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Archive for October 2007

Government Employees Blow $146 Million on Business Class

Oct 3rd, 2007 | By Jared Blank

Not exactly an airline story, but interesting nonetheless:  A recent report finds that government employees have wasted more than $146 million on business class tickets they should not have purchased.  Most of these were for business class tickets to Europe, including one Dept of Agriculture official who took 25 business class trips that were supposed [...]

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Dallas Love Airport Fares Drop After Lifted Restrictions

Oct 2nd, 2007 | By Jared Blank

You may remember last year that American Airlines was fighting tooth-and-nail against changing the flight restrictions that plagued Dallas Love airport for years.  Well, turns out (as you would have guessed) that lifting the restrictions has only benefited passengers:  the number of flights has increased 9%, the number of passengers has increased 20%, and fares [...]

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Quick Update on Passenger Who Died in Phoenix Airport

Oct 2nd, 2007 | By Jared Blank

An update on the story about the woman who died in police custody in Phoenix Airport:  The woman was on her way to an alcohol rehabilitation program and, according to the NY Post at least, had attempted suicide twice in the past.  None of this, of course, excuses what happened, and police are still investigating [...]

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Boy Survives 2 Hour Flight in 737 Wheel Well

Oct 2nd, 2007 | By Jared Blank

A 15 year old Russian boy somehow survived a two-hour flight he took hiding in the wheel well of a 737 from Perm, Russia, to Moscow.  The boy was so frozen that rescuers could not initially remove his clothing, but he somehow managed to survive the flight. 
Investigators are looking into the series of things [...]

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Will Ryanair Fly to Islip?

Oct 1st, 2007 | By Jared Blank

I didn’t see this one coming:
Newsday is reporting that Ryanair is in talks with officials at Long Island-MacArthur Airport in Islip about launching flights to Dublin in the spring.  I think this article is a tad premature (an annual conference on new airline routes just wrapped up, and I’m guessing they must’ve met there), as [...]

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Woman Dies While in Custody at Phoenix Airport

Oct 1st, 2007 | By Jared Blank

An irate passenger at Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport was handcuffed and placed in a holding cell on Friday after she screamed at a customer service agent in the airport.  Police went to check on her soon after and found that she had died in the cell.  Cops think she may have choked herself to death [...]

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