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Fees for airline extras have made the trip to Europe
The era of passenger fees — charges for checked bags, seat upgrades and onboard food — began to take hold in the U.S. when airlines tried to offset their losses from surging fuel prices in 2008. Now, with Europe in the grip of the longest...
Tags: Travel, Science and Technology, Trips and Vacations, Air Transportation, Transportation
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Bomb threats: Often hoaxes, always annoying, but sometimes real
No bombs, so life will go on. Again. As it does. Princeton University exhaled after police determined that a vague phone threat made to multiple buildings on the campus turned out to be an apparent hoax. But before the campus could relax, the people...
Tags: Explosions, Princeton University, Colleges and Universities, Emergency Incidents, University of New Hampshire
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Bomb threat to Southwest plane from LAX under investigation
The FBI on Tuesday continued to investigate a bomb threat that prompted an airliner to make an unscheduled landing after leaving Los Angeles bound for Austin, Texas. Southwest Flight 2675 left Los Angeles International Airport just after 2 p.m. Monday...
Tags: Explosions, AEG, FBI, Police Investigations, Michael Jackson
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Southwest flight searched, cleared in Phoenix after bomb threat
A Southwest Airlines plane that made an unscheduled stop Monday in Phoenix after a bomb threat was made via telephone has been cleared. Phoenix police and FBI bomb technicians searched the plane, originally bound for Austin, Texas, and found no...
Tags: Explosions, FBI, Police Investigations, Emergency Incidents, Bombings
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105 million hours of digital activities lost to FAA ban, study says
When flight attendants order travelers to shut off their electronic devices during takeoffs and landings, they disrupt a lot of valuable technological activity. Well, maybe the activity is not so valuable but there is a lot of it. More than 105...
Tags: Science and Technology, Los Angeles International Airport, Transportation Industry, Air Transportation Industry, Federal Aviation Administration
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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: Transportation Security Administration, Travel, Frontier Airlines Inc., Air Transportation, Transportation
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The scoop on airline taxes, changing travel dates and more
Some answers to readers' airline questions: Question: I understand that London's Heathrow Airport has a horrendous arrival fee. Is the same true for Stansted and Gatwick, London's two other airports? Answer: I'm not sure if you're referring to the...
Tags: Trips and Vacations, Services and Shopping, United Kingdom, United Air Lines, Travel
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Changing an airline ticket? There's a fee for that, and it's gone up
If you buy an airline ticket and need to change or cancel your itinerary, you could be in for an even more unpleasant surprise. Most travelers buy nonrefundable tickets because they cost considerably less than refundable tickets. But a couple of...
Tags: Travel, Virgin Group, Ltd., JetBlue Airways, Air Transportation, Services and Shopping
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Airlines speak out against proposed taxes on air travel
The cost of flying might be going up, but this time it’s not the airlines raising prices. The Obama administration has proposed raising the taxes on air travel by about $14 per flight, a move airlines strongly oppose. Higher taxes are needed...
Tags: Travel, Trips and Vacations, Air Transportation Industry
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Southwest Airlines fined $150,000 for slow response to complaints
Southwest Airlines, the nation's largest domestic carrier, agreed to pay a $150,000 fine for failing to give timely responses to passenger complaints. The U.S. Department of Transportation announced the fine Wednesday, saying Southwest did not respond...
Tags: Fines, U.S. Department of Transportation, Air Transportation Industry, Punishment
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Flight delays continue as airlines worry about fiscal impact
On the fifth day of sequester budget cuts and job furloughs at air traffic control towers, airline executives complained that more flight delays could begin to impact their bottom line. The Federal Aviation Administration reported that it had to delay...
Tags: Layoffs and Downsizing, Unemployment, Career and Workplace, U.S. Airways, Economy, Business and Finance
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TSA to delay allowing small knives on planes
The Transportation Security Administration will temporarily delay a policy change that would have allowed passengers to carry small folding knives onto planes. In a letter to TSA employees, TSA chief John Pistole said he decided to maintain, at least...
Tags: Transportation Security Administration, Boston Marathon Bombing (2013), September 11, 2001 Attacks, Sports, Air Transportation Delays
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