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China relaxes newspaper sales for Olympics
I wonder if this is something that can be done temporarily or if it will have long standing effects?"Normally, only a handful of overseas and Hong Kong publications are available for purchase in China, and then... 12,000 Laptop Losses Per Week at US Airports
It strikes me as odd that someone would walk away from a security checkpoint without their laptop- would you even bring the thing with you if it weren't an integral part of the reason for travel? So, yeah, I can... Free WiFi for US Starbucks customers
"USA Today reported today that Starbucks will be offering a free WiFi service for it’s US customers. As part of their ‘Rewards’, a program a loyalty card which gives customers various free or discounted... TSA's Millimeter scanners see through clothes, installed at 10 airports
"Leave it to the TSA to come up with new ways to check out what you're packing. In this case, those body-scanning machines we've known about for some time are being installed in 10 airports. They are already being... Next Time you fly... you may as well fly... naked!
10 major US airports are installing body scanners machines. Those machines can see through your clothes, revealing your body and whatever is hidden under your clothes, as can be seen from the photo." BALTIMORE —... Supreme Court Rule: Sniffer Dogs Unconstitutional
OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorThe Supreme Court ruling that Police using Sniffer Dogs to sniff out weapons, drugs, and bombs for that matter as unconstitutional and against an individuals... Mobile airports coming soon in India
India's northeastern states are cut off from mainland. This latest technological feat will give big boost to connectivity in the region. Hopefully with more mobile airports in the region tourist inflow will increase and region will feel more integrated. "Mobile... Trouble in the Air from Heathrow Terminal 5 to American, Who's to Blame?
The wave of troubles affecting Terminal 5 are giving the hiccups to the rest of Heathrow Airport states The Independent.There is talk of airlines seeking compensation as British Airlines is delaying by a few weeks the transfer of flights from Terminal 4 to T5.The UK... American Airlines CEO Taking Blame For Cancellations
UPDATE April 11th: American Airlines canceled another 595 flights today, and more cancellations are expected to occur through the weekend. So far over 3000 flights have been canceled, affecting over... Foreign minister loses bags in T5
No one is immune to Heathrow T5 problems."An unnamed EU foreign minister has been caught up in the baggage backlog at Heathrow's new Terminal 5, UK Foreign Secretary David Miliband says.Writing in his blog, Mr... Be warned...Heathrow Terminal 5 mess expected to continue on Monday...Remembe...
Problems that have plagued Heathrow Terminal 5 since it opened a few days ago are expected to continue on Monday (March 31st) according to Reuters and Associated Press.The main headaches caused by the high tech baggage system start to sound like a repeat of what happened at... Power cut as severe storm batters Britain
It's raining cats and dogs out there!" Winds of more than 80mph are battering parts of the UK, as what forecasters have called an "exceptional" storm sweeps through the British Isles. Traffic chaos: Read the latest... Pension strike paralyses Greece
"A 24-hour general strike in Greece against planned pension reforms has brought the country to a standstill. All flights to and from Greek airports have been cancelled, and trains and buses are only running for a...Shannon-Heathrow service ends
"The Aer Lingus service between Shannon and Heathrow has come to an end today, after almost 60 years. The company took a decision last August to transfer its valuable Heathrow slots to Belfast, from where a new daily service to London begins tomorrow. The controversial... All God's Children Got Shoes -- After a Brief Inconvenience
More times than not when I present a $20 bill, a cashier will swipe the banknote with a counterfeit-detector pen. I fully understand why this is done.
I walk into airport boarding areas in my stocking feet and have...
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