Passengers fume as sleepy crew delays flight
Passengers fume as sleepy crew delays flight — Passengers on a British Airways flight from New Delhi to London faced a 13-hour delay as the pilot felt he was too sleepy after a noisy night in a New Delhi hotel, newspapers reported on Monday. (Reuters)
Buzz Aldrin planning a space contest — Moonwalker Buzz Aldrin announced plans on Tuesday for a prize contest that would send the winner into space in a bid to spread the dream of extraterrestrial travel beyond the super-wealthy. (MSNBC.com)
Bermuda cut from O’Donnell’s gay cruise — A summer cruise for gay and lesbian families organized by Rosie O’Donnell has cut Bermuda from its planned itinerary because of possible protests by church groups in the British island territory. (AP)
Cruise ship fuel threatens isle — Hundreds of tons of oil trapped in the tanks of a sunken cruise ship near the Greek island of Santorini must be pumped out immediately to avert an environmental disaster, Greenpeace said on Tuesday. (AP)
Hotel urban legends — Everybody loves a good urban legend, and there are plenty of juicy stories about hotels. Do key cards really contain all your personal information? How often do people really wake up in a bathtub filled with ice? And what is that bad smell in your room? Most urban legends are just that — legends. But could some of these stories be true? (Amy Bradley-Hole on Tripso)
New taxes put the lien on travelers — Done with your taxes? If you’re planning on traveling any time soon, they may not be done with you. Thanks to escalating excise taxes and newly implemented fees, many travelers are finding out that tax season has just begun. (MSNBC.com)
Southwest flight attendants back AA counterparts over bonus flap — Leaders of Southwest Airlines flight attendants said Tuesday that they support counterparts at American Airlines in a dispute over management bonuses at American. (AP)
BA cabin crew union approves new labor deal — British Airways PLC’s cabin crew voted by a 3-1 margin to accept a deal on pay, pensions and other employment issues, the union said Tuesday, resolving a dispute that led to a strike threat earlier this year. (AP)
Taking the kids to D.C. — Who says a learning vacation can’t be fun? Maybe the kids griped when you suggested heading to the nation’s capital rather than the beach this spring (they were studying American history this year, after all). But that was before they knew how much fun they could have. (Tribune Media)
Carrie Charney, Christopher Elliott, John Frenaye, Charles Leocha, Marge Purnell, Valerie Schneider, Mary Staley, Stephanus Surjaputra, Richard Wong.
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