Atlanta

On this Martin Luther King Day, US national holiday, Ned Levi discusses his travels to Atlanta, Georgia, and Montgomery Alabama, to see some of the historic locations important in the life of Dr. King, while he was attending and covering the Southern Poverty Law Center’s 40th Anniversary Celebration last year.

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Segway ban in Boston not a good idea, still searching for a secondary airport site in Atlanta, pilots flies past security under new TSA rules

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Ned Levi relates a couple of tales of boorish adult behavior in museums, and suggests those who exhibit churlish behavior in museums modify that behavior before their next museum visit.

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Christopher Muise of TruPrice.net looks at the pending problems faced by Delta in Atlanta from the Southwest purchase of AirTran. He expects loyalty slippage.

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Atlanta, airlines reach deal on rent, SAS plans first same-sex wedding, Air China changes 787 order

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Slot swaps help JetBlue, are airports ready for tarmac rule? Atlanta celebrates new terminal

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Minnesota residents Kristen and Joe Wegleitner just wanted to start their October honeymoon off in grand style with a romantic 7-day Mediterranean voyage on Celebrity Cruises. Unfortunately things began to unravel when bad weather and a hodgepodge of missed airline flight connections forced the newlyweds to scuttle their cruise plans. Thankfully the couple had the foresight to purchase travel insurance and thought the claims process with Travel Guard would be hassle free. Or so the Wegleitners thought.

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Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson has opened up a central rental car facility. Passengers can get to their rental car company from the main terminal via the sky train.

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Under pressure to reduce its dominance in London airports, BAA has agreed to sell Gatwick airport for GBP1.51 billion pounds ($2.46 billion) “to a consortium involving Credit Suisse and General Electric.”

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Virgin America beat out the competition in Best Domestic Airline Food category. Southwest Airlines is pushed away by Frontier unions who want to keep seniority and keep Frontier brand. Delta is near final agreement with Atlanta airport for long-term lease.

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