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Keep Your Shoes On, Please: TSA Rolling Out Speedy Security Pre-Screening Program
By Mary Beth Quirk on February 8, 2012 5:00 PM
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Maybe you'll be taking your shoes off, but instead of placing them in a bin on a conveyor belt, you'll be sitting around at home on the computer before heading to the airport. A test program the Transportation Security Administration has been working on called the PreCheck, which will allow passengers to speed through security is now expanding to 28 more airports. More »
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Ryanair CEO Needs Police Escort After Gloating In Front Of Laid-Off Workers
By Chris Morran on February 8, 2012 3:30 PM
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Michael O'Leary, CEO of bargain-basement European airline Ryanair, is no stranger to stirring up controversy. But this is probably the first time one of his antics has resulted in him requiring police protection. More »
Dirty Diaper Grounds Qantas Flight
By Chris Morran on February 3, 2012 3:15 PM
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A few years back, I had the unpleasant experience of sitting behind a baby that had vomited all over his row only an hour into a flight from San Francisco to New York. I remember wishing at the time that there would be some non-disastrous reason for the plane to have to make an early landing so I could get away from the smell. Little did I know it would only have taken a single dirty diaper. More »
Thieving TSA Agent Serves As Reminder To Not Carry $5K In Your Coat
By Chris Morran on February 2, 2012 1:41 PM
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See, this is why smugglers duct tape their contraband to their chest and groin — so that a rogue TSA agent doesn't simply swipe it from their coat as it goes through the security checkpoint. More »
Spirit Adds $2 "Dept. Of Transportation Unintended Consequences Fee"
By Chris Morran on February 1, 2012 4:15 PM
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Fresh off fighting laws that require truth in advertising, Spirit Airlines, which hilariously dubbed itself the "most consumer-friendly airline," is now taking a stand against another government regulation — one that requires airlines to allow passengers to change flights within 24 hours of booking without paying a penalty — by adding two dollars to everyone's ticket. More »
TSA Employee Accused Of Lifting 8 iPads That Were Definitely Not His
By Mary Beth Quirk on February 1, 2012 3:00 PM
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A Transportation Security Administration worker at the Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport stands accused of theft, after cops say he was found with eight iPads he'd boosted from checked luggage. Looting bags has become too popular of a pastime these days, but luckily one owner used his device's tracking system to locate the pilfered pad. More »
1 Dead, 4 Sick In Hotel Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
By Phil Villarreal on February 1, 2012 8:15 AM
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A carbon monoxide poisoning has been blamed for the death of one hotel guest and the sickness of four others. The disaster unfolded at a West Virginia Holiday Inn Express, at which firefighters discovered high levels of the gas on several floors. They found that the source of the leak was a water heater. More »
T-Mobile Reportedly Planning To Impose Limits On Roaming Data Capabilities
By Mary Beth Quirk on January 31, 2012 3:00 PM
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Customers traveling out of the range of T-Mobile's network might be seeing some changes to the limits they can stretch their roaming data coverage. Documents reportedly leaked from T-Mobile reveal the company is planning to cut subscribers off at certain data thresholds when they're outside the network. More »
Runway Slide Forces Passengers To Sit In Cabin For More Than 2 Hours
By Phil Villarreal on January 31, 2012 8:30 AM
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Passengers on a Delta Air Lines flight from Las Vegas to Detroit suffered an awful two-fer after a muffed landing Sunday. After they survived the fright of sitting in the plane as it careened off the runway and into the grass, they were stuck in there for two and a half hours as crews towed the plane back to where it belonged. More »
Senator Asks Citi To Stop Reporting Frequent Flier Miles As Taxable Income
By Chris Morran on January 30, 2012 12:30 PM
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As we mentioned last week, a number of Citi customers around the country have been scratching their heads wondering why they received 1099 tax forms from the bank over frequent flier miles, even though IRS policy explicitly states that the agency as no interest in going after freebie miles as taxable income. Now the chair of the Senate Banking Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Protection has fired off a missive to Citi asking the CEO to not be such a pain in the rear-end to its customers. More »
Even If You're Lonely This Valentine's Day, Don't Fall For A Romance Scam
By Mary Beth Quirk on January 30, 2012 11:00 AM
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We all know about looking for love in all the wrong places (bars with free hot dogs), but another thing to avoid is sending your love in the form of money to someone you've never met. Consumers looking to making a match might just be happy enough for a connection to send money for their new interest to visit, which could result in heartbreak and a ding to your bank account. More »
TSA Can't Tell The Difference Between A Gun & An Insulin Pump
By Chris Morran on January 27, 2012 4:15 PM
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Travelers at Los Angeles International Airport this morning were held back from boarding this morning after the brain trust at the TSA security checkpoint not only managed to mistake a passenger's insulin pump for a gun, but also waited until after she'd passed through the checkpoint to think it might be a good idea to check out the mysterious item. More »
Costa Offers Uninjured Cruise Passengers $14K To Cover Lost Baggage, Psychological Trauma
By Mary Beth Quirk on January 27, 2012 10:00 AM
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What amount of money could make up for the time the giant cruise ship you were on steered too close to shore and hit rocks, triggering a scary evacuation of you and your fellow passengers, the loss of your belongings and the trauma over the fact that others on the boat were killed? Costa cruise lines thinks about $14,460 is the right number. More »
Senator Calls Out Spirit Airlines For Trying To Mislead Public About Airfares
By Chris Morran on January 26, 2012 12:15 PM
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You may recall that earlier this week, bottom-dollar carrier Spirit Airlines launched an e-mail campaign to convince customers that the new FAA regulations requiring truth in airfare advertising was really just a ruse by the federal government to hide taxes and tax hikes in airfares. Well, that didn't go over well with Senator Barbara Boxer of California, who threw off the gloves and sent a bare-knuckles letter to Spirit in response. More »
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San Francisco Airport Opens Free Yoga Room For Tense Travelers
By Chris Morran on January 25, 2012 2:30 PM
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For many travelers, the idea of just going to the airport — and finding a place to park, checking your bags, picking up your ticket, waiting at security, hoping you don't get the extra-special touchy-feely pat-down, putting all your stuff back together after going through the checkpoint, finding your gate, paying $5 for a bottle of water — is a bit of a stressful situation. So the folks at San Francisco International are opening a yoga room for you to work out all that tension while waiting for your connecting flight. More »
Ask Tax Cat: What The Heck Is Going On With The Business Mileage Rate For 2011?
By consumerist.com on January 25, 2012 11:45 AM
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Every year around this time, Tax Cat emerges from his basket to answer questions and offer advice to you, the fine people of the internet. More »
Citi Says Those Free Rewards Miles You Received Are Taxable
By Chris Morran on January 24, 2012 3:15 PM
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If you received a bunch of miles from Citi for signing up for one of the bank's credit cards or rewards-earning accounts, be on the lookout for a 1099-Misc tax form coming in the mail, as Citi has decided that these miles have a taxable value. More »
Bus Group Doesn't Mind If Priceline Kills Off William Shatner As Long As It's Not With One Of Their Vehicles
By Mary Beth Quirk on January 24, 2012 10:00 AM
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Priceline is reportedly offing their spokesman William Shatner in an ad, which is just fine with the American Bus Association — but they'd prefer it if his means of death is something other than a fiery bus explosion as seen in a new commercial. They're asking the travel booking site to pull the ad, which they feel is in poor taste. More »
Woman Claims Husband's Ashes Went Missing After TSA Made Her Move Them To Checked Baggage
By Mary Beth Quirk on January 23, 2012 5:00 PM
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A woman flying from Philadelphia to England to return her deceased husband's ashes to his hometown says US Airways lost them somewhere along the way to her destination. That is what is called a major, major fail. More »
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Ron Paul Says Senator Son Detained By TSA For Refusing Pat-Down
By Chris Morran on January 23, 2012 12:50 PM
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Presidential candidate Ron Paul and his son, Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky, have been very vocal critics of the Transportation Security Administration. And it doesn't look like the two will be thinking any more highly of the TSA as, according to the elder Paul pol, Rand was detained by the TSA this morning after refusing to submit to a pat-down. More »
