Bodies, debris retrieved from Air France crash
The first bodies and debris have been retrieved from the Air France crash site.
Navy ships found the bodies of two men and debris including a blue seat with a serial number matching Air France flight AF447, a rucksack containing a vaccination card, and a briefcase with an Air France ticket inside, rescue officials said.
As of Sunday night, about 20 corpses were retrieved as well as additional wreckage from the plane.
Top 10 national parks, thanks to TripAdvisor
Visitors to the TripAdvisor website have ranked the top 10 national parks. Nine out of the ten are on the west coast. The only national park on the east coast that made it is Acadia National Park in Maine.
So, what are the top spots?
1. Zion National Park, Utah
2. Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona
3. White Sands National Monument, New Mexico
4. Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii
5. Redwood National and State Parks, California
6. Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area, Nevada
7. Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming
8. Mount Rainier National Park, Washington
9. Yosemite National Park, California
10. Acadia National Park, Maine
The TripAdvisor list, based on their votes, doesn’t match the National Park Service’s list of the most popular. The official list, based on actual visitors, is as follows:
1. Great Smoky Mountains National Park
2. Grand Canyon National Park
3. Yosemite National Park
4. Yellowstone National Park
5. Olympic National Park
6. Rocky Mountain National Park
7. Zion National Park
8. Cuyahoga Valley National Park
9. Grand Teton National Park
10. Acadia National Park
Airlines: must get New York fliers
In these tough times, passengers out of the New York area airports are down significantly. As a result, several airlines are offering incentives to get the passengers back, especially corporate passengers.
More than 100 million passengers a year flow through the New York area’s three major airports, LaGuardia, JFK and Newark Liberty. That’s more traffic than in any other U.S. market and a volume second only to London in the world.
Additionally, New York’s status as an epicenter of the world’s financial industry has long made it a key battleground for airlines coveting the high-spending, frequent-flying business traveler.
If you are flying in and out of La Guardia get ready for some great frequent flier bargains. AA just sent out a bonus frequent flier offer of 2,500 miles per Boston-New York flight. Amazing stuff.
