Less meat, more food
Sure, if you’re promised a meal, and you don’t get one, you should be angry. But holding a sit-in? 55 vegetarian passengers on Air India refused to leave the plane after landing at their destination, because they had not been given a vegetarian option on board.

More drinks
As part of its continuing Texas-sized war with American Airlines, Southwest upped the ante and gave away free drinks last week to travelers from Dallas’ Love Field. 65,000 free drinks.

Less legroom, less luggage, but lots more prime minister!
Tony Blair, tired of flying in first class while Prince Charles flew business class, went downscale with his family, opting to fly Irish discount carrier Ryanair from Rome to Stansted. Unlike other Ryanair patrons, he and his family got to choose their seats in advance. (I wonder if he also paid for each piece of checked luggage, inflight food and drinks, or any of the myriad taxes and fees…) I guess he didn’t watch the channel 4 report on Ryanair safety! Next year, maybe we’ll see him jet off to Amsterdam on EasyJet for a weekend with his mates.

More plane
Singapore Airlines, the first airline to fly the double-decker Airbus A380, announced its first official route for the plane: Singapore to Sydney.

More old-school mileage
Best Interstate road trips in America? USA Today has a list. Some good roads, but if you’re road-tripping, don’t just stick to the interstates.

More newfangled mileage
Currently, twin-engine planes traveling over the oceans need to chart a course so they remain close to airports in case of emergency. (The certification is called “ETOPS” — explained here.) Airbus’ 319, 320, and 321 were just upgraded to 3 hour ETOPS recently by the FAA, allowing them to fly longer overwater. For widebody longhaul planes like the Boeing 777, the maximum legal flight time to the nearest airport is currently 3 hours. The Federal Aviation Administration appears set to certify the Boeing 777 (and potentially other 2-engine widebody planes) for longhaul overwater flights of up to 5 ½ hours. Only Antarctica would be off-limits.

More beat-up furniture and saggy mattresses. Lots more.
Want your home to be more like a rundown hotel? Then this is your home furnishing supercenter, from furniture to art. (via BoingBoing)