Did rugby team kill passenger?
Did rugby team kill passenger? — Prosecutors in New York are investigating the death of an air traveler who was subdued by fellow passengers after he became disruptive. William Lee was pronounced dead after being taken off the American Airlines flight at Kennedy International Airport in New York. The cause of death has not yet been determined.
FAA: expect more summer flight delays — Expect more flight delays this summer and in the coming years, as more travelers take to the skies and overburden the nation’s air-traffic control system. That was one of the major themes emerging last week at the two-day Federal Aviation Administration’s Aviation Forecast Conference.
AOL launches Pinpoint Travel — America Online, the world’s largest Internet service provider, on Monday launched a test version of a travel Web site it hopes will attract consumers looking to bypass online travel agencies and book directly with airlines and hotels. “Some shoppers are loyal to an agency brand, but we believe the vast majority would rather book through a supplier and miss the middle-man fees,” said Jeffrey DeKorte, general manager of travel at the Time Warner Inc. online unit.
US Airways’ baggage woes run deeper — US Airways’ baggage debacle last Christmas weekend was part of a longer-term problem that developed over months, and has persisted into 2005, U.S. Department of Transportation records show. Monthly DOT performance reports show US Airways’ record for handling baggage deteriorating from the industry average in October to worst among major airlines in November, December and January.
Spin-off airlines are taking off — Ted and Song. Recognize those names? They are passenger airlines, but they don’t sound like the famous carriers the flying public easily recognizes - United, Delta and American. But United and Delta say that Song and Ted - the discount-fare units they started to help them in the brutal competition with carriers like JetBlue and Southwest - are helping them capture more of the flying market.
The mermaid fare is $5,000 — A woman testified that she paid a popular local musician to fly four mermaids from London to Harare to help her recover a stolen car and cash. Businesswoman Magrate Mapfumo said she paid $5,000 to fly the invisible mermaids to Harare on the advice of musician Edna Chizema, who is on trial for theft by false pretenses, the state-owned Herald newspaper reported Thursday.
Contributing: John Frenaye
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