My pal, Patapsco Jack, added: “Senor Wences, call your office.”
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The Associated Press
Friday, June 18, 2010; 9:07 PM
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Officials say a Southwest Airlines worker stumbled across a few boxes of human heads at the Little Rock, Ark., airport.
It turns out the heads found June 9 were bound for a medical laboratory in Fort […]
According to the Wall Street Journal,
SPIRIT airlines is considering a charge to buy a ticket.
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Let’s suggest more revenue streams for the harried airline industry.
1. Jetway Alternative.
2. Seat-Watch Approval.
3. Strap Or Seat.
4. Overhead Lamp Dimmers.
5. Oxygen Insurance.
6. Flotation Device Choice.
7. Fresh Air Option.
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Images:1–physicschick.com; 2–via homepage.mac.com; 3–(passengers) via kcbs.com; (sheriff) (Fred) FOX via irate-nation.com via […]
Osteen’s wife denies assaulting flight attendant
22 hours ago
HOUSTON (AP) — The wife of megachurch evangelist Joel Osteen told jurors Friday she was “dumbfounded” and “shook up” after a flight attendant accused her of assaulting her over a spill on a first-class seat. Victoria Osteen, in court because the flight attendant is suing her, said she […]
Jeesh!
Not only are they no longer free, the passenger has to assemble them.
Do they charge $20 for Small Pox-free bedding?
By SAMANTHA BOMKAMP, AP Business Writer 36 minutes ago
NEW YORK - JetBlue Airways Corp. said Monday it is now charging customers for pillows and blankets.
The carrier has done away with the recycled blankets and pillows […]
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Images: (interior of airliner) news.bbc.co.uk; (Naomi) REUTERS/Alessandro Garofalo
Story.
10 Things Your Airline Won’t Tell You
by Jim Rendon
Monday, April 28, 2008
provided bySmartMoney.com
1. “Welcome to the crowded skies.”
2. “Your hard-won air miles are worth less all the time.
3. “We’ll give you a good deal — if we can get something out of it.”
4. “We love hidden fees.”
5. “Customer service isn’t always our top priority…”
6. “…unless […]
Does this mean a wheelchair bound elderly woman
will no longer be able to get tattoos at the small of her back?
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TSA to change body piercing procedures
Mon Mar 31, 9:36 AM ET
LOS ANGELES - The Transportation Security Administration said it will change they way its officers search passengers with body piercings after a Texas woman […]
Unchecked aliens cram flight schools
by Bill Hutchinson
Daily News staff writer
Thursday, February 28th 2008, 4:00 AM
Despite tough post-9/11 laws, thousands of foreign students are training at U.S. flight schools without proper visas or security background checks, government documents show.
“TSA’s enforcement is basically nonexistent,” Bill McNease, a former Federal Aviation Administration inspector, said in an interview aired […]
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Navy to alter swastika-shaped barracks
Associated Press
Wed Sep 26, 2:20 PM ET
CORONADO, Calif. - The Navy will spend as much as $600,000 to modify a 40-year-old barracks complex that resembles a swastika from the air, a gaffe that went largely unnoticed before satellite images became easily accessible on the Internet.
The Navy said officials noted the […]
Collecting of Details on Travelers Documented
U.S. Effort More Extensive Than Previously Known
By Ellen Nakashima
Washington Post Staff Writer
Saturday, September 22, 2007; Page A01
The U.S. government is collecting electronic records on the travel habits of millions of Americans who fly, drive or take cruises abroad, retaining data on the persons with whom they travel or plan to […]