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Bumping Rates Rise: Know Your Rights
Getting bumped from a flight is rare enough that air travel analyst Rick Seaney was once moved to compare it to the odds of dating a supermodel (1 in 178,000 although your chances improve significantly, noted Seaney, “if you live in New York or Los Angeles, make a lot of money, and are very handsome”). … Read Bumping Rates Rise: Know Your Rights
Posted In: Airline News, Multimedia, PodcastsNot Your Average Air Travel Stories: Week of May 6
This week: Missing bodies, red lipstick makes a comeback – and so does the naked protestor! Oh, dear: Delta goofs, sends wrong bodies to two different funeral homes [Question: uh, how was this mistake discovered?]. One family is taking it in strike though, as USA Today reports: “I’m sure he’s laughing about it,” said a woman … Read Not Your Average Air Travel Stories: Week of May 6
Posted In: Airline News, FeesNot Your Average Air Travel Stories: Week of April 29
This week: Airport shooting death, red lipstick and the man who invented bag fees. Shooting death at airport: News reports say a man fired a gun inside Houston’s Bush Intercontinental Thursday after posting on social media that he planned mass shooting. Later, note is found saying he changed his mind, only intended suicide, and he did shoot … Read Not Your Average Air Travel Stories: Week of April 29
Posted In: Airline NewsFlight-Delay Furloughs End – Normal Operations Resume Sunday
UPDATE (April 28): Air traffic control towers return to normal as of tonight. The FAA has “suspended all employee furloughs. Air traffic facilities will begin to return to regular staffing levels by Sunday evening”. UPDATE (April 26): As expected, the House also passed the legislation and it now goes to the President for signing. Earlier: … Read Flight-Delay Furloughs End – Normal Operations Resume Sunday
Posted In: Airline News, Airport NewsRelief May Be in Sight for Furlough-Related Delays but Unclear When
There have been a reported 5,000-plus delayed flights since Sunday, angering travelers and airlines alike, but these grim statistics may turn around, according to the Associated Press. Flight delayed? Know your rights Legislation May Ease Delays The wire service says the White House has “signaled it might accept legislation eliminating Federal Aviation Administration furloughs blamed … Read Relief May Be in Sight for Furlough-Related Delays but Unclear When
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