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If you wouldn’t wear it in front of your grandmother, you shouldn’t wear it on an airplane
How to start a conversation on a plane
How to end a conversation on a plane
How to find the best middle seat
How to get through airport security in a zip
Unspoken Airplane Rules Part I
Unspoken Airplane Rules Part II
Top 5 things to not do on an airplane
Recommendations for traveling with kids
How to get through an unexpected delay on the tarmac
How to get through an unexpected layover or delay
The man that runs the Las Vegas airport needs to get his head checked
Where to find popular magazines on a Southwest Airlines plane
How to fit your suitcase in the overhead stowage
What to put on your packing checklist
Pictures from Southwest Airlines' 2010 Spirit Party
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Do you know what airport these floor stickers are located?
Have you ever seen these planes flying in and out of Las Vegas? They’re headed to Area 51!
A 100+ ft aircraft can find a 10,000+ ft runway thousands of miles away with no google mapping or highway to follow.
When traveling, do you bring food from home to eat or do you purchase food at the airport (or on the plane)?
I’ve never used in-flight wifi - only because I’ve never been on a plane with it. I am, however, super stoked that Southwest Airlines will be adding wifi to their planes soon!
My only concern about in-flight wifi would be having the person next to me looking at naaasty things on the internet while I’m stuck sitting next to them. Talk about super awkward. I’d rather have a chatty Kathy sitting next to me than a Chester the… well, you get the idea.
I wonder if there are filters on the airline’s wifi? Or, if not, how do they prevent users from accessing certian sites?
Questions for you:
You bring your suitcase on the plane. You’re pretty sure it’ll fit in the overhead bin… so you try it. And it doesn’t. What do you do?
Well there are two options. You can either give up with the thing and ask the flight attendant to check the bag under the plane.
OR!
You can try to maneuver your bag so that it’ll fit in the overhead bin. I swear, as absurd as what I’m about to tell you may seem, it works for some suitcases. I’ve watched many flight attendants assist passengers with their suitcases and this is the generally the solution:
Turn your bag around.
You’re probably saying, “What? What does she mean by that?” Let me show you.
Most people will load their suitcase into the overhead bin like this (handle facing towards you):
However, certain suitcases don’t fit into the overhead bin like that. So try loading your suitcase like this instead (wheels facing towards you):
Notice that there won’t be any problem closing that bin.
Why does it work? Well if you look at the structure of your average suitcase, the top of the suitcase is thinner than the bottom. That’s why your suitcase can stand alone on it’s wheels without tipping over. And since the widest part of the overhead bin is closest to you, putting the widest part of your suitcase there will allow it to fit.
So for those of you who have a suitcase that is supposed to fit into the overhead bin but doesn’t - try this trick. Hopefully it works for you!
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