Wheels Up! Podcast
Do you know the proper way to complain if you have a bad experience with an airline? Do you know why not to drink coffee or tea on your next flight? And what do you need to know about flying with a companion or emotional support animal? This is Mark Robertson and in my new podcast, Wheels Up, I’ll be talking with iheart radio’s airline expert Jay Ratliff about things you should know…and go into some of the more unusual stories of the airline industry. Find wheels up on the iHeartRadio app or wherever you get your podcasts.
Episodes
February 24, 2023 • 15 mins
Do you know the proper way to complain if you have a bad experience with an airline? Mark Robertson here and my "Wheels Up" podcast takes you behind the headlines of offbeat stories from the airlines. My partner, Jay Ratliff, former airline executive, helps us understand what's really going on. So settle back and we'll bring your complimentary beverage shortly!
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February 3, 2023 • 15 mins
Wheels Up! is my podcast that goes behind the headlines of unusual stories from the airlines. Along with former airline executive Jay Ratliff, we give you a fuller picture of what was going on. In this installment, a couple left their baby at the airport terminal when they didn't have the needed plane ticket, which airline ranks as the worst in America, and a flight attendant who helped a woman in distress aboard a recent flight.
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January 20, 2023 • 16 mins
Mark Robertson and his partner, former airline executive and iHeart Airline Analyst go behind the headlines of some of the airline related stories to give you a better picture of what really happened. In this installment, two incidents including one "near miss" at JFK in New York, why more passengers are getting bumped, Southwest Pilots planning a strike vote, and which airline made sure a dog abandoned at an airport got a good hom...
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January 4, 2023 • 17 mins
"Wheels Up" takes you behind the headlines of stories involving the airlines and the people who work there as I talk with former airline executive and iHeart Airline Analyst Jay Ratliff. In this installment Jay goes in depth about why Southwest cancelled 71% of their flights at Christmastime yet other airlines cancelled way fewer. Plus what one woman did when she caught United Airlines lying to her about where her missing luggage w...
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November 30, 2022 • 16 mins
"Wheels Up" is our entertaining podcast taking you behind the headlines of some of the stranger stories coming from the airline industry. Former airline executive Jay Ratliff gives us a fuller understanding of what's really taking place. In this installment we address a passenger trying to open the emergency door mid-flight, a cat found in a passenger's baggage by TSA, JetBlue hiring a convicted felon as a pilot, and Air India's v...
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November 18, 2022 • 15 mins
Wheels Up is my podcast that goes behind the headlines with details on some of the more unusual stories involving the airline industry and the people who work there. Like which airline is selling an "all you can fly" pass for $599? Listen and enjoy!
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November 4, 2022 • 15 mins
Do you know the proper way to complain if you have a bad experience with an airline? It's Mark Robertson with Jay Ratliff and Wheels Up goes behind the headlines of the more unusual stories about airplanes and the airlines. Today, a woman in the middle seat is surrounded by two morbidly obese people--and she's not happy. What can she do? Listen!
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June 6, 2022 • 27 mins
Our podcast now in its second year takes you behind the headlines of the offbeat stories of the airline industry. Together with my co-pilot Jay Ratliff--iHeart's Airline expert and former airline executive--we explore the stories you may not have heard COMPLETELY. Why would American Airlines pilots tell the public to fly Delta or United instead? And why did two pilots fall asleep in the cockpit? Sit back...and enjoy!
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May 16, 2022 • 28 mins
Wheels Up is my podcast that goes behind the headlines of some of the offbeat stories coming from the airlines and the people who work there, with help from iHeart Airline Expert and former airline executive Jay Ratliff. Among the stories in this installment: when a pilot passes out on a Cessna plane, a brave and amazingly calm passenger gets help from the air traffic controller to safely land the plane. Settle back and enjoy....
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May 2, 2022 • 33 mins
WHEELS UP! is my podcast taking you behind the headlines of some of the more offbeat stories coming out of the airlines and airports. In this installment:
--an airline honors an employee for saving six lives
--two pilots in separate planes try to swap cockpits but things don't go very smoothly
--A shortage of pilots could lead to automated flights with only one pilot--or no pilots!
--an American family in Israel stun an airport wit...
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April 18, 2022 • 30 mins
"Wheels Up" is a podcast that takes you behind the headlines of offbeat or unusual stories involving the airlines. In this installment:
--a video goes viral showing a packed flight being serenaded by two religious performers. Not everyone on the flight looks happy, but no one stopped them either
--People are arriving on time at the airport only to miss a flight because they can't find a parking space
--A flight crew is jailed after...
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April 4, 2022 • 28 mins
In this podcast we go behind the headlines of some of the more offbeat stories involving the airlines, but also answer some basic questions you have about travel. In this installment in addition to the airlines having some fun in April Fools Day:
--was Miley Cyrus in any danger when her plane was hit by lightning?
--Delta lands a plane when its windshield gets cracked--how often does that happen?
--a second black box found on tha...
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March 21, 2022 • 26 mins
Mark Robertson here and this podcast started to give you the full picture of some of the very offbeat stories we heard about the airlines. Not only do we go behind the headlines, we also update you on what's happening in the industry and how it affects you. In this installment, why Jetblue passengers could not get off their plane, which airline is now reinstating alcohol sales, why are pilots protesting, and how a plane full of pas...
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March 7, 2022 • 28 mins
Do you know the proper way to complain if you have a bad experience with an airline? Do you know why not to drink coffee or tea on your next flight? I'm Mark Robertson and this podcast goes behind the headlines of some of the more unusual stories of the airline industry. Among the things we discuss in this installment: a 52 year old Jetblue Pilot is removed from a plane for failing a breathalyzer test. What happens to him next? We;...
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February 22, 2022 • 27 mins
Do you know the proper way to complain if you have a bad experience with an airline? Do you know why not to drink coffee or tea on your next flight? The goal of my podcast is to take you behind the headlines of stories involving the airlines and the people who work there--and give you good information if you fly regularly or just from time to time. In this installment: there have been instances where unruly passengers try to open ...
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February 7, 2022 • 28 mins
Do you know the proper way to complain if you have a bad experience with an airline? Do you know why not to drink coffee or tea on your next flight? My podcast not only takes you behind the headlines of some of the offbeat airline stories of the week but also helps make you a savvy traveler, as I chat with iHeart Airline Analyst and former executive Jay Ratliff. In this installment we discuss how flight attendants deal with babies ...
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January 25, 2022 • 25 mins
Do you know the proper way to complain if you have a bad experience with an airline? Do you know why not to drink coffee or tea on your next flight? And what do you need to know about flying with a companion or emotional support animal? In our podcast we take you behind the scenes of some of the more unusual airline stories in the news while sharing information about being a happy and savvy traveler thanks to my co-host Jay Ratliff...
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January 14, 2022 • 28 mins
Do you know the proper way to complain if you have a bad experience with an airline? Do you know why not to drink coffee or tea on your next flight? And what do you need to know about flying with a companion or emotional support animal? Mark Robertson takes you behind the headlines of some of the unusual stories we hear about the airlines--along with iHeartRadio's airline anaylist (and former airline executive) Jay Ratliff. In this...
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December 6, 2021 • 24 mins
Do you know the proper way to complain if you have a bad experience with an airline? Do you know why not to drink coffee or tea on your next flight? And what do you need to know about flying with a companion or emotional support animal? Mark Robertson and his co-host, airline expert Jay Ratliff, take you behind the headlines of some of the more offbeat stories about the airlines. So...enjoy! And send us your comments.
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November 22, 2021 • 27 mins
Do you know the proper way to complain if you have a bad experience with an airline? Do you know why not to drink coffee or tea on your next flight? And what do you need to know about flying with a companion or emotional support animal? Mark Robertson and iHeartRadio Airline Expert Jay Ratliff join forces to take you behind the scenes on the stories from the airlines and airports and also present information to make you a savvy tra...
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