12 Things in Travel You Need to Know Today 12 Things in Travel You Need to Know Today (This is a recurring post, updated daily with new information): Saturday, July 5 Yesterday’s TSA checkpoint numbers TSA officers screened TSA… Johnny Jet , July 5, 2025
A Christian Conservative Claims United Airlines Somalian Employees Stole an $8,000 Camera From Checked Luggage Lauren Witzke, who describes herself as a Christian Nationalist on X (formerly Twitter), shared a precarious tweet for a variety of reasons. @LaurenWitzkeDE writes: “Hey @united Please check your messages… Johnny Jet , July 4, 2025
Trump Orders Foreign Tourists to Pay Higher National Park Fees According to CBS News, “President Trump signed an executive order Thursday calling on the national park system to charge higher entry fees for foreign visitors. It instructs Interior Secretary Doug… Johnny Jet , July 4, 2025
Trip Report: Los Angeles to Naples, Italy via Chicago on American Airlines This post contains references to products from one or more of our advertisers. We may receive compensation when you click on links to those products. For an explanation of our… Johnny Jet , July 3, 2025
Passenger Fight Breaks Out on Frontier Airlines Flight to Miami Ishaan Sharma, 21, from New Jersey, is under arrest after attacking another passenger (video below) on a Frontier Airlines flight to Miami International Airport (MIA). The altercation took place Sunday… Johnny Jet , July 2, 2025
Serve with Honor, Travel with Ease: TSA Launches New Travel Benefits for Military Families This Summer This Independence Day, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is rolling out a salute to America’s military families, making the travel journey a little lighter for those who carry the weight… Natalie DiScala , July 2, 2025
Airline Ramper Moons Plane Captain in Viral Video There’s a pretty funny but grainy video (embedded below) on a flight attendant industry Facebook page showing an airline ramper dropping his pants and mooning the pilot of a plane… Johnny Jet , July 1, 2025
Northeast Storms Snarl Hectic Fourth of July Travel: Thousands of Flights Delayed, Waivers in Effect for Today Hopefully you’re not flying to, from or through the Northeast today or tonight because thunderstorms are wreaking havoc on the system. All three major U.S. airlines have issued travel waivers… Johnny Jet , July 1, 2025
Japan Airlines Boeing 737 Plunges 26,000 Feet as Passengers Write Goodbye Notes Fortunately, this story has a happy ending but it must have been terrifying in the moment. According to the South China Morning Post, a Japan Airlines Boeing 737-800 “started plummeting… Johnny Jet , July 1, 2025
10 Interesting Things To Know About Canada I’m in Canada for our twice-annual trip to see family and friends since my wife, Natalie, was born and raised here. I’ve probably been to Canada over 50 times and… Johnny Jet , July 1, 2025
Dad Jumps Overboard on Disney Cruise to Save Daughter Who Fell Yesterday, a passenger posted a video from the Disney Dream cruise ship. She said they “witnessed nothing short of a miracle” as a father jumped in after his daughter fell… Johnny Jet , June 30, 2025
American Airlines Lost Our Luggage Again … But This Time We Were Ready This post contains references to products from one or more of our advertisers. We may receive compensation when you click on links to those products. For an explanation of our… Johnny Jet , June 30, 2025
American Airlines Passenger Bumped From First Class—Turns Out It Was for President Biden A Minneapolis passenger tweeted yesterday that American Airlines had bumped her husband out of first class for an unknown government official. Once she boarded the plane she updated her post… Johnny Jet , June 29, 2025
9 Tips For Smoother Travels This Holiday Weekend and Beyond This post contains references to products from one or more of our advertisers. We may receive compensation when you click on links to those products. For an explanation of our… Johnny Jet , June 27, 2025
American Airlines’ Aging 777 Between Athens and New York Had a Mid-Flight Emergency; Flight Keeps Canceling We just returned from a couple of weeks in Europe. I booked the trip around a Princess cruise, which started in Naples, Italy and ended in Athens, Greece. I used… Johnny Jet , June 26, 2025
