TSA may let non-fliers go to gates
TSA may let non-fliers go to gates — The Transportation Security Administration is testing whether it can ease a post-9/11 policy that bars people from meeting relatives and friends at airports as they come off flights. (USA Today)
Two U.S. pilots charged over Brazilian plane crash — Brazilian police on Friday charged two U.S. pilots with endangering air safety in the crash of a Brazilian airliner over the Amazon rain forest in which all 154 people on board were killed. (AP)
Woman gives birth mid-flight — This was one baby who couldn’t wait to land. A 42-year-old woman gave birth to a healthy girl late Wednesday aboard a plane destined for O’Hare International Airport from Mexico, officials said Thursday. (AP)
Concern over lack of snow in Europe — Spring blossoms are popping up all over the Austrian Alps. Geneva’s official chestnut tree has already sprouted leaves and flowers. And Swedes are still picking mushrooms. The same question is on everyone’s minds: Is winter in Europe going to be canceled this year? (AP)
The best of Old World ski resorts — Have all the European ski resorts gone the way of concrete, apartments, fast food and endless traffic? No, not all of them. Here are 15 European ski resorts that still retain some of that old chalet-and-sleigh-bell charm. (Charles Leocha on Tripso)
Experts predict 14 named storms in 2007 — The 2007 Atlantic hurricane season should have above-average activity, with three major hurricanes and a good chance at least one of them will make landfall, a top hurricane researcher said Friday. (AP)
Frontier Air to start selling insurance — Discount carrier Frontier Airlines is looking at side businesses such as travel insurance and vacation packages to boost revenue amid stiff competition, its top executive said Wednesday. (Reuters)
5 adventures to get your blood rushing — Itching for a once-in-a-lifetime adventure? How about the first commercial trek up Tibet’s Tsangpo river? Or rafting in little-visited Montenegro? Or biking in Spain’s vineyard-dotted Rioja region? These are just a few of the new offerings from adventure travel companies for 2007. (USA Today)
Carrie Charney, Christopher Elliott, John Frenaye, Charles Leocha, Marge Purnell, Valerie Schneider, Mary Staley, Stephanus Surjaputra, Richard Wong.