Sounds like “The Big Bang Theory” star Mayim Bialik might have had a bumpy air-travel experience on Sunday — but the turbulence was at the airport, not in the skies.
Bialik went on up her Instagram account on Sunday to vent at United airlines on Sunday, saying that she had a boarding door shut “in my face” as she attempted to make a connecting flight.
In a post that featured an unpleased-looking Bialik at the airport, the actress offered a number of theories regarding the incident she detailed, including that the “lady stewardess” might perhaps hate her CBS series.
“Ok @united airlines. i know I barely made my connecting flight. But I made it despite your delays making me late. And you turned me away as you let 5 other people on from my connecting flight because I had a carry on suitcase. They had carry ons too,” Bialik wrote.
“I understand everything was shut but that lady stewardess didn’t have to shut the boarding door like she did in my face without even saying she was sorry,” the actress continued. “Or with 7 min left she could have made a small effort to try harder since she said there were ‘plenty of seats open.’”
Bialik added, “Maybe she hates the Big Bang theory. Maybe she was having a bad day. Maybe she hates women who look like they’re going to cry. Now my suitcase is broken from running so hard and aggressively, my asthma is super angry and random people think I’m a prima donna because as she shut the door I said ‘I have a first class seat!’”
The actress concluded, “I didn’t mean I deserve it more, I meant can my suitcase sit in my first class seat and I’ll sit anywhere else? Not a good day for me and @united .”
TheWrap has reached out to United for comment on Bialik’s post.
Earlier, Bialik shared an Instagram post saying that visited the “unbelievable facility” at the Pittsburgh JCC.
“Thank you #jccpittsburgh for letting me see your unbelievable facility which cares for the entire community of #Pittsburgh : a Reggio-inspired gorgeous school, art installments celebrating the #Hazelwood community, teens everywhere, and young people I shared brunch with at #casbahpittsburgh to discuss the community this city built which supports each other in good times and the hardest times of all,” Bialik wrote. “Pittsburgh, you are the strongest. #pittsburghstrong #iwanttomovehere.”
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‘The Big Bang Theory’: 23 Most Memorable Guest Stars, From Stephen Hawking to Carrie Fisher (Photos)
The ongoing 12th season of “The Big Bang Theory” is its last. So you can bet that in their final go-around, the show will try to recruit just about every guest star in the galaxy. But TBBT has already had a nerd’s fantasy of astronauts, physicists and Spock. Ahead of its series finale, TheWrap looks at some of the show’s most memorable cameos. Excelsior!
“Hot in here? Must be Summer.” How many times has “Firefly” star Summer Glau heard that one? In this Season 2 episode, she has to endure the advances of both Howard and Raj as they try to pick her up while traveling on a train.
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Christine Baranski
The show has had a lot of fun with the energetic Christine Baranski playing Leonard’s mom over the years, starting with an appearance in Season 2. Both she and Laurie Metcalf as Sheldon’s mom would cross paths during a Season 8 sweeps week.
In a cameo worthy of the Marvel Cinematic Universe from Season 3, a grumpy Lee wearing a silk Fantastic 4 robe wonders why a giddy Sheldon won’t leave him alone.
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Judy Greer
Judy Greer guest starred as Dr. Elizabeth Plimpton in “Big Bang” Season 3. As has been consistent with many of her characters, she starts off appearing perfectly charming, if slightly socially dysfunctional, but ends up going off the rails as she gets a sex-crazed idea to seduce Howard, Leonard and Raj at once.
One of Howard’s fantasies gave us this kinky “Star Trek” and “Battlestar Galactica” crossover, with both George Takei and Katee Sackhoff appearing in Howard’s bedroom. Sackhoff had previously appeared in Howard’s bathtub in Season 3, but this Season 4 moment would be the start of him getting over bedroom fantasies and thinking about Bernadette, played by Melissa Rauch.
Sheldon is not happy that Neil DeGrasse Tyson had a role in getting Pluto demoted from being a planet. He first appeared in Season 4, but has cropped up on the show several times since.
“The Great and Powerful Woz” only ranks as number 15 on Sheldon’s “technological visionary” list, but he ranks highly on this list of “Big Bang” cameos from Season 4.
The nerds on “Big Bang” have drooled over a lot of scientists and fanboy favorites, but in Season 5, Sheldon literally faints in the presence of Stephen Hawking, who bluntly confirms for Sheldon that he made a mistake in one of his papers about black holes.
The second man to walk on the moon rattled off three different candy-themed space puns to disappointed trick-or-treaters in his brief cameo during the show’s fifth season. “I’ve been on the moon,” Aldrin said. “What have you done?”
LeVar Burton has actually made several cameos on the show, but this one from Season 6 stands out. “It surprisingly only took gas money and the promise of free food to get him here!”
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Bob Newhart
Bob Newhart’s role as Arthur Jeffries, aka Professor Proton, starting in Season 6 was so good, he would not only win his first ever Emmy for his work in 2013, but he also eventually became a series regular, feuding with Bill Nye and the rest of the gang in the process.
James Earl Jones told IGN that amazingly, before this Season 7 “Big Bang” cameo, he and Carrie Fisher had never met, with Jones always doing his scenes as Darth Vader inside a sound booth. The segment features Jones and Sheldon pranking Fisher, but even funnier is their story that when they finally met, Fisher greeted Jones as “Dad!”
“Back off bow tie!” Bob Newhart had a memorable, Emmy winning turn on “Big Bang” in part for how he chews out Bill Nye the Science Guy when Sheldon brings him in to make Leonard jealous.
“Big Bang” got Adam West to rank all the movie and TV Batmans, putting himself at the top and George Clooney all the way at the bottom, even behind Lego Batman. “I never had to say I’m Batman. I showed up and people knew I was Batman,” West joked in Season 9.
In this Season 9 episode, Howard propositioned Elon Musk for a chance to go to Mars when he happened to bump into him washing dishes at a homeless shelter on Thanksgiving. Apparently Musk isn’t shy about eating someone’s leftover pumpkin pie.
While we had already met Keith Carradine as Penny’s father, this Season 10 episode featuring Jack McBrayer and Katie Sagal as Penny’s brother and mother showed a new side to her family as they worried whether Leonard’s family might look at them as just white trash. McBrayer is especially good at playing a wholesome, country bumpkin drug dealer.
The Microsoft founder’s first appearance came in Season 11, when Leonard staked out Bill Gates’s hotel to see him after getting a tip from Penny, despite her pleading with him to stay at home and not get in the way of her work.
“Big Bang” show runners made a big push to land Mark Hamill, Luke Skywalker himself, to appear in the Season 11 finale and act as the officiant for Sheldon’s wedding, taking over from a snubbed Wil Wheaton. Howard managed to secure Hamill for the wedding after finding his lost dog, Bark Hamill (“It could’ve been Honey Glazed Hamill”).
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Kathy Bates and Teller
Ahead of the Season 11 finale, Kathy Bates and the quiet half of magician duo Penn and Teller were cast as Amy’s parents. Bates even replaced Annie O’Donnell, who briefly appeared as Amy’s mom back in Season 9. The couple have since returned in its final season.
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Buzz Aldrin, Bill Nye, Steve Wozniak, Mark Hamill and more have all appeared on the show
The ongoing 12th season of “The Big Bang Theory” is its last. So you can bet that in their final go-around, the show will try to recruit just about every guest star in the galaxy. But TBBT has already had a nerd’s fantasy of astronauts, physicists and Spock. Ahead of its series finale, TheWrap looks at some of the show’s most memorable cameos. Excelsior!
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United Airlines (UA, Chicago O’Hare) has been named the launch customer for Bombardier‘s new fifty-seater CRJ550 twinjet. The Canadian manufacturer said in a statement that the CRJ550 is a new CRJ Series aircraft model, with a new type certificate based on the CRJ-700.
“The new CRJ550 model is the only solution in North America that can replace the existing fleet of ageing 50-seaters, a market of over 700 aircraft,” Fred Cromer, President, Bombardier Commercial Aircraft, added.
For its part, United has outsourced the operation of its CRJ550s to GoJet Airlines (G7, St. Louis Lambert Int’l) which already operates twenty-five CRJ700s under the United Express brand.
The Missouri-based capacity provider said in its own statement that it had executed a letter of agreement with United to operate the CRJ550s on a ten-year contract. Under the terms of the deal, the first of twenty-five CRJ550s due to deliver in 2019 will arrive later this summer season followed by another 25 due by summer 2020.
The new aircraft will feature 10 First Class, 20 Economy Plus, and 20 Economy seats as well as a feeding station in the First Class cabin.
United Airlines will woo high-fare passengers by retrofitting more than 100 planes to add more premium seats on key routes.
The airline also plans to start using a new 50-seat jet with mostly premium seats on some key business-travel routes.
United announced the moves Wednesday. They are part of an industry trend to give more space and better service to high-paying passengers who account for a disproportionate share of airline revenue.
Andrew Nocella, the airline’s chief commercial officer, said executives decided that United has “a shortage of business-class seats into the premium markets, and this fixed that problem.”
Henry Harteveldt, an airline analyst at Atmosphere Research, said United’s announcement was a bold challenge to Delta Air Lines, the acknowledged front-runner among the nation’s top three carriers for its on-time performance and strong profit margins.
“This is big news. They are taking direct aim at Delta and its strength with premium travelers,” Harteveldt said.
United will retrofit 21 of its Boeing 767-300ER jets starting in the next several weeks. It will reduce seats from 214 to 167 by shrinking the economy section while going from 30 to 46 business-class seats and adding 22 “premium plus” seats. The planes will fly first between United’s hub in Newark, New Jersey, and London.
The airline also plans to add a few more first-class seats to its Airbus A319 and A320 planes. By year end, it hopes to begin flying new 50-seat Bombardier CRJ 550 jets between Chicago and smaller markets with many business travelers, such as Bentonville, Arkansas, the home of Walmart. Federal regulators have not yet certified the plane.
Small, 50-seat planes are notoriously cramped and unpopular with many travelers. Nocella said United’s new small planes — 18 feet (6 meters) longer than the planes it uses now — will have 10 business-class seats, 20 “economy plus” seats and only 20 regular economy seats.
“By making those 50-seat jets more comfortable, United has a good chance of attracting more business and frequent flyers,” said Harteveldt, the analyst.
Chicago-based United is the nation’s third-biggest airline by revenue, trailing American and Delta.
With two sons, Mayim Bialik is out-numbered at home. She says ‘feeling left out’ is something she’s ‘not a stranger to.’ The actress, who is also a scientist with a PhD in neuroscience, uses her degree to help her as a parent. (June 18) AP
United Airlines has announced more service options beginning this year for passengers traveling direct from Huntsville International Airport (HSV) to Denver International Airport (DEN). Passengers will enjoy two classes of service on regional Wi-Fi equipped aircraft. United’s increased nonstop service to Denver starts February 14, 2019.
The new flights will operate the following schedules:
Increased nonstop service between HSV and DEN begins February 14th
For more information or to make reservations, visit united.com. Reservations can also be made at no additional charge using the Huntsville Hot Ticket Hot Line service by calling 256-258-1944 Monday – Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
“We are thrilled that United made the decision to add service to the Huntsville market and we know that our customers will appreciate more options and will utilize this service,” stated Dr. Carl J. Gessler, Jr., Chairman, Board of Directors, Huntsville International Airport.
While officials at Huntsville International Airport recognize the tremendous benefits of the added service, they are quick to point out that continued growth will require the support of the community.
According to Rick Tucker, Executive Director, Huntsville International Airport, “These additions are another step to provide all of the citizens of the Tennessee Valley more air travel options and phenomenal savings. United sees potential in Huntsville’s market, and we are glad they chose to expand their presence in HSV. This is great news and if the business community and our residents support our local airport we will all enjoy more air travel options with guaranteed lower fares.”
BELLEVUE, Wash. — Expedia Group Inc. boosted fourth-quarter revenue by selling more hotel rooms and airline tickets, but write-downs pushed profit down 69 percent, to $17 million.
The results still beat expectations for the online travel agency.
The shares jumped $9.13, or 7 percent, to $137 in extended trading Thursday after losing a penny in the regular session. At Thursday’s close, the stock had gained 13.5 percent since the beginning of the year, while the Standard Poor’s 500 index rose nearly 9 percent.
Expedia said that fourth-quarter adjusted profit was $1.18 per share, topping the $1.07 average forecast of 11 analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research.
Revenue rose 10 percent to $2.56 billion. Eleven analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $2.54 billion.
About two-thirds of Expedia sales come from booking lodging on sites including Hotels.com, and that revenue grew 10 percent. Growth in the vacation-rental segment HomeAway — a competitor to Airbnb — slowed to 20 percent in the fourth quarter but grew 29 percent for the full year.
Airline revenue rose 18 percent, as Expedia sold more tickets and at higher average prices.
However, the Bellevue, Washington-based company is locked in a potentially damaging legal fight with a major airline customer.
This week Expedia said that United Airlines is threatening to pull flight information from its sites after a breakdown in talks over a new contract.
Expedia sued United and asked a federal judge to block the airline from cutting Expedia’s access to information about seats and fares. The companies’ current contract expires this fall.
In a heavily redacted complaint, Expedia said it would lose customers for years if United carried through on its threat.
United Airlines spokeswoman Maggie Schmerin said Expedia has refused to take part in “constructive discussions” about a new contract, and United expects its fares won’t be listed on Expedia sites after Sept. 30. She said that because Expedia might not be able to help United ticket holders after that date, United told Expedia it plans to bar Expedia from booking tickets for United flights on or after Oct. 1.
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You’ll be stunned into only walking for the rest of your life, however, when I tell you that, behind the scenes, the airline has been working on ways to make more money.
United Airlines is planning to introduce 50 of Bombardier’s new CRJ550 aircraft to its regional fleet and has selected its regional partner GoJet to operate the new aircraft.
United plans to begin introducing the aircraft to fleet this year, subject to government certification, and has executed a letter of agreement with GoJet for a deal to operate the aircraft for 10 years, subject to agreement on final terms and conditions.
The agreement will go into effect with the introduction of the first CRJ550, with planned entry into service by the summer of 2019. GoJet will operate the CRJ550 on select routes from Chicago, O’Hare, followed by Newark/New York.
The plan is for the airline to have 25 in service by year-end and all 50 aircraft in service by the summer of 2020.
“We are proud to be the provider chosen to fly this newly launched premium product for United Airlines,” said Richard Leach, president and CEO of GoJet Airlines. “Being part of a new product launch is very exciting for us and solidifies our importance as a strategic service provider in the regional airline marketplace, while providing long-term stability and growth for our company and our employees.”
United said the new aircraft will offer a state-of-the-art interior featuring LED lighting, a self-serve beverage and snack station for customers in the premium cabin, Wi-Fi and more overall legroom per seat than other 50-seat aircraft flown by US carriers.
The CRJ550 will also feature four storage closets for carry-on bags, the airline said this also makes the CRJ550 the only regional jet where customers will not need to routinely gate check their bags.
United’s aircraft will have a two-cabin configuration and will feature 10 United First seats; 20 Economy Plus seats and 20 Economy seats. United said the CRJ550 aircraft will eventually replace existing single-cabin 50-seat aircraft and will bring a higher percentage of two-cabin departures to smaller cities across the carrier’s network.
The announcement forms part of United’s plan to “revolutionise the regional flying experience”. The airline is also adding more than 1,600 United Polaris business class and United First seats to nearly 250 international and domestic aircraft.
United Airlines has announced more service options beginning this year for passengers traveling direct from Huntsville, Alabama to Denver International Airport (DEN). Passengers will enjoy two classes of service on regional Wi-Fi equipped aircraft. United’s increased nonstop service to Denver starts February 14, 2019.
“We are thrilled that United made the decision to add service to the Huntsville market and we know that our customers will appreciate more options and will utilize this service,” stated Dr. Carl J. Gessler, Jr., Chairman, Board of Directors, Huntsville International Airport.
While officials at Huntsville International Airport recognize the tremendous benefits of the added service, they are quick to point out that continued growth will require the support of the community. According to Rick Tucker, Executive Director, Huntsville International Airport, “These additions are another step to provide all of the citizens of the Tennessee Valley more air travel options and phenomenal savings. United sees potential in Huntsville’s market, and we are glad they chose to expand their presence in HSV. This is great news and if the business community and our residents support our local airport we will all enjoy more air travel options with guaranteed lower fares.”
For more information or to make reservations, visit united.com. Reservations can also be made at no additional charge using the Huntsville Hot Ticket Hot Line service by calling 256-258-1944 Monday – Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
