Flight Attendant Goes the Extra Mile for Gay Couple Flying JetBlue and Serves as Witness for Their Wedding

JetBlue has posted a charming tale on its blog about one of its flight attendants who made a couple of gay customers very, very happy:

When our Inflight crewmembers Nickeloa, Virginia and Daniel heard that an engaged couple was on board their recent BUR-JFK flight—en route to City Hall in NYC for their wedding— they got ridiculously excited to make the flight special for them. The couple, Rick and Liam, were so touched by the amazing customer service that they wrote us a note overflowing with kudos for our three rockstars. Not only did Virginia serve as the couple’s witness on her day off, but she made a stop at the New York institution, Billy’s Bakery, and picked up their Famous Icebox Cake and some cupcakes to celebrate.

You can read the couple's letter on JetBlue's site, and hope you get service this good next time you fly!

'Drift': VIDEO

Tim Sessler filmed "Drift" while on a single flight from San Francisco to Salt Lake to Philadelphia. Paired with the track "Indian Summer" by Jonsi and Alex it's pretty much the perfect thing to wake up to on a snowy morning.

Watch, AFTER THE JUMP...

(via the atlantic)

Pilot Reports Seeing 'Unmanned Drone' Near JFK: VIDEO

What's hovering in the skies over NYC?

The Alitalia pilot spotted the unmanned craft — described as “a black drone” — hovering just 200 feet from his jet about three miles east of the airport as he made his approach from Brooklyn.

“He was very clear as to what he saw,” a source said.

The pilot told investigators the object was flying at about 1,800 feet and looked like “a black drone about a meter square, with helicopter rotors on the corners.”

“It didn’t require the pilot of the jet to take any evasive action, and it didn’t interfere with the aircraft,” a source said.

The pilot landed safely.

Watch the CBS This Morning report, AFTER THE JUMP...

San Francisco Lawmaker to Propose Naming City's Airport for Slain Gay Rights Activist Harvey Milk

San Francisco Supervisor David Campos is proposing a charter amendment which would put the question of creating Harvey Milk-San Francisco International Airport on November's ballot, the AP reports:

If five of Campos’ colleagues agree to submit the proposed name change to voters and the amendment goes through in the fall, the city would become home to the world’s first airport honoring an openly gay person, said Milk’s nephew, Stuart Milk.

Milk, who runs an international gay rights foundation in his uncle’s memory, said that adding an airport to the list of public venues named for Harvey Milk would mark a milestone since flights to and from San Francisco International serve 68 countries where homosexuality is illegal.

No airport in the country has ever been named for an out LGBT person. The amendment could be voted on within two weeks.

Abraham Lincoln Flies Coach: PHOTO

And judging by his expression, has about as great an experience as the rest of us do.

(via imgur)

The Skies are Getting Very Congested: VIDEO

Here's a cool time-lapse of all landings at San Diego International Airport on Black Friday Nov 23, 2012 between 1030 am and 300 pm fused into a 25-second clip. Enjoy!

Watch, AFTER THE JUMP...