Air Travel

Bond, Sham Bond

Bravo! Bravo!

Weekly News Wrapup - Grounded Flights, Clinton Pollster Resigned, and Threats At The Olympics

Mile High Michy’s

Your Safety, Their Punch Line

I once thought working for the Transportation Security Administration was serious business. I didn't have a clue

MIA Is the Best and the Worst

Just yesterday the Transportation Security Administration named Miami International Airport the best airport of the year. Today Travel Leisure cobbled together some statistics and named MIA the third-worst airport in America. TSA's award was primarily for improved security measures, while T L to ... More >>

Secure Monopoly

Owing to the laziness of Transportation Security Administration and Miami-Dade County Aviation Department bureacrats, a company with a lucrative venture at Miami International Airport won't be getting any competition anytime soon. For the past eight years, Secure Wrap of Miami has held the exclusiv ... More >>

Bids? We Don't Need No Stinkin' Bids!

A very special arrangement between a former county official and a private company has been very, very profitable

First Class All the Way

You're a very important person. Someone with influence. A big-shot bureaucrat. A friggin' Dade County Commissioner! And when you travel, you expect those airlines to understand that you want to go first class all the way.

Frequent Flyer Wiles

Terminal Baggage offers a mostly clever look at layover limbo

She's a Cool Mom

Terminal Baggage offers a mostly clever look at layover limbo

Winged Victory

Terminal Baggage offers a mostly clever look at layover limbo

BEST NOT-SO-CHEAP THRILL

Weightlessness

Flight Film Series

A quirky look back at Miami through its advertising and aviation industries

MIA: A User's Manual

Is our airport the most user-unfriendly in America? No, just one of four really unhappy landing sites.

Ramp Rats' Revenge

Checking luggage? Think long and hard before answering yes to that question at MIA

Admitting Terror

The immigration service's own describe how America failed to protect its borders from the September 11 terrorists

One Last Push

A decision on Homestead is imminent, and nobody wants to guess what will happen next

Best Magic City Icon

Miami International Airport

DeFede

Y2K Disaster Strikes Miami

Deadly Cargo

Big payoffs. Gruesome murders. Nosy feds. Life as a cargo handler at MIA just ain't what it used to be.

Place Your Seatbacks in the Upright Position and Prepare for Meltdown

The busy new Homestead airport will be just five miles from Turkey Point

Welcome to America. Now Go Home.

Granted sweeping new powers by Congress, the INS is quickly earning a global reputation for cruel and capricious conduct at Miami International Airport

The Baba Chronicles, Part 2

Granted sweeping new powers by Congress, the INS is quickly earning a global reputation for cruel and capricious conduct at Miami International Airport

The Baba Chronicles

For some people, African millionaire Foutanga Dit Babani Sissoko was a dream come true. For others he was a nightmare.

It's a Bird, It's a Plane, It's a Noise-Abatement Issue!

MIA's ear-splitting flight paths have local residents ready to take flight

Now Departing

Two parts pragmatism and one part nostalgia keep Miami's last propeller-driven cargo planes skimming the skies

Wings and Prayers

Most big airports come equipped with round-the-clock clerics -- but for some reason MIA has lost its religion

The Airport's Flush Fund

Most big airports come equipped with round-the-clock clerics -- but for some reason MIA has lost its religion

The Dumping Ground

When family members or cronies need a job, Dade county politicians drop them off at the airport

Getting Wasted at 35,000 Feet

Airlines that service Miami International Airport throw away up to 600 uneaten meals every day

The Last Flight Plan

Aviation pioneer Jean Rich succeeded because she was smart and tough. But when she died, her family and her airline went into a tailspin.

Smeared for Takeoff

American Airlines officials want to know why the Miami Herald is covering old news as if it were a breaking story

A Piece of Old New York

American Airlines officials want to know why the Miami Herald is covering old news as if it were a breaking story

$46 Million More For Miami International Airport Boondoogle

Already more than $2 billion over budget and more than three years behind schedule, Miami International Airport's north terminal is about to suck more money from Miami-Dade County.Miami-Dade Aviation DepartmentMiami International Airport's north terminal project will end up costing a gazillion dolla ... More >>

Miami Lawsuit: Air Traffic Controllers Caused Plane Crash, Couple's Death

GAB via Flicker CC​Just after midnight last November, Gordon and Barbara Taylor climbed into a privately-chartered, two-propeller airplane at Key West International Airport. Gordon, age 51, had a bad kidney and was on his way to surgery in Gainesville. So the small plane took off northbound in the ... More >>

Silicon Beach: Using Twitter to Bitch About Airlines

Image via Wikimedia Commons​Yours truly recently dealt with an American Airlines screw up that caused her to miss a trip to Hawaii. So after writing a blog post, starting a thread on a local travel community forum and filling out an official contact form to airline customer relations, all that was ... More >>

MIA Loses Local Travelers, is Still the Soap Opera of The Skies

Open Air Via Flicker CC​At Miami International Airport, somehow, there is always a couple fighting in Spanish. That such a fiery passion wells up alongside colorless cargo packages and old ladies in wheelchairs seems almost magical. It's one of the reasons we recommend arriving early with a box ... More >>

MIA Ranked Second Most Hellish Airport in U.S. for Second Year Running

MIA is the 2nd most hellish major airport in the U.S.​If Dante were to restage his Divine Comedy in the Magic City, his seven levels of hell would begin in the bleachers at a Miami Heat home game before descending into a hotel hot tub with George Rekers.But no trip to the underworld would be compl ... More >>

Two Caught Bringing Guns to Miami International Airport

​We now live a world where you can't even bring large amounts of gel on an airplane, so you'd think that every passenger would make sure they wouldn't bring their gun with them through airport security. Though, apparently two people were stopped at Miami International Airport today with in minutes ... More >>

Miami Man Dies Aboard Plane, Flight Diverted to Virginia

​A New York-to-Miami flight was diverted to Virginia after a 73-year-old Miami man died aboard the American Airlines plane last night. The man had complained of feeling ill and died while in the air.

Old Man In Skimpy Lingerie Boards US Airways Flight In South Florida, Causes Hubbub

photo via Jill Tarlow's Twitter ​Have you heard the one about the 65-year-old business traveler from Phoenix who likes to spice up his life by flying in women's undies? He'd been flying US Airways in his skimpy attire for years, actually -- until this week, when a passenger in Fort Lauderdale ... More >>

Wham, Bam, Pan Am

photo via Jill Tarlow's Twitter ​Have you heard the one about the 65-year-old business traveler from Phoenix who likes to spice up his life by flying in women's undies? He'd been flying US Airways in his skimpy attire for years, actually -- until this week, when a passenger in Fort Lauderdale ... More >>

Miami Woman Escorted Off Flight Just for Snapping Photo

​Do not piss off US Airways flight attendant Tonialla G. Certainly do not think about snapping a picture of her name tag, because she will have you booted off that plane so quick, and apparently US Airways will comply.Miami photographer Sandy DeWitt claims she was kicked off a Miami-bound fli ... More >>

Miami International Airport TSA Upgrade Means No More Naked Body Scans

​Bad news for techno-exhibitionists, and good news for pretty much everyone else: the days of those full body scans that leave little to the imagination at Miami International Airport security check points will soon be over. The Transportation Security Administration is rolling out new technology ... More >>

Brothers Arrested For Beating Up Pilot On MIA Flight

Jonathan and Luis Baez​Brothers Jonathan and Luis Baez have been arrested after seriously beating up a pilot on a plane at Miami International Airport last night. The skirmish started after the flight crew ordered one brother off the flight because he appeared to be drunk or on drugs and ended in ... More >>

MIA Has Seven of Nation's Most Delayed Flights

​No matter our differences, most Miamians can usually agree on one thing: we hate having to deal with Miami International Airport. Yet, as can be said in many cases, at least we're not New Jersey. Newark Airport has 40 of the nations one hundred most-delayed flights flying into or out of its runwa ... More >>

American Airlines "Poisoned Food" Caused Passenger's Death, Claims Lawsuit

​It's been a rough week for American Airlines. Not only did the company file for bankruptcy protection, but a widow is claiming her husband died sweaty after eating the airplane chicken. According to the suit, Miamian Othon Cortes and his wife Raquel were on a flight from Barcelona to New York's J ... More >>

Tony Darnell Fisher Arrested for Stealing Luggage From Carousel at MIA

​The domestic flight baggage carousel at Miami International Airport always makes us nervous. We've arrived in one piece. We're ready to finally get to our destination. The only thing left to do is collect our luggage. Why isn't it on the carousel? Oh my God, someone could have just randomly picke ... More >>

Eric Ripert: Miami Airport Stinks, But Try La Carreta ... and Other Recommendations

Eric Ripert via TwitterEric Ripert: MIA sucks, LaCarreta rocks.​While it's safe to say that every Miamian has a different opinion about what to love about our fair city -- the amazing weather, pristine beaches, exciting nightlife, fine dining -- we will probably agree on one thing: Miami Internati ... More >>