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Today’s Top Story
Congress moves to ease passport crisis
Help may be on the way to deal with the backlog of unprocessed passport requests. Legislation passed Monday by the House would make it easier for the State Department to rehire retired personnel to pitch in. (AP)
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Who’s to blame for this airline mess?
James Wysong has been thinking a lot about the airline industry recently. Everywhere he looks he sees dissatisfaction. Customers are unhappy, stockholders are nervous, management is desperate and union workers are furious. Was it ever any different? Is somebody to blame? After much thought, James has finally figured something out. Yes, there is someone to blame, he says. And that someone is you. (James Wysong)
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More travel news
TB traveler having lung surgery
The Atlanta lawyer diagnosed with tuberculosis, who caused an international health scare after traveling to Europe and back, was undergoing surgery Tuesday to remove the diseased portion of one of his lungs. (CNN)
Online travel sites target unmanaged business users
After revolutionizing U.S travel bookings, online agencies now have their eye on a lucrative, but elusive part of the business market. The so-called unmanaged business travelers have become increasingly valuable to companies like Expedia Inc. and Orbitz Worldwide. (Reuters)
Pilot forgets to lower landing gear
A pilot ran through the usual steps of getting ready to land his small plane, except for one little thing — he forgot to lower his landing gear. (AP)
Double trouble: DVT a small, but serious risk
It’s official: Long flight delays aren’t just a hassle. They can also be hazardous to your health. That was the upshot of a recently released study from the World Health Organization (WHO) that investigated the risks of developing potentially deadly blood clots during extended travel. (MSNBC)
Midwest Airlines tops Travel + Leisure’s list
Midwest Airlines was named best domestic airline in Travel + Leisure magazine’s annual readers’ survey. The Milwaukee-based airline has won the honor in the magazine’s World’s Best Awards eight out of 12 years. (AP)
Mayor: Gambling at Providence airport ‘terrible idea’
The Rhode Island Lottery wants to add Keno machines to the T.F. Green Airport near Providence, where travelers already have access to Powerball and scratch-ticket kiosks at the airport. (AP)
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Today’s Travel Blogs
FlyGlobespan traveler snorts cocaine off tray table
More trouble for the fledgling Scottish airline FlyGlobespan — A teenager was reportedly arrested at Edinburgh airport today after snorting cocaine off the tray table of a FlyGlobespan plane while awaiting takeoff. (Jaunted)
easyJet: slow boarding, no refund
What happens when you start charging a fee for everything that isn’t bolted down on a plane? Madness, that’s what you get. At least that’s what Ron Di Costanzo got when he flew from Barcelona to London on discount carrier easyJet. (Elliott.org)
The odds of finding the cheapest airfare
Is getting the best airfare possible? According to one number cruncher, the answer is “no.” Should the news make you lose heart? According to one SmarterTravel.com editor, the answer is “no.” (SmarterTravel)
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