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Tuesday Travel Ticker: More TSA troubles in Hawaii

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Los Angeles Times Staff Writer

The firing of 28 TSA employees at Honolulu International Airport, announced Sunday, is one of the biggest in the agency’s history. It follows a months-long probe that found bags were allowed aboard planes without being properly screened. Fifteen other employees were suspended . . . . The Air France KLM board has approved an order of 110 long-haul aircraft. The deal, still being negotiated with manufacturers, includes 43 Airbus A350-900s and 30 Boeing 787-9s . . . . Paso Robles Harvest Wine Weekend Oct. 21-23 features events at more than 150 wineries throughout Paso Robles wine country . . . . San Francisco’s EPIC Roasthouse celebrates Oktoberfest on the restaurant’s bayside patio Oct. 1, noon to 4 p.m. The $50 admission includes live music and unlimited food and beer . . . . Forklifts and harnesses will be used at the Oct. 10 Pumpkin Weigh-Off in Half Moon Bay, Calif., the kickoff to the Oct. 15-16 pumpkin fest . . . . A $520 Halloween package at the Langham London includes tarantula cocktails and a Jack the Ripper Walking Tour. Be sure to ask for Room 333, purportedly the most haunted room in the inn . . . . Many San Diego hotels and attractions are currently offering discounts to military personnel, including 50% off oceanfront suites at La Jolla Cove Suites . . . . Oscar-winner Kevin Spacey will be part of a new Mandarin Oriental hotel group ad campaign . . . . Travel quote of the day: “That would be a good thing for them to cut on my tombstone: ‘Wherever she went, including here, it was against her better judgment.’” (Dorothy Parker)

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