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Animal lovers out there can rejoice, US Airways says that no pets were lost in flight 1549 — either in the cabin or in the cargo hold, as US Airways does not accept pets as cargo. [Newsday]
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Flight 1549 Passengers Get $5K Checks For Drowned Baggage
By 1.20.09
Turns out they won’t have to file written requests after all, each passenger of US Airways Flight 1549 that downed in the Hudson River last week got a $5k check from the airline to compensate them for lost baggage.
Will You Pay $12.95 For WiFi On United Airlines?
By 1.15.09
United Airlines has announced that passengers on flights from New York City to Los Angeles and San Francisco will soon have access to WiFi… for $12.95.
There Are Fewer Flights, But They're On-Time!
By 1.15.09
Hey, remember all those chronic unsolvable delays that were threatening to grind air traffic to a halt in this country? It seems that we’ve found something that can really help. A huge global recession.
Airlines Fail To Kill Passengers 2 Years Running
By 1.12.09
For the first time in the history of jet airliners, US airlines have gone two years without any passengers dying. This is all the more amazing considering the last two years have seen a number of incidents where passengers were stuck onboard on the tarmac for hours without food, water, and in some cases, with a river of human refuse leaking down the aisle. Said an MIT professor who studies aviation safety, in a remark both whimsical and macabre, “If you see a child in the airport today or tomorrow…that child has a greater chance of growing up to be president than failing to reach his or her destination safely.”
US Airways Doesn't Know Why They're Charging You $25, Doesn't Care
By 1.12.09
Reader Alex says that U.S. Airways charged him a $25 fee that they can’t explain — and are unwilling to remove. If he doesn’t like the mystery fee, he says, he was told to do a chargeback.
Your Ticket: $60. Your Baby's: $1280
By 1.9.09
When company policy has a head-on collision with absurdity. Your United Airlines ticket is $60. Your baby’s, who’s going to be sitting in your lap? $1,280. [Elliot] (Photo: moxythecat)
Save Money Shopping Online By Deleting Your Cookies
By 1.8.09
Familiarity breeds contempt, and nowhere is that made more explicit than when shopping online. By deleting your cookies and returning to internet stores you’ve previously bought at, you may find yourself getting discounts usually reserved to lure in first time buyers.
News Flash: "Shoe Bomb" Jokes Are Not Appropriate Airplane Banter
By 1.7.09
Ah yes, alcohol and planes mix together once again — resulting in three days of jail for one St. Louis man who thinks “shoe bombs” are funny.
What Next? US Airways Gets Rid Of Clothes Hangers?
By 1.7.09
Justin Wolfers, from the Freakonomics blog, has noticed something troubling on US Airways. The clothes hangers are gone from First Class.
What Your Homeland Security Travel File Looks Like
By 1.6.09
Homeland Security’s dossier on all your the travel you’ve ever taken looks something like this.
United Airlines Ruins Your Christmas As Only A Crappy Airline Can
By 12.27.08
Reader Thomas’s scheduled travel on United Air on Christmas Eve went pretty much how you’d expect: his flight left four hours early, and his rebooked flight at 4 a.m. was overbooked. The horror, inside.
By 12.26.08
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Here’s a bittersweet elegy on airline travel. [New York Times]
Amtrak Strands Passengers Without Food, Water, Toilets
By 12.23.08
About 450 Amtrak passengers were stranded in Chicago’s Union Station for almost 24 hours — without food, water or access to reliable functioning restrooms.
Delta Helps You Escape Chicago Before The Winter Storm Of Doom
By 12.18.08
There’s a nasty winter storm coming to Chicagoland — a mix of rain, sleet and snow that might result in 12″ of accumulation. Jennifer was scheduled to fly right in the middle of it.
Man Sues United Airlines For Getting Him Drunk — Causing Him To Beat His Wife
By 12.17.08
The Chicago Tribune says that a couple are suing United Airlines, claiming that the airline “negligently over served” the man — causing him to become drunk and to beat his wife.
Traveling In Cargo Can Be Deadly To Pets
By 12.17.08
Caution if you’re putting your pet in cargo while flying, persian cats and short-nosed dogs are particularly vulnerable to DEATH during flight, especially during the summer. Better, don’t put them in the belly at all.
Homeland Security Boss: Before 9/12/01 Hijackings Were "Regular, Routine"
By 12.16.08
BoingBoing’s Joel Johnson recently interviewed departing Homeland Security boss Michael Chertoff — and we all know how much you love “security theater”…
