FCC says no to cell phones on planes
FCC says no to cell phones on planes — Striking a blow for cell-phone haters everywhere, a government agency on Tuesday said it will keep a rule in place that requires the divisive devices to be turned off during airline flights. (AP)
Flight diverted because of unruly passenger — A Honolulu-bound Delta Air Lines Inc. jet was diverted to San Francisco on Tuesday when a female passenger became unruly after smoking in the lavatory, federal officials said. (AP)
United vows to pay abandoned fliers — Nearly four months after they were left stranded in Cheyenne, Wyo., angry United Express passengers may finally be getting the compensation they demand. (USA Today)
Overboard passenger thanks his rescuers — An Air Force Academy cadet who plunged about 50 feet from a cruise ship balcony into the ocean with a female passenger thanked his rescuers Tuesday but didn’t discuss the details of what happened. (AP)
Hotel fires: how to stay safe — Do you know what to do if a fire breaks out at your hotel? Should you stay put or leave immediately? Should you use the elevator or the stairs? Do you even know where the fire exit takes you? Fires can spread quickly, so you need to know what to do before the first spark turns to flame. (Amy Bradley-Hole on Tripso)
BA earns poor marks for missing baggage — British Airways had the worst record among major European airlines for mislaying passenger baggage last year, figures on Wednesday showed. (Reuters)
Tropical forecast is fierce - again — This year’s first predictions for the hurricane season, issued Tuesday by a research team in Colorado, are identical to the “very active” outlook for 2006 that most forecasters got very wrong. (USA Today)
Stuck in an airplane in an overloaded system — More people and more airplanes are being squeezed into an infrastructure that wasn’t built to accommodate such a load. (The New York Times) (Registration required.)
In Los Angeles, as one LAX runway project ends, another begins — Even as they reopen the southernmost runway at Los Angeles International Airport today, officials are looking ahead to a more dangerous project: building a parallel taxiway between two runways while jets traveling more than 100 mph take off and land just yards away on each side. (The Los Angeles Times) (Registration required.)
Carrie Charney, Christopher Elliott, John Frenaye, Charles Leocha, Marge Purnell, Valerie Schneider, Mary Staley, Stephanus Surjaputra, Richard Wong.
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