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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: tarmac

tarmac stories: 3 news summaries

 White House Probes 
 Minn. Plane Stranding 

Incident 'troubling': transportation sec.

Aug 12, 09 6:43 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Obama administration is investigating last weekend’s 9-hour stranding of 47 passengers on a Minnesota airport tarmac, the AP reports. Transportation Secretary Ray Lahood says his department's general counsel is determining whether laws were broken in the case. “While we don't yet have all the facts, this incident... More »

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Olympia Snowe • Minnesota • airline delays • Continental Airlines • Barbara Boxer • tarmac • Ray LaHood

(Newser) - If 9 hours on a grounded puddle-jumper with screaming babies and the scent of overly busy toilets wafting through cramped aisles sounds like your idea of a good time, then Continental Airlines had your ticket to paradise. When storms forced a Minneapolis-bound flight to divert to Rochester, Minn., on Friday,... More »

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Minnesota • airport security • Minneapolis airport • airline delays • Continental Airlines • airline passenger's bill of rights • tarmac • ExpressJet Airlines • Rochester, Minn.

 Poodle Runway Runaway
Delays Flights 17 Hours

Dog cavorts at Boston's Logan

Oct 28, 08 2:41 AM CDT
(Newser) - A toy poodle got loose on the tarmac of Boston's Logan Airport and eluded state police and airport officials for 17 hours as planes were delayed, reports the Boston Globe. Eight flights were held about 20 minutes each, an official said, as passengers watched the poodle, named Choochy, cavorting on... More »

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runaway • Logan Airport • poodle • Choochy • tarmac • flight delays

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