Brazil air chaos ripples overseas
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Brazil air chaos ripples overseas
Brazil’s aviation crisis rippled overseas, stranding passengers at several U.S. airports and giving foreigners a taste of the chaos and anxiety Brazilian travelers have felt for months. (AP)
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Today’s Travel Blogs
Virgin America launch: LAX to SFO could be key
This weekend we took a look under Virgin America’s web hood and found out that this Virgin, while competitive on price, isn’t going to be offering rock bottom prices out of the gate on August 8th. (Jaunted)
Southwest, JetBlue respond to Virgin America
JetBlue and Southwest, current kingpins among U.S. low-fare airlines, are fighting back against newcomer Virgin America. You might say that the “Virgin America effect” is taking over California. (Smarter Travel)
How to get rid of long airport lines
You don’t have to set foot in an airport terminal to know how challenging air travel has become this summer. Just turn on your radio, TV, or click on your favorite blog. Describing the hardships of flying is easy. Solving them is difficult, if not impossible. But one company has come up with a clever solution that deserves attention. (Elliott.org)
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