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Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport: OK arrival, terrible departure

by Ned Levi on October 26, 2009

Ned Levi discusses his recent experience flying in and out of Paris, Charles de Gaulle Airport. He suggests the French government need to replace Terminal 1 at the airport and drastically improve it overall, including dramatically improve security there.

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Smarte Cartes join the ‘wall of entitlement’ at the baggage claim

by Jason Barger on May 6, 2009

I continue to be fascinated by the “human wall of entitlement” at the baggage claim. You know, the wall that arriving passengers form as they rush the baggage carousel, press their shins against the cold metal, and form a blockade with their bodies so that nobody can actually see the passing bags. They jockey back and forth, claiming their space, and in search of their bag.

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Hey everyone, ready to play baggage claim roulette?

by Jason Barger on April 30, 2009

If you think the normal logistics of retrieving your bag from the baggage claim madness is not too much of a challenge, take your chances with a little game of baggage claim roulette in Santiago, Dominican Republic.

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Step back from the “Wall of Entitlement”

by Jason Barger on December 16, 2008

You know the scene. It is comical, yet frustrating. The crowd gathers around the baggage claim in anxious anticipation. Once that obnoxious buzzer goes off (can’t we come up with a better sound?), without fail, everyone scampers into place.

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