A tuberculosis patient under the first federal quarantine since 1963 left an Atlanta hospital Thursday and arrived at a Denver facility that specializes in respiratory disorders, officials said.
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May 2007
His reservation is confirmed online, but when Max Putra gets to the airport, he doesn’t have a seat. SkyEurope Airlines forces him to buy a new, more expensive ticket, claiming his credit card company rejected his card. Now it’s balking at his request for a refund. Or is it?
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Federal health authorities said Tuesday that they are looking for people who may have been exposed to a rare and potentially fatal form of tuberculosis from an infected passenger during two trans-Atlantic flights this month.
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Soon it will be summer, a time of lamentation throughout the land. Or at least lamentation at the airports, where long lines, full planes, small crews, delayed flights and lost luggage all add up to a season of woe. Charlie Leocha says this year will be worse than usual, and offers some tips for defensive flying.
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How low can airfares go? Try $10 for a one-way ticket from Burbank to Columbus, Ohio. Or $9 from Los Angeles International Airport to Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. Better yet, there is a 1-cent fare for flights from LAX to Guatemala. And the flight attendants are paid partly on commission based on in-flight sales.
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What is the funniest thing to happen to you on an airplane flight? James Wysong gets asked this question quite often, and after 18 years as a flight attendant, it is difficult for him to pick one event. But forced to choose, he goes with the infamous in-flight scalping. Yes, he said “scalping.”
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Northwest Airlines rolls out of the bankruptcy hangar on Thursday after an overhaul that took 20 months. It’s winning positive reviews from industry analysts, who think it emerges as a strong competitor after slashing annual operating costs by $2.4 billion and reducing lease and debt expenses by $4.2 billion.
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All of a sudden, cruise bashing is all the rage. Why, you can hardly get through a cruise story these days without being treated to a parade of horribles — everything from disease outbreaks and sinkings to drunken brawls and passengers gone overboard. Do you have to be crazy to cruise? Well, no. Our cruise columnist, Anita Dunham-Potter, calms the waters.
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Soaring gas prices did not appear to be deterring Americans from hitting the road and airports this Memorial Day weekend for what many expect will be record holiday travel.
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