Shuttle launch cancelled again

The launch of the Space Shuttle Discovery has been cancelled once again.  This time because of a faulty fuel valve. NASA said that fuelling had been partly completed when the launch was halted, but...

China Sets New Standard for Air Passengers Before Olympics

China is once again lifting the standards before the Games, and this time it is targeted towards air passengers who causes trouble. China will be punishing airlines whose passengers refuse to disembark or...

Send Help: Baggage Mountain Looms at Heathrow

British Airways is calling in reinforcements to conquer Mount Luggage, as the infrastructural and organizational meltdowns at Heathrow's Terminal 5 leave all involved with egg on their face."With nearly 250 flights cancelled since Thursday's opening of the $8,6-billion...

No-Shows at Restaurants...Call or Get Charged?

How do you deal with No Shows when you run the front desk of a restaurant asks Michael Bauer in The problem with no-shows (Between Meals).  My first thought has always been, why don't people have the basic courtesy of taking a minute to call and inform the restaurant...

Hundreds of Thousands Evacuate Homes as Typhoon Mitag Nears Philippines

One of the areas hit hard last year by typhoons is in danger again and hundreds of thousands of people are being evacuated from their homes as typhoon Mitag strengthens and continues plodding towards the...

BMO, CIBC reissue credit cards

"Thousands of CIBC and Bank of Montreal customers have been issued new credit cards from their banks along with warnings their old cards may have been used fraudulently, CBC News has learned. Neither bank is...

Travel Weekly Article Quotes Coalition

"Travel Weekly Article Quotes Coalition http://www.travelweekly.com/articles.aspx?articleid=54702 Grassroots group argues for airline passenger bill of rights (01/23/2007) By Andrew Compart A group of air travelers, complaining they were stranded on an American Airlines...

Airport disruption continues - ITV.com

" 7.45, Wed Aug 16 2006 Air travellers are still facing delays and cancellations two days after hand luggage restrictions were lifted at all UK airports. British Airways announced the cancellation of three long-haul and 32 short-haul flights from Heathrow and 11 domestic...

UK airports chaos enters sixth day

"Passengers at Britain's three busiest airports today faced a sixth day of cancellations and delays as travel disruption continued. British Airways cancelled 41 flights from Heathrow and 11 from Gatwick, while the...

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