A flight attendant found a note which read "Bomb onboard. Boston to Miami" on American Airlines Flight 1318 at 2:30 pm Wednesday. The flight was pre-boarding when the note was discovered in the lavatory, and all passengers were taken off the plane. The plane was searched, but...
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Budget airline Ryanair is considering bar stools instead of regular seats for all flights. The Dublin-based airline will charge less for flight tickets, but if the plan goes through, passengers will essentially...
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Is the mainstream media so out of touch that anyone defending their legal rights is now open to ridicule?Recently a Ron Paul supporter dared to politely ask airport TSA officials if he was required by law to...
British Airways is reporting a record loss of £595 million ($942 million) in the last year. This is a precipitous decline from last year's record profit. The airline blames its slump on higher fuel prices and...
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When I read in FT (April 29) the statement made in a press conference by Michael O'Leary of budget airline Ryanair that (I quote) the swine flu outbreak was a risk only to Asians and Mexicans “living in slums”, I was left wondering if I should blame his words on...
Travel companies and airlines are starting to suspend flights to Mexico due to the recent outbreak of swine flu.There is a travel alert in place, but not a travel ban.We will be keeping a list of all those companies and will be updating it as needed.UK Holiday Company...
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With DOT's target of 3.5 million tourist arrivals this year and five million by 2010, the industry must expand total capacity in terms of physical infrastructure, room accommodations and manpower... "Local...
Government A Spectator To Misleading Trade Practice
Airlines have milked from consumers, since 2003, millions of dollars of extra revenue in a misleading advertising scheme called the “fuel...
opinion by steffanileman | 31 wks ago | updated 31 wks ago 448 views | 33 recommendations | 6 comments
From private websites to feedback sections on travel-based e-commerce sites, passenger feedback is coming to the fore. This is a bold step, since relatively few passengers have positive things to say about flying...
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In a Washington Times editorial published yesterday, I learned the anti-gun Obama Administration was "quietly ending the federal firearms program, risking public safety on airlines in the name of an anti-gun...
Dutch media report that a Turkish plane crashed on landing at Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport and broke into three pieces. There were no deaths in the crash, according to Turkey's Transport Minister Binali Yildirim and...
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Ryanair may be allowing mobile phone usage on its planes, but will be getting rid of check-in desks. Passengers will have to check in online and presumably print their tickets as well. Luggage (which Ryanair...
created by jordan | 38 wks ago | updated 37 wks ago 115 views | 10 recommendations | 2 comments
30 injured on 747 flight to Japan " TOKYO, Japan (CNN) -- About 30 people were injured Friday when a Northwest Airlines flight suffered turbulence before landing at Japan's Narita International Airport, a Northwest...
A Continental plane has crashed into a house in Clarence, New York near Buffalo A news conference is occurring and the report is that 49 passengers have been killed. Next news conference will be at 4:00...
Jatropha nuts, native to Central America and transported to Africa and Asia by Portuguese sailors on their voyages round the world, seems to be the most promising plant source for bio-diesel oil. Continental...