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Security Issues at LaGuardia and Boston Logan Airports

Polly Wogg — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 15:56:31 +0000

Two separate security issues at New York's LaGuardia and Boston Logan airports affected hundreds of passengers. Andy McKechnie tweeted the whole incident in Boston while sitting in a plane on the runway.

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FDA Finds Mice, Roaches and Gnats in Your Airline Food

Mike Adams — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 15:52:32 +0000

You might want to stick with the sealed bag of peanuts, after an investigation by the Food and Drug Administration recently discovered the presence of mice, ants and roaches in airline food.

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Half of All Airline Pilots Admit to Falling Asleep While Flying

Donald Deane — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 21:05:54 +0000

Let's face it, we've all come pretty close to nodding off at work. However, there are certain professions -- say, airline pilot -- where taking a quick snooze just isn't acceptable.

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What Are America's Busiest Airports on Thanksgiving Weekend?

Mike Adams — Sat, 17 Nov 2012 21:30:43 +0000

Even though the price of holiday travel is on the rise, nearly 24 million people will still be shuttling across the friendly skies this Thanksgiving weekend.

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Another Airline Charging $100 for Carry-On Luggage (That's Four Now)

Mike Adams — Tue, 06 Nov 2012 21:25:37 +0000

Who in the heck is Spirit Airlines? Well, they are officially the fourth airline to start charging customers to bring aboard carry-on luggage, in this case $100.

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Now It's a Trend: A Third Airline Slaps Passengers With Carry-On-Bag Fee

Donald Deane — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 16:10:52 +0000

On flights, it used to be that carry-on luggage was as free as a complimentary bag of peanuts, but that's all starting to change. In fact, a third small airline just added a fee for passengers who wish to bring a carry-on bag.

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TSA Firing 25 Workers, but Not Because of That Horrible Security Report or All the Stealing

Mike Adams — Tue, 23 Oct 2012 15:20:17 +0000

According to reports from the Transportation Security Administration, the agency plans to clean a little house at the Newark International Airport by firing 25 employees and suspending 19 others for alleged misconduct.

In a seemingly related pair of stories, a recent internal TSA investigation revealed frequent security failures, while an ABC News story investigated rampant theft at the TSA.

However, both of these things have nothing to do with the 25 firings, according to the TSA.

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JetBlue to Make Flying Better By Offering Free Wi-Fi — Dollars and Sense

Mike Adams — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 15:27:42 +0000

Frequent flyers who are sick to death of having to pay additional fees just so they can use the Internet might want to consider booking flights aboard JetBlue Airways next year.

That’s because starting in 2013, the budget-friendly airline plans to provide free in-flight Wi-Fi for its passengers.

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Air France Asks Passengers if They Could, Like, Borrow Some Money for Gas

Emerald Catron — Tue, 21 Aug 2012 17:08:59 +0000

Seriously, if we were on a road trip with Air France, we’d be pretty miffed — these pretzels are dry, and you said you’d cover the gas!

Recently, passengers found themselves being asked by the airline if they had any money to spare, because they were looking a little cash poor and needed fuel to get out of Syria, where there is currently a civil war, and into Beirut, where they were supposed to land in the first place.

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TSA Reveals List of Weird and Scary Items Confiscated This Year

Shauna Wright — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 15:51:28 +0000

We all gripe about having to take our shoes off when we go through airport security, but according to a list of items confiscated this year by the TSA, footwear may be the least of its concerns.

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Do You Approve of the Job the TSA Is Doing? — Survey of the Day

Jeremy Taylor — Thu, 16 Aug 2012 20:15:40 +0000

When you hear about the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), it’s usually because one of its agents has aggressively searched someone they probably shouldn’t have searched so aggressively.

But despite the drumbeat of negative stories surrounding the folks entrusted with our airport security the general public hasn’t turned on the TSA.

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The Best Time to Buy Plane Tickets Is Almost Upon Us — Dollars and Sense

Shauna Wright — Tue, 14 Aug 2012 16:01:20 +0000

With all the fees airlines have been packing on in the past couple years, it may seem that tickets are impossibly expensive.

But there are times when it’s cheaper to buy them — and those times are fast approaching.

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Would You Pay Extra for a Child-Free Flight? — Survey of the Day

Jeremy Taylor — Mon, 13 Aug 2012 15:31:51 +0000

It can be a pain to travel with kids. It’s one thing when it’s your own rugrat bopping around in their seat and harassing you about arrival times and quite another when the little rascal belongs to someone else.

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Airline Food Gets Even Worse After Needle Found in Sandwich on Air Canada Flight

Amy Sciarretto — Thu, 02 Aug 2012 18:08:15 +0000

Airplane food isn’t exactly cuisine reserved for the discerning palette, but it gets the job done. However, you might want to think twice before noshing on plane food and not because of nutritional concerns.

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Which Airports are America's Germiest? [VIDEO]

Shauna Wright — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 17:29:51 +0000

People who come home with a cold after a vacation often blame their fellow passengers on the plane — but as it turns out, it’s actually airports that are probably the culprit. And some are worse than others.

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What Airlines Serve Alcohol — For Free?

Mike Adams — Fri, 27 Jul 2012 17:27:58 +0000

There is nothing quite like being catapulted 40,000 feet into the air and feeling the effects of a high pressure, high altitude beer buzz while being shuttled at top speed across the great American skies.

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Skip the Meal — Needles Found in Delta Air Lines In-Flight Food

Amy Sciarretto — Tue, 17 Jul 2012 16:06:25 +0000

Imagine being on a transcontinental flight and getting ready to tuck into a turkey sandwich only to find a sewing needle. That’s quite the unwanted condiment.

Unfortunately, it was a reality for some unlucky passengers.

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British Airways Going to Extremes to Let Flight Attendants Find Your Personal Information — Is It Fair?

Mike Adams — Tue, 10 Jul 2012 18:19:55 +0000

How would you feel if you found out that an airline was using the Internet to track down photographs and personal information about you before you even boarded the flight?

Surprise — it’s happening.

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JetBlue Reigns Supreme in Airline Consumer Satisfaction Index

Shauna Wright — Mon, 25 Jun 2012 15:01:20 +0000

Move over, Southwest Airlines — your 20-year reign at the top of the American Customer Satisfaction Index is over. So who’s the new champ? None other than JetBlue.

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Man Boards Plane Without a Ticket After Getting Out of Jail — How'd He Do It? [VIDEO]

Amy Sciarretto — Thu, 31 May 2012 19:01:51 +0000

This news ought to do little to renew your faith in airport security systems. On Tuesday, a man boarded a plane in San Diego without a ticket.

Even worse, he was just released from jail a day earlier.

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