This weekend we take a look at the phenomenon of people breaking into Alcatraz, rather than breaking out; all to search for fictional rooms. A smoker on a flight forces the plane to divert when he fights with the flight attendant insisting that he put it out. Alaska Air stops handing out prayer cards with meals.
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“Chat down” causes “Logan passenger jam”, Alaska Air makes emergency landing for bomb scare, Canadian government may step in if flight attendants strike
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In-room safe may not be so secure, fall colors wars between NE and NC, attracting high-end passengers by giving freebies
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In our modern computer-centric, e-ticket, online world there area still problems with ticketing that seems simple — a roundtrip flight involving two separate airlines. Janice Hough digs into the problems and swears, “Never again.”
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We take a look at stories that shape travel. American Airlines flight attendants have been told that a strike will probably not happen due to the economy and the weak state of AA. Independent airline find a way to thrive without belonging to alliances. Finely, an air traffic controller admits to sleeping while on duty in DC.
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Alaska Air’s paint the plane contest, Expedia’partnership agreement with WestJet, AirChina plans biofuel test flight
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Consolidation among airlines seems to be the order of the recent years. Delta Air Lines took over Northwest Airlines. Republic bought Midwest Express and Frontier. United and Continental decided to merge. Now what?
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New technology streams airplane data to control centers. Alaska accuses Virgin America of operating illegally. LAX ontime operations are the best since 2004.
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For some travelers, frequent flier miles are almost as important as the trip. Especially when they are one or two flights away from the miles they need for a dream trip.
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Buried in the recent airline earnings news was the announcement that Alaska Airlines has succumbed to charging $15 for the first checked bag. Starting on July 7th, Alaska Airways will initiate the fees. This is bad news. But their unique-to-the-industry guarantee is good news.
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