Fatal crash prompts calls for closing of airport
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Fatal crash prompts calls for closing of airport
A TAM jet pulled out of an attempted landing today at Sao Paulo’s Congonhas airport, and federal prosecutors sought a court order to shut down the entire airport — Brazil’s busiest — until the investigation into this week’s crash that killed at least 189 people was completed. (AP)
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Lost luggage, ignored claim
British Airways loses three bags belonging to Izlen Umut Egeli’s family. Under the Montreal Convention, the airline must compensate the travelers for their luggage, but Egeli is trapped in a maze of claim forms, phone representatives who can’t help, and fax machines that won’t. Is there a way out? (Christopher Elliott)
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Alert level raised as 1,000 new wildfires reported
The nation’s wildfire preparedness was raised to its highest level Thursday as dozens of new fires started in the bone-dry West, including one on the sprawling grounds of the Idaho National Laboratory. (AP)
Continental profit fueled by international demand
Continental Airlines posted a better-than-expected 15% increase in quarterly earnings Thursday on strong demand for transatlantic and other international flights. (Reuters)
Passengers’ rights bill takes flight
For the first time, House and Senate committees have approved protective measures for passengers by folding them into bills to reauthorize the Federal Aviation Administration’s operations. (The Politico)
Live by the code… of cordiality
Ideally, there’d be no actual need to draw up a Code of Cordiality for air travelers. But then again who’d have thought there’d be a need for a fliers’ rights movement? (MSNBC.com)
Hawaii hotspot to get facelift
Diamond Head crater soon will start getting upgrades including stabilized trails, protection against rockfalls and potentially a new path to the summit with its spectacular view of urban Honolulu and the Pacific beyond. (AP)
Towns hope to keep Harry Potter magic going
Towns around the country that celebrate the release of each Harry Potter book aren’t ready to give up their wizarding wonderlands of Knockturn Alleys and Forbidden Forests even though the final book is about to debut. (AP)
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Today’s Travel Blogs
Virgin America starts selling tickets
The much-anticipated airline began selling tickets early this morning. Virgin America will take to the air on August 8 with service between San Francisco and Los Angeles and New York’s JFK. (Smarter Travel)
Fresh stats on the summer flight delays
Why have canceled flights more than doubled from June 2006 to June 2007 (20,301 to 8,710)? The answer seems to be more storms, too many jets on the tarmac, and “an occasional problem with Canadian airspace crucial to Northeast traffic.” (Jaunted)
Skurka attempts 6,875-mile Great Western Loop hike
Forget the fossil fuels. Andrew Skurka has his own way to see the country. First, he decided to hike 7,778 miles in 11 months (that’s almost a marathon a day). Now’s he’s attempting a 6,875 mile hike in under eight months. Meet Andrew Skurka, 26-year-old backpacker and long-distance hiker extraordinaire. (Vagabonding)
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