PHL
Quite Possibly Drunk Philly Guy Slaps Airline Pilot in DC
53-year-old Donald Gee, a Philly guy who appears to be seriously intoxicated, attempted to attack a pilot today at D.C.’s Dulles International Airport. (What is […]
PHL Nearly Doomed George W. Bush This Weekend
First there was the possibly specious New York Times Magazine story about the flight that almost crash-landed in Philly. Now #43 had a scare of […]
Confirmed: NYT Article on Miracle Philly Landing *Wasn’t* Made Up
The Atlantic‘s James Fallows, an expert of sorts on air travel, was intensely skeptical of the much-scrutinized New York Times Magazine “Lives” story about a man […]
Philly Plane Crashes Through Someone’s Living Room
While the whole New York Times Magazine story about the plane circling above PHL for two hours has the whiff of embellishment (if not fabulism) […]
Woman Tries to Smuggle Cocaine Through PHL Inside Her Heels
Last week, Philly Post contributor Gene Marks advised readers on ten ways to get through PHL quickly. This week we’re starting a new list on […]
An Expert’s 10 Tips for Getting Through PHL Quickly
Want to cruise through the Philly airport? Of course you do! Since January, I’ve been through our local airport more than 30 times (mostly on […]
JetBlue Begins Flights From PHL Today
At last, JetBlue has come along. The US Airways monopoly on trans-colonial northeastern city airline transportation has ended. Philly to Boston. Boston to Philly. Starting […]
PHL, Now Featuring Qatar Airlines
PHL may be having trouble transporting passengers to and from Scranton, but beginning in 2014, getting to Doha shouldn’t be a problem. Next March, Qatar […]
Here’s One Way to Avoid Flying PHL This Summer
Looking for ways to avoid PHL this summer? Head to scenic Wilmington, Delaware! There, starting in July, at quaint New Castle County Airport, Frontier Airlines […]
Philadelphia International Airport Gets Colorful New Bathrooms
As part of its ongoing reinvention of the self, the Philadelphia International Airport is now transforming its bathrooms, which have needed the attention. Of course, […]
“Catch Me if You Can” Gone Wrong: Man Impersonates Pilot at PHL
Wednesday, a 61-year-old French guy boarded a Palm Beach-bound flight (paid ticket in hand) at PHL in full Air France uniform, marched up to the […]
PHL Apparently a Great Airport for Hooking Up
There’s a site called www.meetattheairport.com which looks about as shady as it sounds. Well, it has put out rankings for its top airports to “hook-up” […]
No More Naked X-Rays: Airports to Remove Peep Show Scanners
To all those pervs scanning our naked bodies at the airport: get a new hobby. The TSA is pulling its contract with the agency that […]
PHL Baggage Handler Gets Probation for Smuggling Drugs
A baggage handler at Philadelphia International Airport has been sentenced to 36 months probation for smuggling drugs on U.S. Airways flights. For 10 years, the […]
6 Myths About Philadelphia International Airport
I travel a few times a month for business, which means I’m a frequent visitor to the Philadelphia International Airport. It’s a good airport and, […]