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Many fliers willing to pony up for better seats, poll finds
Most of us will put up with a cramped middle seat on a short flight. But on trips more than three hours long, we are ready to crack open our wallets and pay for a window or aisle seat. That is one of the findings of a recent Harris Interactive poll of...Tags: September 11, 2001 Attacks, Virgin Group, Ltd., Entertainment, Harris Interactive Incorporated, Richard Branson
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Survey says 90% don't want knives on planes
This post has been updated. See the note below for details.The pressure continues to mount on the Transportation Security Administration to prohibit passengers from bringing small pocket knives into the cabins of commercial planes. Opponents of allowing knives on planes unveiled a survey last week that found...Tags: September 11, 2001 Attacks, American Airlines, Inc.
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Global Entry: The journey to an easier journey, continued
Los Angeles Times Travel editorAfter interviewing John Pistole, the head of the Transportation Security Administration, late last year, I renewed my determination to complete my Global Entry System Trusted Traveler application. That’s a program that allows low-risk travelers to...Tags: Air Transportation Industry, Transportation Industry
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More airline passengers tolerant of baggage fees, study says
Grouse all you want about airline baggage fees, but the numbers don't lie: You are slowly learning to accept them as a painful but necessary part of the flying experience. In fact, the overall satisfaction with air travel has increased to the highest...
Tags: Southwest Airlines Co., Transportation, Frontier Airlines Inc., Travel, Air Transportation Industry
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Mid-size airports suffer biggest cuts in airline service
Airline mergers, a deep recession and surging fuel prices have led to sharp cuts in airline service around the country. Hardest hit: medium-size airports. Bob Hope Airport in Burbank, John Wayne Airport in Santa Ana, LA/Ontario International Airport and...
Tags: U.S. Airways, Security Measures, Transportation, Los Angeles International Airport, Travel
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TSA expands faster screening to international travelers
Some U.S. travelers who fly abroad are now eligible to zip through special airport screening lines without removing their shoes, belts and jackets or taking laptops and liquids out of carry-on bags. The Transportation Security Administration announced...
Tags: Security Measures, International Travel, Travel, Air Transportation Industry, Transportation Industry
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Naked airport protester still in hot water with TSA
The man who stripped naked at a Portland, Ore., airport last year in protest of what he saw as overly invasive security measures successfully defended himself against a charge of indecent exposure. But John Brennan hasn’t yet put the incident...
Tags: Security Measures, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Judges
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Boarding passes tell passengers if they get faster screening
It’s not exactly like winning the lottery, but boarding passes for some frequent fliers on US Airways, Delta and United airlines will now include a symbol that lets them go through screening faster. The faster screening lines are offered under a...
Tags: U.S. Airways, Security Measures, Air Transportation Industry
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FAA won't close air traffic control towers at small airports
The 149 air traffic control towers that were slated to close this summer because of the federal sequestration will remain open until at least September, federal officials said Friday. The Federal Aviation Administration said legislation approved by...
Tags: Air Transportation Delays, Budget Control Act of 2011, Federal Aviation Administration, Air Transportation Industry, Layoffs and Downsizing
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TSA delays change allowing knives on planes
It looks as if you won't get to bring that pocket knife on your next flight after all. The Transportation Security Administration has delayed a policy change that would have allowed passengers to carry small folding knives onto planes. In a letter...
Tags: Air Transportation Delays, September 11, 2001 Attacks, Sports, Boston Marathon Bombing (2013)
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Furloughs over, so air controllers (and flights) back on schedule
A week after federal officials launched job furloughs at air traffic control towers, the controllers are back on a regular work schedule -- and airline delays are now caused primarily by severe weather. The number of delays over the week averaged...
Tags: O'Hare International Airport, Unemployment, Air Transportation Delays, Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration
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Source of American Airlines computer glitch yet to be disclosed
Nearly a week after a computer glitch grounded hundreds of its planes, American Airlines has yet to disclose the exact cause of the problem that frustrated passengers stuck in crowded terminals across the country. American's chief executive, Tom Horton,...
Tags: U.S. Airways, Tourism and Leisure Industry, Science, Security Measures, American Airlines, Inc.
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