Passenger
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Stomach Bug Hits Cruise Ships
NY Times Blog - Travel Q&A Blog &bull Mar 8, 2010
So far this year, there have been a total of eight outbreaks of intestinal illnesses on cruise ships, compared with 15 for all of 2009, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Health officials are still looking into… Full Story »
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U.S. Airports Expand Passenger Full-Body Screening
NY Times Blog - Travel Q&A Blog &bull Mar 8, 2010
According to the Associated Press, the Transportation Security Administration announced nine more U.S. airports that will receive body-scanning technology: Fort Lauderdale, Fla.; San Jose, Calif.; Columbus, Ohio; San Diego; Charlotte, N.C.; Cincinnati; Los Angeles; Oakland, Calif.; and Kansas City. They… Full Story »
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Video: Bad week for the cruise industry
Budget Travel - This Just In &bull Mar 6, 2010Is it safe to take a cruise? Sure it is, but you could be forgiven for thinking otherwise after the past week. A series of mishaps have hit cruise lines around the world. In the Mediterranean Sea, a 26-foot wave… Full Story »
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Passenger describes 'terrifying' ordeal as giant waves hit cruise ship
USAtoday.com - The Cruise Log &bull Mar 4, 2010
A passenger on the cruise ship hit by massive waves Wednesday in the Mediterranean tells the Associated Press today it was a "terrifying" or ... Full Story »
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American Airlines First to Resume Flights to Haiti, As of Today
Rick Seaney &bull Feb 19, 2010FareCompare.com presides over a kingdom of sophisticated software that searches out fares and destinations at a billion combinations per query - while keeping track of 500 airlines serving more than 270,000 markets around the globe. That's why Rick and the… Full Story »
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Canadian airline forced to remove smelly passenger from plane
Gadling &bull Feb 19, 2010
Filed under: North America , Canada , Airlines We've already been told that being too fat will have you kicked off the plane , but now "too smelly" is apparently also a (very) good reason to be sent back into… Full Story »
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Finnair Says Goodbye to the MD-11
Things in the Sky &bull Feb 19, 2010
Well, this morning a pretty sad (well, from a dork perspective) press release arrived this morning from Finnair, who will stop MD-11 flights next week. The final MD-11 flight, AY022 from Delhi to Helsinki, flies on Monday. Over the course… Full Story »
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FAA oversight of airplane maintenance criticized
USAtoday.com Travel - Top Stories &bull Feb 19, 2010
The watchdog at the U.S. Transportation Department raised concerns Thursday that the government is failing to police airplane maintenance at U.S. airlines. On Wednesday, the FAA proposed a $2.9 million fine against American Eagle for operating at least 1,178 passenger… Full Story »
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Royal Caribbean to dispatch a second cruise ship to Australia
USAtoday.com - The Cruise Log &bull Feb 18, 2010
Industry giant Royal Caribbean is planning a big expansion in Australia, where it currently operates just one ship -- the 1,998-passenger Rhapsody of the Seas. The 21-ship line says it will send a second, larger vessel, the 2,112-passenger Radiance of… Full Story »
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Newark wine bottle fiasco causes President's Day shutdown
Gadling &bull Feb 18, 2010
Filed under: Airports , News Ah, Newark. The same airport that brought us a multi-hour shutdown due to a couple in love has once again allowed a civilian to walk right past TSA. This past President's Day, a passenger had… Full Story »
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Splendid arrivals: Getting into London and beyond
Eurocheapo &bull Feb 18, 2010
Some arrivals are just too good to miss. Dropping down out of the skies to land at some of Europe's trickier airports can be challenging for even the most experienced pilots. And, even from the passenger cabin, the steep glide down into the airstrips at Innsbruck (Austria) or Lugano (Switzerland)… Full Story »
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The TSA to Begin Swabbing Passenger's Palms at Airport Security
Jaunted &bull Feb 18, 2010
Just as we're getting used to the idea of enduring a full-body scan at airport security, the TSA goes and introduces another measure to keep bombs off of planes, but keep the security lines long and slow. They will begin… Full Story »
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Will the "too fat to fly" kerfluffle hurt Southwest?
Tripso &bull Feb 18, 2010
The blogosphere and twitter have been filled with with the horror story of filmmaker, Kevin Smith, being asked to leave a full Southwest flight because he was oversized. PR experts are sending out missives noting this is a PR flareup and that it may damage the Southwest brand. My take: Southwest will survive and the millions of average-sized passengers that it serves will be quietly pleased that they are not subjected to sharing half of their seat with an oversized passenger. It only takes one trip in coach seated beside an XXXL-sized passenger to make an average guy or gal… Full Story »
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Canadian Airline Boots Passenger for Being "Too Smelly to Fly"
Rick Seaney &bull Feb 17, 2010FareCompare.com presides over a kingdom of sophisticated software that searches out fares and destinations at a billion combinations per query - while keeping track of 500 airlines serving more than 270,000 markets around the globe. That's why Rick and the team created FareCompare.com -… Full Story »
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The way it was for flight attendants of yore
Tripso &bull Feb 17, 2010
The recent record breaking snows both in the Mid-Atlantic states and in such unlikely places as Texas and Georgia stirred some memories of my past experiences with what we crewmembers used to describe as "irregular" (the Ozark term) or "non-routine" (the TWA term) operations. Rare is the passenger who has never had a weather-generated delay, from events as innocuous as fog to as treacherous as tornados. It's always an inconvenience, but when a major event, especially snow - the impact of which remains long after the storm has passed - strikes a hub, it can be days before order is… Full Story »
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Parent company of Princess Cruises orders two new ships for the line
USAtoday.com - The Cruise Log &bull Feb 17, 2010
Princess parent company Carnival Corp. today announced it had signed a memorandum of agreement with Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri to build two new vessels for the line to debut in spring 2013 and spring 2014. After years of rapid growth, Princess… Full Story »
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Plane Diverted Due to Sick Pilot
Rick Seaney &bull Feb 16, 2010FareCompare.com presides over a kingdom of sophisticated software that searches out fares and destinations at a billion combinations per query - while keeping track of 500 airlines serving more than 270,000 markets around the globe. That's why Rick and the… Full Story »
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Another Carnival cruise ship experiencing propulsion problems
USAtoday.com - The Cruise Log &bull Feb 16, 2010
Carnival says the 2,124-passenger Carnival Legend was delayed returning to its home port of Tampa on Sunday by several hours due to the problem, resulting in a late departure for -- and changes to -- its current voyage. Because of… Full Story »
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Unruly Passenger Threatens Rich Politician Seated in Coach
Rick Seaney &bull Feb 16, 2010FareCompare.com presides over a kingdom of sophisticated software that searches out fares and destinations at a billion combinations per query - while keeping track of 500 airlines serving more than 270,000 markets around the globe. That's why Rick and the… Full Story »
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Expect passengers' bill-of-rights rules to lead to more flight cancellations
USAtoday.com- Today in the Sky &bull Feb 16, 2010
The government announced in December it would fine airlines $27,500 per passenger for long tarmac delays - or $2.75 million for a 100-passenger flight. Cancellations cost far less than a huge fine, especially since seats are routinely prepaid and airlines… Full Story »
