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  • UPDATE: Airplane Stowaway Olajide Noibi Nabbed in LAX, Faces Arraignment Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 9:57PMThis is a discussion on UPDATE: Airplane Stowaway Olajide Noibi Nabbed in LAX, Faces Arraignment within the Current Cruise Travel News forums, part of the category; Aol Travel.
  • Detour Alert: DNT, Love Field, Richardson Road Closures Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 4:19PMDrivers in North Texas could be impacted by road closures along the North Dallas Tollway, near Love Field Airport and in Richardson this week.
  • MAC approves food and drink deliveries to fliers at MSP gates Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 2:59PMThe Airport Bar/restaurants go for a better product and service for the traveler. Surdyk's patio served as a great place for preflight wine tasting. Jessica Nash and Jesse Schelitzche were traveling to Denver for a Halloween party.
  • McCarran reports boost in June passenger traffic Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 1:18PMPassenger counts rose for a sixth straight month at McCarran International Airport in June, giving the airport a 3.8 percent increase in year-to-date passengers over last year. The airport served 3,592,523 passengers in June 2011, a 5.6 percent increase from last year.
  • Uncharted cruise ship waters Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 5:38PMALL it took was a whisper on the breeze. Little more than a rumour. But that was enough.
  • Delta to drop flights to 24 small cities Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 2:15AMDelta Air Lines is shrinking its flying to small cities in the nation's midsection, saying it can't make money on flights that are sometimes empty.
  • Delta may drop 24 small cities Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 12:21AMFlights in Dakotas, Minnesota face adjustments MINNEAPOLIS - Delta Air Lines is shrinking its flying to small cities in the nation's midsection, saying it can't make money on flights that are sometimes completely empty.  Talk about this topic
  • TSA to try expedited airport clearance system Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 12:16PMThe government said Thursday that it would introduce a new airport security screening method this fall aimed at expediting clearance of passengers who submit personal information.
  • Will third time be the charm? Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 9:54AMLibertyville-based Motorola Mobility Thursday launched its Droid 3 smartphone, part of a Droid portfolio with partner Verizon Wireless that offers a thin profile with a full keyboard that slides out sideways.
  • Nigeria: Borno Joint Military Task Force in Battle of Wits With Boko Haram Wednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 6:43AMWith the constitution of the Joint Task Force (JTF) tagged "Operation Restore Peace" by President Goodluck Jonathan with the mandate to restore peace in Borno state which has been in a state of insecurity since the Boko Haram crisis of July 27, 2009.
  • Man in airport security breach ordered held Friday, July 1, 2011 @ 2:25PMA Nigerian man who allegedly breached airport security and boarded a cross-country Virgin America flight has been ordered to remain in federal custody in Los Angeles.
  • Idle luggage carts mean lost revenue for airports and cart renters Thursday, June 30, 2011 @ 8:52PMThe growing popularity of wheeled luggage and the advent of fees to check baggage have led to lower demand for airport luggage cart rentals. As a result, some airports that once counted on the rentals for revenue, including LAX, now lose money on the carts. The rolling revolution in suitcases is idling those airline terminal luggage carts — costing airports and cart rental companies millions of ...
  • Wen boards bullet train on debut operation Thursday, June 30, 2011 @ 6:47PMPremiere Wen Jiabao on Thursday joined other passengers to board the first bullet train on the landmark high-speed railway between the metropolises of Beijing and Shanghai, calling it a "new chapter" in China's railway history.
  • Southwest Airlines Flies To $14 Unless Hedging Losses Eat Profits Thursday, June 30, 2011 @ 4:02PMSouthwest Airlines was the largest domestic carrier by total passengers in 2010, but in the airline industry its best known for being consistently profitable over the last 38 years – a feat unmatched in the commercial aviation history. While its point to point service and low-cost, low-fare contributed to the company’s past success, its intensive fuel hedging programs is also largely responsible ...
  • Omaha companies send planes to Lincoln amid flood uncertainty Thursday, June 30, 2011 @ 3:35PMEven though Eppley Airfield officials have insisted that the Omaha airport will not shut down because of Missouri River flooding, entities that use the airport are making other plans just in case.
  • UPDATE: Nurse on flight from RIC worked to save baby suffering medical emergency Tuesday, June 28, 2011 @ 5:02PMPlane was heading to Atlanta when the 10-month-old suffered a medical emergency HENRICO COUNTY, VA (WTVR) - A Delta Airlines flight heading from Richmond International Airport to Atlanta was forced to make an emergency landing Friday in South Carolina after a 10-month-old baby suffered a medical emergency onboard.
  • Small jet makes emergency stop in Indy Monday, June 27, 2011 @ 5:13PMA regional jet en route from Detroit to Little Rock made an emergency landing at Indianapolis International Airport Monday afternoon.   Read more at www.WISHTV.com
  • Jumbo jet forced to make screeching halt at JFK to avoid Egypt Air plane which had taken wrong turn on runway Wednesday, June 22, 2011 @ 7:36AMA Jumbo jet, with 286 passengers on board, had a terrifying near miss when it was forced to screech to a halt to avoid colliding with another plane that had turned into its path.
  • Delta Emergency Landing Leaves 3 Injured Tuesday, June 21, 2011 @ 3:28PMThis is a discussion on Delta Emergency Landing Leaves 3 Injured within the Current Cruise Travel News forums, part of the category; Aol Travel. Has Just Posted the Following: Filed under: News WXiA-TV Atlanta A Delta flight headed to Los Angeles was ...
  • China Eastern, Shanghai Airlines join SkyTeam Tuesday, June 21, 2011 @ 5:53AMBEIJING - CHINA Eastern Airlines on Tuesday that the company and its subsidiary Shanghai Airlines Co. have joined global air carrier alliance SkyTeam. Members of the China Eastern Airlines frequent flyer programme will from now on be able to redeem points when they fly on SkyTeam's other carriers, the company said in a statement.
  • Flight Makes Emergency Landing At JIA Thursday, June 16, 2011 @ 10:17AMJACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- A Delta flight to Atlanta with 135 people on board made an emergency landing in Jacksonville Wednesday night with engine problems, according to the Jacksonville Airport Authority.
  • Postgame riot 'under control,' looting widespread Thursday, June 16, 2011 @ 7:07AMIt took a small army of police over two hours but the chaos in downtown Vancouver is "substantially under control," Vancouver police say.
  • Man Tossed Off Atlantic Southeastern Airlines Flight May Sue Thursday, June 16, 2011 @ 4:04AMRemoved From Delta Connection Flight, Allegedly For Swearing A New Yorker's colorful language got him removed from an Atlantic Southeastern Airlines flight operating as a Delta codeshare, and now he's threatening to sue the airline ... even though no charges were filed against him.
  • Aspen, Snowmass offer much more than skiing and snowboarding Tuesday, June 14, 2011 @ 4:15PMThink of Aspen and Snowmass Village, and you probably think about skiing and snowboarding or, in the summer, getaways into lush green mountains. Thanks to a world-class fossil find last fall, however, people are thinking a little differently about the upper Roaring Fork Valley and about how they can join in the excitement of the discovery.
  • U.S. airlines gained billions in fees Monday, June 13, 2011 @ 7:53PMU.S. airlines accumulated nearly $5.7 billion dollars in fees in 2010, according to a financial report released Monday by the U.S. Department of Transportation.
  • U.S. air travelers paid $3.4B to check bags in 2010 Monday, June 13, 2011 @ 3:40PMU.S. airline passengers paid out $3.4 billion to check baggage last year, a 24% increase from 2009, the Associated Press reports. Fees typically ...
  • F-bombs get New York man booted off plane Monday, June 13, 2011 @ 11:16AMA New York man said he might sue Atlantic Southeast Airlines after being kicked off a flight for being disruptive.
  • Overlooked and cut loose by the Army, veteran’s life spirals to an end Saturday, June 11, 2011 @ 11:04PMBy last September, the Army had had just about enough of infantryman Jacob Andrews, so it gave him a general discharge and a one-way bus ticket home to Kansas City. He had plenty to think about on the 30-hour trip from Fort Drum, N.Y.
  • Delta drops bag fees for soldiers Thursday, June 9, 2011 @ 9:05AMWASHINGTON #8212; Delta Air Lines hastily changed its baggage fees for troops Wednesday after a YouTube video showed soldiers complaining that they had to pay $200 apiece to check extra bags as they made their way home from Afghanistan.
  • U.S. House committee's investigation of Islamic radicalization stirs up controversy Thursday, June 9, 2011 @ 2:57AMThe U.S. House Homeland Security Committee will hold another hearing next week on allegations of the radicalization of U.S. Muslims, which has stirred up controversy, especially among Muslim communities.
  • Delta changes policy on soldiers' bags after YouTube video leads to call for boycott Thursday, June 9, 2011 @ 1:56AMDelta Air Lines hastily changed its baggage fees for troops Wednesday after a YouTube video showed soldiers complaining that they had to pay $200 apiece to check extra bags as they made their way home from Afghanistan. | Click here to see the YouTube video .
  • Delta Air Lines reduces U.S. troops' baggage fees Wednesday, June 8, 2011 @ 11:58PMWASHINGTON -- Delta Air Lines hastily changed its baggage fees for troops Wednesday after a YouTube video showed soldiers complaining that they had to pay $200 apiece to check extra bags as they made their way home from Afghanistan. The video was posted Tuesday and was viewed almost 200,000 times before it was removed the next day by the person who put it up.
  • Delta Charges U.S. Troops Returning From Afghanistan $2,800 In Baggage Fees (VIDEO) Wednesday, June 8, 2011 @ 10:02AMWASHINGTON -- Delta Air Lines is facing intense criticism after charging 34 U.S. soldiers returning from Afghanistan $2,800 in baggage fees.
  • Delta falls in ranks of airlines Wednesday, June 8, 2011 @ 10:01AMDelta Air Lines fell a notch in a closely-watched ranking of airlines based on customer satisfaction, although overall satisfaction with the industry improved.Delta fell to the No. 5 spot in a ranking of “traditional network carriers” by J.D. Power and Associates in its 2011 North America Airline Satisfaction Study. Atlanta-based Delta came in behind Alaska, Air Canada, Continental and American ...
  • Malaysia Airlines and UATP Signing Ceremony Monday, June 6, 2011 @ 7:00AMIATA AGM -- Malaysia Airlines, through its travel and tour arm MASHolidays, today applied to Universal Air Travel Plan to become a UATP Shareholder and Issuer. Â
  • Weak economy threatens global airline recovery Friday, June 3, 2011 @ 9:13AMGlobal airline executives may be forced to slash industry profit expectations
  • Airline recovery threatened by weak global economy Friday, June 3, 2011 @ 1:33AMGlobal airline executives may be forced to slash industry profit expectations at their major annual conference next week as fears grow of a relapse in the world economy.
  • LA Angels charter makes emergency landing Thursday, June 2, 2011 @ 3:00PMA charter flight carrying members of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim home from an away game made an emergency landing at Los Angeles International Airport Wednesday after reporting a mechanical problem, officials said.
  • Qantas flying high on surcharge revenue Thursday, June 2, 2011 @ 5:40AMAs fuel prices surge, airlines around the world are increasingly looking for ways to boost their bottom line - from baggage fees to frequent flyer programs.
  • Mets’ Collins blasts team, pledges ‘adjustments’ to come Thursday, June 2, 2011 @ 2:21AMTerry Collins ripped into the New York Mets during a clubhouse tirade immediately following Wednesday’s 9-3 loss to the Pirates at Citi Field.
  • Hometownstations.com-WLIO- Lima, OH News Weather SportsLos Angeles Angels charter makes emergency landing Thursday, June 2, 2011 @ 1:47AMLOS ANGELES (AP) - A charter flight carrying members of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim home from an away game at Kansas City made an emergency landing at Los Angeles International Airport Wednesday after reporting a mechanical problem, officials said.
  • Angels' charter to make emergency landing at LAX Thursday, June 2, 2011 @ 12:11AMPlease read the full story on TSN.ca for the latest details
  • Rats on a plane! Pests ground Qantas jet Wednesday, June 1, 2011 @ 5:56PMAIRLINE forced to ground jet after crew discover five rodents inside medical equipment just before passengers were to board.
  • Cancer patient denied flight to Korea dies Wednesday, June 1, 2011 @ 1:36PMSEATTLE – A cancer patient who was left in limbo for five days after an airline refused her passage from Seattle to South Korea has died in her native homeland. Crystal Kim, who had stage four breast cancer, died peacefully in her sleep Tuesday, according to a former co-worker. She contracted a lung infection and was too weak to fight it off. Kim and her daughter were denied passage on Korean ...
  • Passengers Are Increasingly Dissatisfied with Air Travel Tuesday, May 31, 2011 @ 4:36PMA new study shows customers are uncomfortable and inconvenienced.
  • No charges in Mass. for passenger who allegedly slapped JetBlue flight attendant Tuesday, May 31, 2011 @ 10:28AMBy Martin Finucane and David Abel, Globe Staff A 48-year-old Utica, N.Y., man was arrested today by State Police for...
  • Bryan Sisco, Delta Passenger, Causes Flight Diversion Over Bizarre Actions Sunday, May 29, 2011 @ 9:42AMGetty Images To those who have ever wondered how to get banned from an airline take note: Don't flirt with a fellow passenger and pretend to have a canister of poison gas.
  • How good are airlines at responding to complaints coming in via social media channels? Thursday, May 26, 2011 @ 5:41AMA survey in the US has indicated that only 24 percent of those who communicated their complaints through social media received a response directly from the airline, indicating that airlines should be paying much closer attention to the voice of the customer in social media channels.
  • Highway Safety, Swap Rules, EU Parliament Activity, SAC Probe: Compliance Wednesday, May 25, 2011 @ 12:43AMThe National Highway Traffic Safety Administration , the U.S. agency that issues rules intended to protect passengers when crashes happen, for the next two years will focus its automobile-safety work on preventing accidents, the agency’s chief said.
  • Icelandic Volcano Grounds Flights; Ryanair Questions Risk Tuesday, May 24, 2011 @ 10:58AMBritish Airways, Air France-KLM Group and a dozen other carriers canceled more than 250 flights and President Obama curtailed his visit to Ireland after volcanic ash drifted over the northern U.K.