dumb
Blogger Dave Hingsburger writes about a horrifying experience at the
airport. Dave, who is disabled, was informed by
airport security that because he was in a wheelchair, he wasn't technically "in possession of" his luggage and that "some body" needed to attend to it. The security guard continued to argue with Dave until a pilot apologetically intervened. Well done, airport security.
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when animals attack
"No injuries were reported when a passenger jet hit a deer Wednesday evening while taxiing at Charlotte/Douglas International Airport," reported the
Charlotte Observer. An airport official told the paper that it was a "freak accident."
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weird
We're not like, positive or anything, but we doubt there's a law that says you have to give your iPod to a cab driver if your credit card is declined. The
New York Post says that a woman was forced, by JFK Airport Police, to hand over her iPod or be "taken downtown."
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Angry Airlines
If you are planning on flying US Airways, make sure you are either grumpy, perturbed, unhappy, or uncomfortable- anything but 'angry'. As reader James learned, 'angry' people get grounded on a No-Fly list.
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travel
Last year Denver International airport closed for 45 hours when a blizzard descended on our nation's 6th largest airport. Now the airport and the airlines that operate there would like you to know that they've made a lot of changes.
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as god is my witness
The dufflebags were hitting the ground like sacks of wet cement near Midway airport on Sunday, according to the Chicago Tribune. Officials are still trying to figure out what caused the cargo door of a Delta (Atlantic Southeast, to be precise) airliner to come open, spilling bags out of the airplane thousands of feet above Chicagoland.
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tragic
The first autopsy of Carol Ann Gotbaum, the woman who died in a Phoenix airport holding cell after being arrested for causing a disturbance, was inconclusive and a second will be performed.
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airport
An X-ray strip search device is being tested starting today at Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport. Passengers selected for secondary screening are given an option of the X-ray, which uses low-dose radiation to see through clothes (with great detail) but not skin, or a pat-down. From CBS4:
Men will view male images and women will view female images, but privacy advocates are concerned that those more detailed, embarrassing images will be stored inside the machine and can be viewed at a later time.
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