Category: Travel
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LaGuardia Airport among best airports in country after years of bad reputation
[ad_1] After holding the reputation as one of the worst airports in the country, LaGuardia Airport has made a complete turnaround, being awarded the best airport of its size based on a new passenger survey. The Airport Service Quality (ASQ) named LaGuardia the “best airport of 25 to 40 million passengers in North America” in…
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Justice Department investigating door plug blowout on Alaska Airlines flight, report says
[ad_1] The Department of Justice has opened a criminal investigation into the door plug blowout on an Alaska Airlines-operated Boeing 737 Max 9 flight in January, The Wall Street Journal reported Saturday. The Wall Street Journal, citing “documents and people familiar with the matter,” reported that the DOJ has contacted some passengers who were on…
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United Airlines expects busiest spring break ever despite travelers’ cost concerns
[ad_1] United Airlines expects its busiest spring break ever this year, even as travelers say they are concerned about rising costs. The carrier said Monday it expects to serve more than 21 million passengers between March 8 and April 21 — up nearly 10% compared with last year. That equates to more than 200,000 people per…
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TSA PreCheck travelers don’t have to show physical IDs at some airports
[ad_1] If you’re a TSA PreCheck member traveling on United Airlines via Chicago’s O’Hare or Los Angeles international airports, life just got a bit easier. United recently updated its website to show that “Touchless ID” technology, which lets users go through security just by scanning their faces and without having to show physical IDs or…
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Boeing’s safety culture is ‘inadequate’ and ‘confusing’, new FAA report finds
[ad_1] A new report by federal safety experts found major issues with Boeing’s safety culture — including a “disconnect” between senior management and other employees, and a fear of retaliation when reporting safety concerns. The report released Monday had been requested by Congress and was completed by a panel of experts that convened in March…
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Cruise ship barred from docking amid outbreak of stomach illness
[ad_1] Officials in the island nation of Mauritius blocked a Norwegian Cruise Line ship from docking there Sunday after more than a dozen passengers were stricken with a stomach illness. Around 15 passengers aboard the Norwegian Dawn remain in isolation because of an undisclosed “health risk” and are undergoing testing, according to the Mauritius Ports Authority. “The decision…
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Passenger stabs fellow traveler with weapon of pens and rubber bands on Seattle-to-Vegas flight
[ad_1] A passenger aboard a Las Vegas-bound flight fashioned a weapon out of pens and rubber bands and stabbed a fellow passenger in a bloody, unprovoked attack, officials said Thursday. Injured passenger identified by the initials “C.R.”USDC District of Nevada Julio Alvarez Lopez was charged with one count of assault with a deadly weapon stemming…
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Hotel guests risk booking rooms on sites that apply steep fees
[ad_1] Justin Perry was planning a one-night stay in London for early February and booked a room on what he thought was his chosen hotel’s website. It was only after getting a reservation confirmation that he realized he’d used a third-party platform — which charged him $155.92 in service fees on top of the $269.16…
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American Airlines raises bag fee for luggage checked at the airport
[ad_1] If you’re checking a bag for an American Airlines flight, expect to pay more. The carrier has announced it is raising its checked bag fee by $10, from $30 to $40, for bags checked at the airport. For luggage checked online through American’s website, the fee is increasing from $30 to $35. For a…
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Passenger dies aboard 9-month Royal Caribbean cruise around the world
[ad_1] A guest aboard a nine-month Royal Caribbean cruise around the globe has died, the company said Tuesday. “A guest sailing on board Serenade of the Seas has sadly passed away,” a Royal Caribbean spokesperson said in a statement. Details on the passenger and the circumstances of the death were not disclosed. “We are actively…