Airlines hope to block flier Bill of Rights
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Airlines hope to block flier Bill of Rights
The U.S. airline industry’s main trade group goes to federal court next week to try to block a New York state law that would punish airlines for stranding passengers on jets without adequate food, water or sanitation. (USA Today)
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Schools closed for thousands of youngsters, Iowa’s biggest airport shut down and thick layers of ice brought down more power lines Tuesday as a major ice storm glazed the nation’s midsection. (AP)
US Airways is offering its employees $100 bonuses if flights leave on time and bags don’t get lost this holiday season. (AP)
The Department of Homeland Security is now collecting scans of all 10 fingerprints from foreign travelers entering the United States at Dulles International Airport, and plans to extend the program to all international airports in the country by the end of next year. (CNN)
Subtropical Storm Olga weakened slightly as it lashed the northern coast of Puerto Rico early Tuesday, but forecasters feared its heavy rains could trigger flash floods and mudslides by the time it reaches Haiti. (AP)
The mob museum will stand as frank acknowledgment of the major role mobsters played in developing Las Vegas into the gambling capital of America and giving the city its rakish glamour during the 1940s and ’50s. (AP)
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Say what you want about Cunard, but they do know how to put on a show. In an hour-long dockside ceremony today here in the port town of Southampton — presided over by England’s Prince Charles and his wife, Camilla Parker Bowles — the British-founded line officially unveiled its newest ship, the Queen Victoria. (Cruise Log)
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Next time you have a complaint about airline service, take off your shoes and put on those of an airline customer service agent. And then walk a mile. The average agent in the United States earns about $39,000 a year, gets less than two weeks of training and lasts just six years, according to a survey by the Worldwide Airline Customer Relations Association (WACRA), a trade group of airline customer relations professionals. (Elliott.org)You may also be interested in these articles
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