CNN Ridicules Airline Passenger For Standing Up For His Rights

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 Reports Record Loss of $942 Million

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...

Swine Flu cancels flights to Mexico: List of travel companies

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...

O’Leary- Ryanair: Swine Flu Risk only to Asians, Mexicans in...

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...

Niger, Freedom of the Press, only an illusion!

By, Uwe Paschen.Well, as I opened the news channel this morning I fund out that Niger's Higher court had given another independent Journalist a suspended sentence this time and not the usual prison terms of 3...

Philippine tourist traffic up despite global crisis-- DOT

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...

Millions Milked From Consumers By Airlines' Fuel Surcharge Scheme

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...

Flights from Hell: Documenting Airline Passenger Woes

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...

Will Obama Remove Weapons, Countermeasures from Air Force One?

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...

Ryanair to Get Rid of Check-In Desks

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...

Plane crashes on landing at Schiphol in Holland

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...

30 injured on 747 flight to Japan

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...

Breaking 49 Killed Continental plane Crash near Buffalo, NY

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...

Nuts-algae mix, the new bio-fuel in the coming decade

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...

United Airlines to Cut 1,000 More Jobs

US domestic carrier United Airlines will cut 1,000 more jobs, on top of the 1,500 layoffs announced last year. These so-called "defensive cuts in employment" will-- United hopes-- keep it afload during these tough...

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