The worst travel horror stories of 2018

• United flight from SFO to Honolulu loses engine parts while mid-air in terrifying ordeal 

  A United Airlines plane traveling from San Francisco to Honolulu made an emergency landing after losing parts of an

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  Photo: Maria Falaschi
  

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United flight from SFO to Honolulu loses engine parts while mid-air in terrifying ordeal 

A United Airlines plane traveling from San Francisco to Honolulu made an emergency landing after losing parts of an

… more

Photo: Maria Falaschi

From airplane passenger meltdowns to bawdy cruise ship mayhem, 2018 produced plenty of memorable travel-related horror stories.

Some of the worst incidents of the year include a passenger on a Frontier flight urinating on the seat in front of him, and a $5 million San Francisco Airbnb home getting trashed with feces, garbage and needles.

Click through the slideshow above to see the worst air travel horror stories of 2018.

Eric Ting is an SFGATE staff writer. Email him at eting@sfchronicle.com and follow him on Twitter

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