Safety

The elevator controls pitch, meaning whether the nose goes up or down. On takeoff, the pilot has to pull back to rotate the nose up. If the elevator is jammed, you may not be able to lift the nose at all. In the Flight 9363 case, the elevator was stuck in a nose down position....

Just got back from Sandos Playacar (Jan 12 to 19, 2026) and I honestly feel like I need to warn people. We booked a Jacuzzi Suite. On Jan 16, the jacuzzi started draining itself into the room. The on button got stuck, jets wouldn’t stop, and water was flooding everywhere. We...

Ontario, Canada. I had a 2-month booking. On day 2 the guest (she says she’s a co-founder of a gate company and is also a host) claimed my stairs were “unsafe” and demanded I install a permanent baby gate from her business. My listing never promised a baby gate. The layout is...

Reading this honestly made my stomach drop. Someone violently trying your door at 1:18am is not a minor issue, especially at a so called luxury resort and especially as a solo female guest. What I would expect, minimum: security sent immediately, a follow up call to make sure...

Dropped family off at LAX Friday morning, parked in P3. Came back 30 mins later to find one tire completely flat. A random guy nearby pointed it out and offered to change it for me. Said he’d been looking for his car since 7am, which already seemed odd. After he swapped the...

On a work trip in Arizona, went back to my room and my key didn’t work. Front desk re-cut it, still nothing. Tried the app key said the room was locked from the inside. I’m traveling alone. Turns out housekeeping was “cleaning” but they’d locked it, then left the door wide open...

Had a weird call with Expedia before my New York trip. My return flight got canceled by Iberia, and Expedia told me to call their Denmark customer service to add one more hotel night. The agent spent half an hour fumbling around, then suddenly asked for my full credit card...

Had a weird one today, ordered an Uber to work, everything normal, said hi, matched the plate, offered my PIN like usual. Driver flat-out says he doesn’t “do pins” and tells me to get out. He wouldn’t cancel either, so I had to do it myself. Thankfully no cancellation fee, but I...

Just spent a few days in Italy and honestly felt more unsafe than I ever have while traveling. In Rome, a guy tried to rob me around midnight near the city center, I had to sprint about 2 km to get away. I wasn’t even carrying cash, just my phone and passport. Then in Milan, two...

On both my flights today, the FA added a line I hadn’t heard before: “If your electronic device is overheating, please notify a flight attendant right away.” Made me wonder what can crews actually do if a battery starts smoking or catches fire mid-flight? Can’t exactly toss it...

Wild story from View from the Wing: a Delta F passenger says he found black nightshade in his salad on ORD–SEA, got sick, and then the FA took the plant “as Delta’s property.” Paramedics met the flight. Delta offered 3k miles while they “investigate.” I’m not usually dramatic...

Was on a Delta flight last night in first class when a guy boarded late, angry, and immediately started yelling about the overhead bins being full slamming them shut and cursing. The flight leader didn’t mess around. He told the captain he didn’t feel safe, and the captain...

Last night on Train 93, a disabled passenger was still on the lift when the train started pulling away. The lift tipped and she nearly fell backwards, would’ve been a disaster if people nearby hadn’t grabbed her and pushed the lift back upright until a station worker stabilized...