FAA, airlines brainstorm on N.Y. gridlock
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FAA, airlines brainstorm on N.Y. gridlockSimple mathematics explain why New York has become the nation’s worst air-travel bottleneck. Almost every day, more planes are jockeying for space in the sky than the region’s beleaguered air traffic control system can handle. (AP)
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US Airways flight stuck on tarmac for 7 hours
Passengers on a US Airways flight from New York to Phoenix spent nearly 7 hours sitting on the tarmac waiting for bad weather to clear, finally arriving nearly six hours late, and presumably a whole lot grumpier. (AP)
Tourists return to New Orleans as city mends
The number of tourists in this city, one of its strongest barometers for recovery, is on a pace to increase more than 60% this year as corporate conventions bring in billions of dollars in revenue. (USA Today)
Airlines OK standard for cellphone check-in
Major airlines have agreed on a standard that will allow travelers to check in using a bar code sent to their cell phones, the International Air Transport Association said Thursday. (AP)
Mexico seeks to revoke air concession
The Mexican government said Thursday it is moving to revoke the concession of budget airline Lineas Aereas Azteca after it failed to fix safety problems that led to its grounding six months ago. (AP)
Plane catches fire after emergency landing
An Egyptian plane carrying 163 people to Poland caught fire Thursday after making an emergency landing at Istanbul’s international airport, a government official said. One passenger was slightly injured. (AP)
Today’s Travel Blogs
Joe’s holiday air trave tips” It’s ‘us’ vs. ‘them’
For air travelers, the time between Thanksgiving and New Years’ can be unbearable. Crowded terminals, full planes, frayed tempers await the average traveler. But this year, instead of writing yet another “surviving the holidays” story, I asked Joe Farrell to tell us how he makes it through the busy season. (Elliott.org)
Southwest third-party boarding pass site closes
Boardfirst.com, the website that completed the Southwest online check-in process for passengers willing to pay a fee to secure premium boarding rights, has shut down. (Smarter Travel)
On board Virgin America’s first flight to Vegas
The first of Virgin America’s three daily flights between San Francisco and Las Vegas took off yesterday morning and Jaunted was on board. Sir Father Richard Branson led the passengers and crew from SFO to LVS even performing a mid-air wedding mid-flight. No joke, he must have become an Internet minister or something. Branson ended the brief ceremony with “bless all that is good”. (Jaunted)
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