DWI arrest at Minneapolis airport
DWI arrest on Minneapolis airport tarmac — He wasn’t pulled over on a highway or residential side street, but when he was arrested Tuesday, Ronald O. Ogembo had the telltale signs of a drunken driver: the smell of alcohol on his breath, bloodshot eyes and trouble keeping his balance, authorities said. He acknowledged that he had been driving, too — on the tarmac at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport.
U.S. air travel projected to take off — Travel on U.S. airlines is expected to top 1 billion passengers annually by 2015, but the government-run systems needed to manage planes in the air and on the ground are getting old and resources to boost capacity are shrinking fast, regulators said on Thursday. The Federal Aviation Administration said at its annual forecast conference that the number of people flying in the United States will return to pre-2001 levels this year.
Airport screeners spooked by rice tea — A baggage claim area at Will Rogers World Airport was closed for nearly two hours Wednesday after an airport worker saw white powder leaking from a box. The area was reopened after the powder was found to be a type of rice tea.
Airline ‘legroom wars’ heat up — United Airlines is taking a kick at its biggest rival in a feisty new ad campaign in its hotly contested hometown market. The world’s second-largest carrier is running ads in Chicago starting next week. They target American’s decision to add more first-class seats to its planes, thereby reducing leg room elsewhere. The ads carry tag lines like “Fly American and you could kick yourself. Literally.” and “The Straight Story on our Legroom versus American.”
Spring breakers on Brownsville, Tex., hotel rampage — Stormy Wall couldn’t believe how filthy a carpet could be. Wall, who manages Padre South Resort on South Padre Island, has seen Spring Breakers shatter mirrors, take bath towels and crush lamps during drunken wrestling matches. Still, the layer of tortilla chips, which had begun to creep into the hallway outside, was memorable as much for its scope as its slovenliness.
More details in strange spam case against Cruise.com — Can you imagine trying to get someone to stop spamming you, only to be sued for a whopping US$4 million? That’s exactly what has happened to Mark Mumma, after he took his displeasure with Cruise.com to the web, and started threatening to collect the fines he believed he was due.
Contributing: John Frenaye