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Brit Flights Will Bar 'Flu-ish' Passengers

Docs blast 'nonsense' plan to keep ill
off airplanes

Jul 20, 09 4:05 AM CDT
(Newser) - British Airways and Virgin Atlantic will refuse to check in passengers with symptoms of swine flu unless they have doctors' notes saying they're healthy, reports the Times of London. Passengers with runny noses, headaches, or sore throats will be told not to board their flights. The new policy has outraged... More »

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travel • airline industry • British Airways • Virgin Atlantic • air travel • influenza • swine flu • H1N1 virus

(Newser) - Airlines offer more than you know—and would rather you didn't know about it. The Chicago Tribune runs down a list of ways to benefit from airline secrets:
  • Complain early and often: Whatever the problem, "airlines tend to buy grouchy passengers off with frequent-flier miles."
  • Travel
... More »

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list • ticket • vacation • air travel • airline passengers • upgrades • airlines • flying

(Newser) - Nobody likes the middle seat on an airplane, and a recent study shows fliers would rather endure some novel discomforts than sit squeezed between two seatmates. BlackBook runs down a few—as well as what's particularly unpleasant about the middle seat.
  • 56% of respondents would rather have their
... More »

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list • airline • air travel • airline passengers • airplane • survey • opinion polls • middle seat

 Flying-Phobic Comic 
 Takes to the Air 

AirTran is using him to pump wi-fi service

Jun 26, 09 1:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - The best way to get over fear of flying? If you’re comedian Mark Malkoff, living on a plane for 30 days. Malkoff—who once lived in an Ikea store for a week—embarked upon his journey this month, but it wasn’t all for the sake of therapy. He’... More »

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Ikea • air travel • AirTran • WiFi • airplane • Mark Malkoff

(Newser) - If you’re planning on flying this summer, book your tickets now. After a long period of dropping fares and constant sales, prices went up earlier this month and appear likely to keep rising throughout the summer, the Wall Street Journal reports. “I think for the consumer, it’... More »

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travel • airline industry • air travel • airfare • FareCompare.com

 Seoul's Airport Is World's No. 1 

None in North America makes top 10

Jun 9, 09 2:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - Incheon International airport in Seoul, South Korea, is the world's best, according to a British survey that took into account passengers' experiences with check-in, departures, transfers, and arrivals. Two other Asian airports, in Hong Kong and Singapore, finished second and third, the BBC reports. More »

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San Francisco • South Korea • Seoul • Dallas • Hong Kong • Amsterdam • Zurich • Singapore • airport • air travel • Vancouver • Munich • Auckland • Incheon airport • Kansai • Kuala Lumpur • Nagoya

TRAVEL

 Cheap Deals 
 Bring Back 
 the Vacation 

Flights, hotels drop prices in economic slump

May 19, 09 11:53 AM CDT
(Newser) - When it comes to vacationing this summer, “the power is with the consumer,” says a consultant: The troubled economy has airlines, hotels, and cruises dropping prices dramatically. International airfares are down 14%, domestic fares 17%, Travelocity says; and for the first time since 2005, AAA predicts an uptick... More »

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travel • airline industry • hotel • air travel • summer • Travelocity • cheap travel

Airline Pitches the Really Friendly Skies

Let-it-all-hang-out Air New Zealand won't nickel-and-dime you

May 17, 09 3:12 PM CDT
(Newser) - To tout its distaste for hidden fees, Air New Zealand is mounting a tasteful display—of nudity. The airline's new commercial features employees wearing nothing but body paint, the Boston Globe reports. The campaign, called “Nothing to Hide,” touts the now-antiquated practice of providing meals and not... More »

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Air New Zealand • air travel • body paint • hidden fees • television advertising • singles

Hackers Expose Holes in Air Traffic Safety

Vulnerabilities abound ahead of planned $20B FAA upgrade

May 7, 09 7:45 AM CDT
(Newser) - Civilian air traffic computer networks are riddled with security holes, and hackers have breached them several times in the past few years, the Wall Street Journal reports. Intruders could gain access to operational systems by first hacking into administrative areas using 763 separate “high risk” holes in those systems,... More »

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FAA • air travel • hackers • computer network • air traffic control • security breach • Federal Aviation Administration

Iris Cards Let Travelers Skip Customs

US signs deal with Holland, and more
are on the way

Apr 24, 09 8:56 AM CDT
(Newser) - A new digital card will allow Americans to skip customs lines at a foreign airport for the first time, reports USA Today. In a deal between Homeland Security officials and the Netherlands, US travelers approved for the ID card will be able to speed through Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam, while... More »

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travel • JFK Airport • Netherlands • Department of Homeland Security • air travel • LAX • Customs and Border Protection • iris recognition • customs • Amsterdam Schiphol Airport

From Cargo to First Class: Pet-Only Airline Nears Takeoff

Seat-free plane offers a different way to travel with pets

Apr 17, 09 12:28 PM CDT
(Newser) - With Pet Airways’ summer launch, cats and dogs will get a first-class alternative to flying cargo. Passengers at major US airports will be able to drop their pets off for travel on a seat-free plane staffed with attendants, Zootoo reports. Spots on the first pets-only flight—scheduled for July 14... More »

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pets • airline • air travel • luxury travel • Pet Airways

(Newser) - United Airlines is coming down hard on its chubbier passengers with a new rule requiring those who can’t fit into one seat to buy another ticket, MSNBC reports. “Seatmates of size” are defined as the unlucky passengers who can’t buckle their seatbelts—even with an extension—or... More »

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obesity • United Airlines • air travel • airline seats • extra baggage

DJ AM Swears Off Flying After Cheating Death—Again

Had booked ticket on doomed Buffalo flight

Mar 11, 09 11:24 AM CDT
(Newser) - Adam Goldstein, better known as DJ AM, is finished with planes, TMZ reports. Not only was he badly burned in a plane crash last year, but the DJ had a ticket for the Continental commuter flight that crashed near Buffalo last month, killing everyone on board. Goldstein didn’t board... More »

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music • plane crash • air travel • Buffalo • DJ AM • Adam Goldstein • Flight 3407

Airlines Panic as Recession Grounds Passengers

Falling price of oil fails to make up for slump in demand

Mar 10, 09 7:04 AM CDT
(Newser) - A steep slide in passengers has airline execs reaching for the panic button, reports the Wall Street Journal. Airlines had banked on the drastic drop in oil prices more than making up for falling demand caused by the recession, but the decline—especially in first and business class—has been... More »

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airline industry • recession • air travel • oil price • premium class travel • airlines • recession depression

 Struggling Airlines 
 Pitch Clean(er) Planes 

As customers become more valued, so does customer service

Jan 29, 09 1:48 PM CST
(Newser) - United Airlines used to give its planes’ interiors a thorough cleaning only every 6 months to save cash. But with carriers now fighting for every passenger, cleanliness has become a crucial weapon, the Chicago Tribune reports. Some United planes now get “heavy” cleans every two weeks. “People don’... More »

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United Airlines • recession • air travel • airline passengers • airplane • customer service • financial crisis • cleanliness • customer loyalty

'Sir Richard, What Is That White Stuff?'

Airline chief Branson gets complaint
about food

Jan 26, 09 3:46 PM CST
(Newser) - Sir Richard Branson personally responded to a “constructive if tongue-in-cheek” complaint letter from a Virgin Atlantic passenger, reprinted in the Telegraph. The beleaguered (and unnamed) flyer likened the dining experience to an awful Christmas morning. “You open the present and it’s not in there. It’s your... More »

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London • air travel • Mumbai • airline food • Virgin Group • airline passengers • complaints • Sir Richard Branson

Emma Thompson, Others
Try to Foil Heathrow Plans

Group opposed to plan aims to drag project into legal quicksand

Jan 13, 09 3:52 PM CST
(Newser) - A high-profile coalition led by Greenpeace has purchased a soccer field-sized piece of land intended to become part of a new runway for London’s Heathrow airport, the Times reports. The group intends to parcel out the land to thousands of individual owners, dragging out any attempt to buy it... More »

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environment • Greenpeace • air travel • Britain • Heathrow Airport • Emma Thompson • carbon emissions • noise pollution • legal action

 More Trouble Looms 
 for Holiday Travelers 
 

Snow, rain will continue through weekend

Dec 26, 08 10:03 AM CST
(Newser) - Holiday travelers may be in for more trouble this weekend, USA Today reports. Snow is expected from Montana to New Mexico, rain in the Midwest could cause flooding, and the South can expect heavy thunderstorms and possibly a few tornadoes. "It's going to be a wild ride,"... More »

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weather • travel • storm • air travel • winter travel • holiday travel • snow • snowstorm • winter weather

Fliers Ease Carbon Guilt
Via Donations

San Fran airport
to offer pollution
offsets at new kiosks

Dec 24, 08 5:51 PM CST
(Newser) - Guilty about the carbon footprint of your frequent flights? Have a few bucks to spare and time to kill at San Francisco's airport? The firm 3Degrees is banking on such a combination as it prepares to roll out the nation's first fleet of kiosks offering carbon offsets. No one is... More »

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San Francisco • carbon footprint • carbon offsets • green energy • air travel • sustainability

Holiday Travel a Nightmare Thanks to Snow, Ice

Flight cancellations ripple across US; roads not great, either

Dec 24, 08 10:45 AM CST
(AP) - Hundreds of holiday travelers spent the night in the nation's second-busiest airport and others faced delayed or canceled flights and highways choked by snow and ice as storms kept up their assault on northern states. More snow fell today in the Midwest, while the Northwest faced more snow and sleet,... More »

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weather • Northeast • air travel • winter • holiday travel • snowstorm • O'Hare International Airport

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