 Cops: Pair stole 1,000 bags at airport
 04.11.2009 1:32  40 views  0 comments
Tags: Police, Corp, Path, Phoenix, Arizona
 Two people suspected of stealing up to 1,000 pieces of luggage from baggage claim carousels at Phoenix's airport have been arrested by police who found heaps of the stolen bags strewn throughout their home.
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Fla. sues online travel sites over hotel taxes
03.11.2009 21:29 36 views 0 comments
Tags: United, States, United States, Florida
The state of Florida is suing online travel reservation companies over hotel taxes, the latest in a string of lawsuits nationwide claiming the sites owe local authorities millions of dollars.
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Airlines ratchet up holiday surcharges
03.11.2009 0:47 60 views 0 comments
Tags: Airlines
 If you plan to travel around the upcoming holidays, prepare to pay a little more — again. Several airlines have increased a fee from $10 to $20 each way on busy holiday travel days.
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Delta flight returns to Phoenix after bird strike
02.11.2009 20:55 31 views 0 comments
Tags: Delhi, Utah, Linux, Phoenix
Authorities say a Delta Air Lines flight headed to Utah has safely returned to Phoenix after one or more birds hit the aircraft.
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Southwest apologizes to mom kicked off flight
02.11.2009 18:17 31 views 0 comments
Tags: Airlines, Southwest
A spokesman for Southwest Airlines says the carrier has apologized to a mother who was kicked off a plane along with her unruly 2-year-old earlier this week.
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Man arrested for exiting Cyprus plane at takeoff
02.11.2009 15:09 25 views 0 comments
Tags: Great
Cyprus police arrested a Greek man for allegedly opening the rear exit of an airplane and sliding down an emergency chute as the plane was preparing to take off.
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Six faint on Newark-to-London flight
01.11.2009 5:39 66 views 0 comments
Tags: British, London, Saturday, Airport, Liberty
Six people fainted on board a British Airways flight from Newark Liberty Airport to London's Heathrow Saturday, prompting emergency crews to check the plane for hazardous materials.
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Continental adding 3 new routes Sunday
30.10.2009 18:48 38 views 0 comments
Tags: Airlines, Continental
Continental Airlines Inc. will start flying on three new nonstop routes from Houston and aims to increase connections to one of its new alliance partner carriers.
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German camps out for 13 days in Brazil airport
30.10.2009 14:00 40 views 0 comments
Tags: German, Internet, Brazil, Brazilian
 A German man reportedly dumped by a Brazilian woman he met on the Internet camped out in an airport for 13 days before being taken Thursday to a hospital for a psychological evaluation.
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Audit: Airport screening needs more risk study
29.10.2009 22:35 41 views 0 comments
Tags: Airport
The government has installed high-tech passenger screening equipment at airports without fully measuring whether the technologies address the most serious risks to aviation, congressional auditors found.
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JetBlue to increase Boston flights by 30 percent
29.10.2009 20:03 26 views 0 comments
Tags: Blog, Boston, Southwest
JetBlue said Thursday it will boost its service from Boston Logan by 30 percent by next summer, as bigger carriers pull back and competition from rival Southwest heats up.
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Wayward manatee flown back to Florida
29.10.2009 20:00 64 views 0 comments
Tags: Jersey, New Jersey, Florida
 Ilya the wayward manatee arrived at his new home in Florida on Thursday after being rescued from murky waters near a New Jersey oil refinery.
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29.10.2009 20:00 23 views 0 comments
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American Airlines will close Kansas City base
29.10.2009 15:56 36 views 0 comments
Tags: American, City, Airlines, September
American Airlines will close a maintenance base in Kansas City, Mo., and shrink other repair shops next September as the slump in travel leaves fewer planes to maintain.
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2 jets came within 82 feet on ground at LAX
29.10.2009 14:06 20 views 0 comments
Tags: Delhi, International, Los Angeles, Angeles
 The FAA has determined a runway incursion brought two passenger planes within 90 feet of each other on the ground at Los Angeles International Airport.
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Panel: $11 million air safety study not worth much
28.10.2009 18:26 41 views 0 comments
 A NASA-sponsored study that asked pilots to reveal mishaps and problems was so riddled with flaws that it could not provide useful insights about flight safety, a new review shows.
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Controversial couple dominates U.S. medical tourism
28.10.2009 13:50 42 views 0 comments
Tags: WiFi, There
These are heady days for medical tourism. With U.S. healthcare prices spiraling upward, more and more insurers and individuals are looking abroad for treatment.
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Distracted flying: New worry at 37,000 feet
27.10.2009 21:38 34 views 0 comments
Two pilots who flew 150 miles past their destination because they were focused on laptop computers instead of cockpit displays open a new avenue of concern for safety regulators.
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Could letting pilots take naps make flying safer?
26.10.2009 19:42 34 views 0 comments
Tags: Court, Soon
 The pilots who flew past their target last week insist they weren't sleeping. Some international airlines allow in-flight naps, and some experts say it can make flying safer.
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Airlines raising fares again
23.10.2009 23:00 33 views 0 comments
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The last of the major network airlines matched a $10 increase in the price of many round-trip tickets, making it likely that the fare boost will stick.
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