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 Thai Troops 
 Prepare to Storm Airport 

Government declares state of emergency

Nov 28, 08 2:31 AM CST
(Newser) - The Thai government has declared a state of emergency and is preparing to storm Bangkok's international airport, the Times of London reports. Officials are attempting to negotiate a peaceful solution with representatives of thousands of anti-government protesters who have occupied the city’s two airports since Tuesday—but 30 medical... More »

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Thailand • protests • Bangkok • airport • state of emergency • coup d'etat • Somchai Wongsawat • occupation • barricades • Suvarnabhumi airport

Early On, Holiday Travel Going Smoothly

Few delays reported on roads, airports at start
of Thanksgiving rush

Nov 26, 08 11:53 AM CST
(AP) - Travelers breezed through airport terminals and drivers cruised open roads today, the effects of a sour economy blamed for keeping people closer to home at the start of the annual Thanksgiving rush. Even though gas prices fell and airlines offered last-minute deals, many Americans appeared to be skipping trips this... More »

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airport • driving • air travel • credit crisis • Thanksgiving • Thanksgiving travel • economy • financial crisis

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 Thai Gen.
 Demands 
 Elections After 
 Explosions 

Hey denies move amounts to coup

Nov 26, 08 3:20 AM CST
(Newser) - Following a second explosion at a Bangkok airport seized by protesters, Thailand's top general today demanded that parliament be dissolved and new elections held. Gen Anupong Paochinda denied the move amounted to a coup, and insisted the government was still in control. He also ordered protesters to leave Bangkok's international... More »

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Thailand • Bangkok • airport • blast • Thaksin Shinawatra • People's Alliance for Democracy • Thai protesters • Somchai Wongsawat

 Protests Ground Bangkok Flights

Demonstrators swarm airport to stop PM from returning

Nov 25, 08 12:02 PM CST
(Newser) - Anti-government protesters have stormed the terminals of Bangkok's main airport, forcing all flights to be canceled or diverted, in an attempt to stop the prime minister from returning home from an international summit, the Telegraph reports. Police—instructed not to use force—say they could do little to stop the... More »

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Bangkok • airport • prime minister • protesters • Thai protesters • civil unrest

 American Airports: 
 Shiny, New, and Empty 

Decades-long projects completed as industry turns down

Oct 30, 08 7:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - In the boom years of the last decade, cities across America broke ground on major airport expansions, from additional runways to new terminals. Now those projects are being completed—just as air travel has slowed and hundreds of planes are being grounded. Flights may be less congested, writes the New ... More »

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airline • airport • air travel • infrastructure • economy

Brits Bust Busta Before London Charity Concert

Rapper detained at airport because of US assault conviction

Sep 26, 08 5:27 AM CDT
(Newser) - Rapper Busta Rhymes was detained at a London airport for 11 hours last night after authorities refused to let him enter the country, reports the Guardian. He was allowed to leave for a London hotel after a judge ruled that holding him up because of a US assault conviction may... More »

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airport • hip-hop • rapper • Britain • detention • Busta Rhymes

 Kanye Charged in Photog Flap 

All falls down on rapper who has meltdown in front of TMZ's camera

Sep 11, 08 1:01 PM CDT
(Newser) - Cops busted Kanye West today for felony vandalism at Los Angeles International Airport, TMZ reports, after the short-tempered rapper confronted a paparazzo trying to photograph him and smashed his camera to the ground. West then spotted a TMZ photog, who was filming the incident. His bodyguard tussled with the man... More »

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Kanye West • paparazzi • vandalism • airport • photographers • LAX

Israeli Parents Forget Toddler at Airport

'Home Alone' family
told on flight
they're a kid short

Aug 4, 08 4:43 AM CDT
(AP) - An Israeli couple leaving on a European vacation remembered to bring their 18 suitcases—but forgot their 3-year-old daughter at the airport, AP reports. The pair and their five kids were late for their flight and made a mad dash for the airport. They didn't relize the toddler was missing... More »

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Israel • children • airport • vacation • missing child

 Luggage Glitch Snarls JFK 

American Airlines' computer system breaks down

Jul 30, 08 8:20 PM CDT
(AP) - A software glitch continues to cripple the baggage-handling system in an American Airlines terminal at JFK airport. The malfunction is giving headaches to passengers flying out of Terminal 8, one of the newer buildings at the airport. Thousands of customers had to leave their luggage behind and hope it would... More »

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JFK Airport • luggage • airport • air travel • travel delays

 Your Airport To-Not-Do List 

Four stupid ways to spice up your travel experience

Jul 18, 08 5:25 PM CDT
(Newser) - Air travel not stressful enough for you? US News and World Report presents four ways to land yourself in a planeload of trouble.
  1. Use words like “bomb” and “hijack”: A man in Boston jokingly told an airport clerk he was “here to blow things up,”
... More »

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airport • airport security • air travel • travel tips

Airport Overnights Take Off
as Hotel Vouchers Vanish

Hotel vouchers have been lost in transit

Jul 15, 08 3:05 AM CDT
(Newser) - Stranded passengers are finding ways to settle in for the night at airport terminals as hotel vouchers become a thing of the past in the cash-strapped airline business, the New York Times reports. Frequent fliers advise terminal sleepers to bring something soft to sleep on and to stock up on... More »

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airport • airline delays • airline passengers • airport terminal • stranded passengers • airlines

 Flight Grounded
 Over Irate Passengers 

Passenger boos too much for one American Airlines flight crew

Jul 8, 08 11:55 AM CDT
(Newser) - The passengers of an American Airlines flight from Miami to New York on Sunday night probably thought the worst was over when their flight crew finally arrived at the gate an hour late. But angry passengers greeted them with boos and, according to some accounts,  obscenities. The crew responded... More »

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airline industry • JFK Airport • airline • American Airlines • airport • LaGuardia Airport • airline passengers • stranded passengers • air rage

TRAVEL

 World's Diciest Landing Strips 

From the US to Bhutan, a tour of white-knuckle airports

Jun 29, 08 2:02 PM CDT
(Newser) - The scenery is spectacular, but lofty mountaintops, stiff trade winds, and abbreviated tarmacs make for teeth-clenching landings at the world’s most harrowing runways, per Travel and Leisure:
  • Paro Airport, Bhutan: Surrounded by 16,000-foot-high Himalayan peaks, what could possibly go wrong?
  • Barra Airport, Scotland: Hold on tight. The
... More »

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Bhutan • JFK Airport • runway • airport • Gibraltar • Reagan National Airport

Group Backs Preflight Toke

Allowing weed at airport would chill 'air rage,' pro-marijuana org in Denver says

Jun 26, 08 5:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - Denver has a pretty lax marijuana policy (small amounts are legal) and pro-pot advocates are wondering whether, after a recent rash of "air rage" incidents, such permissiveness shouldn’t extend to the city airport’s smoking lounge, CW2 News reports. “This madness has got to stop,” said... More »

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Denver • marijuana • marijuana legalization • airport • air travel • relaxation • weed • air rage

TRAVEL

 How to Curb Rental Car Costs 

Car-rental deals just a mouse-click away

Jun 19, 08 7:46 AM CDT
(Newser) - With $4 gas, shrinking competition, and airport fees, finding an affordable road-trip rental can be challenging. Travel and Leisure offers these tips to curb costs.
  • Avoid airport rentals: Rent your car from downtown and avoid airport fees that add 25% to 45% to your bill.
  • Ditch the rental
... More »

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travel • list • airport • rental car • business travelers • priceline

Deal Brings Lebanon Thaw, Promise to Talk

Opposition clears roadblocks; Beirut airport  reopens

May 15, 08 3:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - As Beirut International Airport welcomed the first commercial flights in a week, the Arab League announced today a deal that would end the worst fighting in Lebanon since the civil war and lead to talks aimed at ending the 18-month political crisis, Reuters reports. The talks, set for tomorrow in... More »

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Lebanon • Hezbollah • Qatar • civil war • Beirut • airport • Arab League • Middle East Airlines

 Airport to Sort Travelers
Into Fast, Slow  Lanes

Signs, borrowed from slopes, aim to let fliers choose most appropriate page

May 8, 08 1:42 PM CDT
(Newser) - Travelers using Chicago’s Midway Airport are finding a curious new addition to security lines, the Tribune reports—ski-slope-like signs meant to funnel travelers into different lines based on how quickly they're likely to be able to speed through. They're color coded to the “difficulty level” of each option:... More »

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airport • airport security • airport screener • skiing • Chicago Midway Airport

Plane Trips Grow Longer

Carriers add up to 50% to flight times as congestion adds to ground, air delays

Apr 18, 08 11:33 AM CDT
(Newser) - Air travel is the slowest it's been in the past 20 years, thanks to increased congestion both on the runway and in the air. A flight from Las Vegas to New York took 4 hours, 37 minutes in 1988, but that same route now requires over 6 hours, reports USA ... More »

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airline industry • flights • airport • congestion • airline delays • air traffic

LAX Readies 'Strip Search' Scans

'Total body imaging' devices look under clothes for weapons

Apr 18, 08 9:59 AM CDT
(Newser) - New technology will allow screeners at Los Angeles International Airport to scan passengers with a device that effectively looks beneath their clothes, the LA Times reports. The “whole body imaging” machines are drawing mixed reviews—a TSA spokesman praised the "brand-new security tool," but an ACLU rep... More »

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privacy • ACLU • American Civil Liberties Union • airport • airport security • TSA • LAX • airport screener • Los Angeles International Airport

 Tips for Grumpy Fliers 

There are some things passengers can do to take control of their airport fates

Apr 11, 08 12:06 PM CDT
(Newser) - With customer complaints up 60% and operational performance at an all-time low, it's not a good time for the airline industry—or its passengers. CNN offers these tips to fractious fliers:
  1. Research, research, research: Check out airline performance at FlightStats.com or FlightAware.com before buying your ticket, book
... More »

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travel • airline industry • list • airport • airline delays • airplane • airline passenger's bill of rights

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