London is up and running after terror blasts
London is up and running after terror blasts — The London Underground is operating a limited service and buses are running in most parts of the capital following bomb blasts yesterday left commuters stranded. Buses in the capital “will attempt to run a full service,†Transport for London, the agency responsible for services in the capital, said on its Web site today. (Bloomberg)
Dennis strengthens, heads for U.S. — Hurricane Dennis swept away a bridge and peeled tin roofs off homes in Haiti, killing at least five people as it strengthened to a Category 4 storm and headed straight for Cuba. Forecasters said it could reach the U.S. Gulf Coast by Sunday. (AP)
Bombings could have deep impact on airline industry — European routes are among the airlines’ most profitable. And even though London’s airports remained open throughout the attacks, they could have a deeper impact - at least in the near term - on the airline industry than the train bombings last year in Madrid did. (The New York Times)
Man sentenced for pilfering luggage — A former baggage handler at Baltimore-Washington International Airport admitted Thursday to stealing CDs, cameras and other items from the luggage of travelers — many of them soldiers serving overseas — and was chided by a judge who imposed a sentence in excess of state guidelines. (Baltimore Sun)
Suspect killed in Sky Harbor shootout — Three Phoenix police officers were wounded during an exchange of gunfire with a suspect outside a terminal at Sky Harbor International Airport late Thursday, a police spokesman said. Details about the officers’ injuries were not available but they were expected to survive, said Sgt. Randy Force, a Phoenix police spokesman. (Arizona Republic)
When all is lost, call LAX — What do 275 laptop computers, 662 sets of keys and 206 cellphones have in common with a set of dentures, a peach-colored bra and a boxed “Walking and Dancing Hula Doll”? They are among the more than 12,000 items left behind by harried passengers passing through security at Los Angeles International Airport in the first five months of 2005. (Los Angeles Times)
DOT releases first pet death figures — The Transportation Department (DOT) July 7 issued its first monthly report on pet death, injury or loss aboard U.S. airline flights, with six airlines reporting a total of 10 incidents in May. The figures in the DOT’s monthly Air Travel Consumer Report showed the incidents included five injuries, four deaths and one loss of a pet. (Travel Weekly)
Planes get too close for comfort at LAX — A commuter airplane taking off from Los Angeles International Airport had to stop abruptly and steer onto a taxiway last week after another airplane came too close to its runway, officials said Thursday. The incident marks the fifth time in recent weeks that airplanes have come too close to each other at the airport. (Daily Breeze)
Brad Pitt and George Clooney become hoteliers — Brad Pitt and George Clooney are reportedly going into the hotel business in Las Vegas. The two pals have signed a deal with supermodel Cindy Crawford’s restaurateur husband Rande Gerber to build a new hotel and casino with building work due to begin in January. (IOL)
Three people injured in Boston subway accident — Passengers on the two trains — a B line train with about 150 riders aboard and an E line train carrying about 100, both traveling inbound — described the accident as a jarring jolt. (Boston Globe)
At rush hour, London mired in delays — Commuters will face disruptions across London as transport bosses attempt to resume normal service following the terrorist atrocity. Here is the latest travel information for London. (Daily Mail)