcon has the “world’s largest penis.” “He gave me a pat down but made sure to go around [my …

Another flight nightmare from Spirit Airlines. Passengers on-board a Spirit Airlines flight landed in South Florida nearly a day after taking off from Los Angeles. Flight 310 departed LAX at 10 pm PST Saturday night, but was forced to make an emergency landing in Houston due to an unruly passenger. The 81-year-old man, who is blind, was kicking and screaming. …

But only on flights between NYC and London. So far. Passengers on certain Virgin Atlantic flights are now able to use their cell phones to make and receive phone calls at 35,000 feet, the airline announced Tuesday. The British airline’s new service could be a blessing for business travelers who want to stay connected during eight-hour flights across the ocean. …

Remember how I’ve bitched about Spirit Airlines? Check this. Putting a bag in the overhead bin will soon cost some Spirit Airlines passengers $100. That’s more than they may have paid for their tickets. The Miramar, Fla., airline currently charges $45 for a carry-on bag. As of Nov. 6, customers who wait to pay the fee at the boarding gate …

I suppose I’d be more amused if I didn’t know Spirit’s $19.80 fare would end up many many times higher once all their secret fees and undisclosed taxes were added in.

But it’s only for flights within California.

JetBlue is based in NYC and the pilot lives in Queens.

The second time for this kind of thing this month. A JetBlue captain went berserk on a flight from Kennedy Airport to Las Vegas today in an incident that forced the plane to make an emergency landing, passengers and authorities said. “Say your prayers!” the crazed pilot screamed as he ran up and down the aisle, a passenger told The …

On my flight back from South Florida last week, I noticed the above ad in Delta’s in-flight magazine. Today GLAAD issued a press release: Millions of travelers from all across the globe will learn about the need for vital LGBT-inclusive workplace protections with the release of a new full-page ad appearing in this month’s issue of ‘Delta Sky Magazine.’ Delta …

As her jetliner rolled down the runway at Dallas-Fort Worth today, an American Airlines flight attendant took to the intercom to scream that the plane was going to crash. Passengers found that upsetting. Chicago-bound Flight 2332 had departed the gate at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport this morning and was preparing for takeoff when, according to the law enforcement officer, a …