Jezebel: Airport

Canada Screws Up Royally and Refuses to Let Transgender People Fly

Cassie Murdoch — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 21:45:00 EST

Well, so much for our neighbors to the north being a paragon of politeness and acceptance. There's been a disturbing change made to Canadian airport security screening rules which means that now transgender people are not allowed to board airplanes in the country. That is obviously hugely problematic and insane for any number of reasons. Let's look at how things ended up in this sorry state. More »

Obama Doesn't Have Time for Jan Brewer's Shit, But Don't Tell Her That

Cassie Murdoch — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 10:20:00 EST

President Obama arrived in Phoenix yesterday and was greeted at the airport by Arizona governor Jan Brewer. And that was where the niceties ended. Brewer gave Obama a hand-written letter, and then the two got into a tense conversation. They were seen talking over each other, and she pointed at him. Then Obama walked away while Governor Brewer was mid-sentence. Ooh, diss. More »

Five Ways To Entertain Yourself In An Airport

Cassie Murdoch — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 13:00:00 EST

With massive hordes of people flying and bad weather predicted, there's a good chance you might find yourself stuck in an airport this holiday season. Whether you're there with an extra hour to kill or you're stuck for days on end because of a weather apocalypse, the airport is a tedious, crowded, and soul-deadening place. If you're lucky, you'll have access to some sort of special Ambassador's Club, but if you are forced to spend any time among the hoi polloi, here are some fun strategies to help you enjoy your trip and keep you from totally losing your mind. More »

Airport Employee Canned After Reporting Abused Dog

Margaret Hartmann — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 09:50:00 EST

Lynn Jones, a baggage handler at Reno-Tahoe International Airport, was fired from her job after she refused to load a severely abused dog onto a plane. Jones says the hunting dog was covered with sores and TSA agents couldn't get it to stand up to be X-rayed. "Everyone who saw it, the TSA people, the Airport Police officers, the girls at the ticket counter, was concerned," says Jones. "The dog was so weak and torn up. It didn't look like it could survive the flight." More »

Airport Bathroom Delivery Combines Fun Of Travel & Childbirth

Margaret Hartmann — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 23:29:00 EST

We've heard of women delivering their babies in all sorts of strange places, but a Maryland woman may have found one of the most awful ways to usher a new life into the world: In an airport, on the bathroom floor, during one of the busiest travel days of the year. The woman had just stepped off a flight at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, so she was actually lucky that she didn't have to give birth in the aisle of an airplane. The mom isn't releasing any personal details, but she and her son are healthy. More »

TSA Makes Flying Less Heinous For 1%, Promises To Appease The Rest Of Us Soon

Margaret Hartmann — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 10:40:00 EST

Your uncontrollable fits of rage toward the TSA haven't gone unnoticed. TSA chief John Pistole recently told a Congressional panel that he plans to implement strategies that are effective, yet allow passengers to travel without the feeling that TSA agents think they've killed someone and are determined to find incriminating evidence in their luggage, shoes, or hair. In fact, some of these policies have already been put into place, but since the TSA has a knack for angering the public, it's mainly big spenders who are being let through security with their jackets and dignity intact. More »

Gwen Stefani Charms The TSA With Rockin' Socks

Dodai Stewart — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 11:25:00 EST

[LAX, February 1. Image via Bauer-Griffin.]

Airport Sedition: The Surge Isn't Working And Neither Is John McCain's Common Sense

Megan Carpentier — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 10:00:00 EDT

I'm chilling out at Frankfurt Airport, desperately trying not to eavesdrop on any of the completely uninteresting conversations going on around me or gag from the smells of weird German lunch meats wafting up from the group of old people eating behind me. Luckily I have the redesigned Washington Independent's Attackerman, Spencer Ackerman, by my electronic side, ready, willing and able to provide me with some pre-flight entertainment in the form of a discussion about Republi-porn, the Surge, McCain's Viagra usage, Iraqistani and how my masseur Antoine and Alex Pareene kept me from going absolutely crazy. More »

May I Help You With Your Bag, Ms. Swinton?

Dodai Stewart — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 18:15:00 EST