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Feeling Ill? Stay On the Ground

Airlines, staff are only modestly equipped to respond to medical emergencies in the air

Feb 27, 08 5:55 PM CST
(Newser) - In the wake of the death last week of a passenger on an American Airlines jet, one expert on in-flight health has this to say to sickly would-be travelers: “Do not fly.” Air travel can exacerbate illness, and though many airlines contract with ground-based medical support, flight attendants... More »

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death • illness • American Airlines • heart attack • flight attendants • oxygen • air travel • airsickness • MedAire

Storm Snarls NE Flights

Snow falls from Ohio to New England; icy roads kill 5 in Missouri

Feb 22, 08 7:03 PM CST
(Newser) - A nasty winter storm swept across the country today, forcing major flight delays at New York City airports, closing schools from Ohio to Connecticut, and causing road accidents in Missouri that left 5 dead, the AP reports. Heavy snowfall in the New York metro area grounded 900 flights and led... More »

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New York City • Boston • car accident • Ohio • JFK Airport • Connecticut • Philadelphia • Missouri • air travel • Logan Airport • LaGuardia Airport • Newark airport • travel delays • winter storms • Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport

Kenya Airways Halts Flights from Paris

Nation's cash cow, tourism, is reeling in wake of violence

Feb 20, 08 6:05 PM CST
(Newser) - Plummeting tourism in the wake of January's post-election violence and France's sweeping advisory against travel to Kenya have emptied airline seats, triggering the cancellation of all Kenya Airways flights from Paris to Nairobi. The cancellation, which begins Feb. 26, will disrupt travel to other African destinations, including Congo and Rwanda. More »

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Africa • Kenya • Kenya Airways • travel ban • air travel • Air France KLM Group • Kenya's economy

Bullet Train
to Take On the Plane in Spain

Reclining swivel seats, video players, and speeds up to 220mph

Feb 2, 08 11:34 AM CST
(Newser) - An ambitious plan to make Spain the leader in high-speed train travel could provide a model for the rest of Europe, offering a greener, more relaxing alternative to short-haul flights. A major link between Madrid and Barcelona is slated to open this month with trains described in the Guardian as... More »

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Spain • transit • Europe • train • air travel • Barcelona • Madrid

JetBlue Teams With Irish Airline

Carriers will expand their overseas menus this spring

Jan 31, 08 5:26 PM CST
(Newser) - JetBlue will team up with Irish airline Aer Lingus in the spring so both carriers can expand their overseas offerings, the Wall Street Journal reports. The move is unusual because both are low-budget airlines, the Journal notes, and these kinds of partnerships are often expensive to maintain. But the carriers... More »

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airline industry • JetBlue • Ireland • air travel • Dublin

Co-Pilot Cuffed
in Midair After Breakdown

Toronto-London flight makes emergency landing in Ireland

Jan 30, 08 2:14 PM CST
(Newser) - An Air Canada flight from Toronto to London had to make an emergency landing Monday in Ireland after the co-pilot suffered a mental breakdown in midair, the Telegraph reports. The pilot started screaming God's name while at the controls of the Boeing 767; crew members removed him from the cockpit,... More »

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airline industry • mental illness • air travel • Air Canada • co pilot

Did You Pack This Cat Yourself, Sir?

Feline stowaway jumps out of stranger's suitcase 4 states away

Jan 23, 08 12:38 PM CST
(Newser) - A Texas man got a shock after realizing he'd brought home the wrong suitcase from the airport—and found a cat in it. "I was going to close it, and a kitten jumped out and ran under the bed. I screamed like a little girl," the surprised traveler... More »

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Florida • Texas • airline • air travel • Gracie Mae • stowaway • cat

Airline Sleuths Dig Up Data to Save Lives

Flight record scans reveal hidden risks, prevent crashes

Jan 13, 08 7:30 PM CST
(Newser) - Airlines and air safety investigators have a new way to snoop for clues that can help avoid future accidents, the Washington Post reports. While they once depended on crash remains for evidence, they have now gone digital, pursuing daily probes of thousands of computer records and pilots' reports to dig... More »

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FAA • US Airways • airline • data mining • airline safety • air travel • Southwest Airlines • National Transportation Safety Board

UK Air Travelers Allowed 2 Bags (Some Airports)

Baggage rules relaxed at Heathrow, not Gatwick, others

Jan 7, 08 7:18 PM CST
(Newser) - Confusion may be the rule for air travelers in the UK, where some—but not all—airports have been allowed to drop a one-cabin-bag-per-passenger limit. Passengers at Heathrow and 21 other airports will be permitted to carry two bags for the first time since the tightening of airport security in... More »

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United Kingdom • luggage • airport security • air travel • Heathrow Airport • EasyJet

Passengers Sue AA for Wrongful Imprisonment

Stranded fliers sat on plane for 8 hours  during storm

Jan 2, 08 6:49 AM CST
(Newser) - Two American Airlines  passengers forced to sit in their planes on the runway for more than 8 hours on a stormy day are suing the airline for false imprisonment. Several hundred flights were diverted one day in December, 2006, due to bad weather near Dallas-Fort Worth Airport, and the two... More »

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American Airlines • air travel

NASA Releases Pilot Gripes on Tired Crews, Air Traffic

Surveys uncover twice as many problems as official reports

Jan 1, 08 4:58 AM CST
(Newser) - Bowing to pressure from Congress, NASA has grudgingly released thousand of pages of pilot complaints, CNN reports. They include complaints about crowded skies, tired crews, and communication problems. The surveys of more than 30,000 pilots found twice as many collisions with bird, near-collisions with other aircraft, and runway incursions... More »

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NASA • runway • accident • airline safety • air travel • pilot

United Woes Pile Up 3 Days After Storm

Carrier blames pilot shortage for cancellations; pilots blame staff cuts

Dec 27, 07 9:06 AM CST
(Newser) - United Airlines cancellations yesterday continued to pile up for a third straight day, as the world's second biggest carrier blamed a Sunday storm that slammed its Chicago hub and a shortage of pilots. But the pilots' union pointed the finger at staffing cuts, saying, "The weather wouldn't have mattered... More »

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United Airlines • American Airlines • air travel • Southwest Airlines • O'Hare International Airport

Airplane WiFi Poses Sticky Situation 

Crammed together passengers may not like neighbor's browsing material

Dec 24, 07 12:26 PM CST
(Newser) - Airlines getting ready to offer Internet access are grappling with how to enforce netiquette at 33K feet. "We think decency and good sense and normal behavior will prevail," said the CEO of one service. If it's not porn or violent images, its annoying ringtones and loud conversations that... More »

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Internet • airline • web • air travel • WiFi • airplane

 Deadly Storm Batters Plains

At least five people die as massive crashes close several highways

Dec 23, 07 7:13 AM CST
(Newser) - A deadly storm packing a one-two punch of heavy snow and high winds delivered a pounding to the Plains, making travel treacherous on a busy pre-holiday weekend. Blowing snow dropped visibility to near zero at times, causing at least five deaths in a string of multi-vehicle crashes that closed portions... More »

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Great Plains • severe weather • storm • air travel • holiday travel • snow

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US Caps
JFK Flights to Ease Delays

Move designed
to keep airports elsewhere on time

Dec 19, 07 4:59 PM CST
(Newser) - Transportation officials today capped the number of flights per hour at New York's JFK airport in a bid to keep flight delays from cascading around the country, the New York Times reports. Starting in March, JFK will be allowed up to 83 flights an hour, down from about 100 at... More »

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New York City • FAA • JFK Airport • air travel • airline delays • LaGuardia Airport • Newark airport

Fliers Thankful for Few Delays

Planning and good weather ease holiday congestion

Nov 22, 07 8:37 AM CST
(Newser) - The Thanksgiving travel rush was smoother than expected, reports the New York Times, thanks to good weather, added airline agents, and the federal government giving   commercial airliners access to military airspace for the holiday. Many travelers helped reduce the crush Wednesday, the busiest single travel day of the year,... More »

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Denver • airport security • air travel • Thanksgiving travel

Tips for Tasty In-Flight Fare

In the era of no-frills flying, expert advice on how to pack a sandwich that will satisfy

Nov 19, 07 6:04 AM CST
(Newser) - With no-frills flying leaving the provisions up to you, packing your own sandwich beats stale airport fare by a mile. Sisha Ortuzar, executive chef at  New York's 'Wichcraft, gives Budget Travel tips for a tasty sandwich that'll survive hard travel:
  1. Use crusty breads like ciabattas or baguettes for tuna
... More »

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travel • cooking • list • air travel • sandwich • airline food

Too Skimpy
for Plane,
Just Right
for Playboy

Woman nearly kicked off flight bares all

Nov 17, 07 2:40 PM CST
(Newser) - Kyla Ebbert's outfits just keeping getting skimpier. The 23-year-old California woman who nearly got booted from a Southwest Airlines flight because she wore clothes deemed too revealing has now posed for Playboy in the nude. "They're very tastefully done," she said of the photos. Southwest holds no grudges.... More »

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airline • air travel • Southwest Airlines • clothing • Kyla Ebbert • Playboy • Dr Phil • Today show

Bush Outlines Plan to Combat Flight Delays

Military opens airspace to Thanksgiving commercial flights

Nov 15, 07 2:03 PM CST
(Newser) - The military will open some of its East Coast airspace to commercial traffic around Thanksgiving, President Bush announced today in a series of measures to cut down on air-travel delays, reports the Chicago Tribune's Swamp blog. “We can do better," Bush said in Washington. "We have an... More »

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FAA • air travel • airline delays • Thanksgiving travel • George W. Bush

Surfers See
Red Over
Brit Airways
Board Ban

Petitioning to change gnarly new rule

Nov 7, 07 3:33 AM CST
(Newser) - Furious surfers hope to sink a gnarly new British Airways rule banning surfboards from the airline. Wave riders are petitioning the company to reverse its decision, which went into effect yesterday because the airline determined the boards are "simply not suitable for airport baggage systems," according to a... More »

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sports • surfing • luggage • British Airways • airline • surfboard • air travel • Britain

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