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Breaking News: Contact Lost with Air Asia 8501

December 27, 2014 by James Larounis Leave a Comment

Breaking News: Contact Lost with Air Asia 8501

Get award booking help and personalized travel assistance for as little as $1 a month! Air Asia 8501 travelling from Surabaya, Indonesia to Singapore has lost contact with air traffic control on Sunday morning. According to some sources, the pilot requested “an unusual routing” just prior to the disappearance. According to Air Asia, AirAsia Indonesia … [Continue reading]

JetBlue Flying Police Officers for Free

December 27, 2014 by James Larounis 1 Comment

JetBlue Flying Police Officers for Free

Get award booking help and personalized travel assistance for as little as $1 a month! In a mark of true patriotism, and reverence to our nation’s law enforcement, JetBlue is offering to fly two police officers from every police department across the country to the funeral of Police Officer Rafael Ramos. NYPD Officer Rafael Ramos was killed … [Continue reading]

Woman Gets Reunited With Her Luggage…20 Years Later

December 19, 2014 by James Larounis Leave a Comment

Woman Gets Reunited With Her Luggage…20 Years Later

Get award booking help and personalized travel assistance for as little as $1 a month! I always carry-on my luggage, unless I have some sort of large liquids where I’m forced to check it. There’s a reason I avoid checking a bag on a plane like the plague, and perhaps this story explains it best. … [Continue reading]

American Airlines 280 – Stunning Pictures

December 17, 2014 by James Larounis Leave a Comment

American Airlines 280 – Stunning Pictures

Get award booking help and personalized travel assistance for as little as $1 a month! As you’ve probably heard in the news yesterday, American Airlines 280, a 777 en-route from Seoul to Dallas, diverted to Tokyo due to severe turbulence, injuring upwards of 15 people onboard. The plane had 240 passengers onboard and 15 crew, and hit … [Continue reading]

A bad day for Qantas: 3 emergency landings in one day

December 9, 2014 by James Larounis Leave a Comment

A bad day for Qantas: 3 emergency landings in one day

Get award booking help and personalized travel assistance for as little as $1 a month! Yesterday was not the best for the Australian flag carrier, as they had to make 3 unscheduled emergency landings, all un-related. Perth to Karratha Returned to Perth about 2.40pm after cabin crew noticed an unusual odor. 75 people were treated … [Continue reading]

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