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Beware a new wave of online airline scams and
viruses
Delta Raises Fee for a Second Bag
TSA may allow some travelers to use new
computer bag in August
Warning: carry-on luggage cops are on patrol
Body-scanning machines to be installed at 10
U.S. airports
Airlines close airport lounges to cut costs
In New York
City, cabs go cash-optional
A survival guide to the airline industry’s
fee-for-all
Is premium economy the next business class?
Airlines look for innovative ways to cut fuel
costs
Branson unveils spaceship carrier
Memo from an angry flight attendant
Hilarious hold-ups: 12 most bizarre reasons
for flight a delay
Beware a new wave of online airline scams and viruses
By now we are all used to the Internet scams involving Nigerian
princes and various other ways to separate people from their money,
from their personal information or simply send a virus to infect
computers and steal data.
The latest, however, is a series of scams going after already
stressed airline travelers. (Tripso)
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Delta Raises Fee for a
Second Bag
Delta Air Lines said Tuesday that it was doubling, to $50, the fee
for checking a second bag, three months after airlines initially
began imposing the charge. (New York Times)
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TSA may allow some travelers to use new
computer bag in August
The TSA could start
allowing some travelers to keep their laptops in their computer bags
as early as August. A new laptop case designed by CODi allows a
clear image of the computer that is unobstructed by buckles and
wires. Other manufacturers are developing similar bags. (USA
TODAY)
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Warning:
carry-on luggage cops are on patrol
Airlines are starting to
aggressively enforce their own carry-on rules. (Tripso)
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Body-scanning machines to be installed at 10 U.S. airports
The Transportation Security
Administration has started using body-scanning machines on
passengers chosen at random in Albuquerque, Baltimore, Denver, Los
Angeles and at New York's Kennedy airport. The equipment will be
added to airports in Dallas, Miami, Detroit and Las Vegas this
month. James Schear, the TSA security director at
Baltimore-Washington International Airport, said the technology may
eventually replace airport metal detectors. (USA TODAY)
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Airlines close airport lounges to cut
costs
In further cost-cutting moves, several major airlines have shuttered
their airport lounges open to premium members of their
frequent-flier programs. United Airlines announced it was closing
four of its 38 Red Carpet clubs, while both American and US Airways
announced closures of one club each. Privately run airport lounges
that charge a daily fee are still available for most passengers.
(The New York Times)
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In New York City, cabs go
cash-optional
What’s
the greatest invention in travel since sliced bread? (Okay, maybe
not quite.) The swipe-your-credit-card machine in a New York City
taxi. (Tripso)
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survival guide to the airline industry’s fee-for-all
A lot has been written lately about all of these new fees the
airlines are charging. But here’s a warning that may help you
weather the latest air travel storm. (Tripso)
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Is premium
economy the next business class?
Premium economy class — a hybrid service that offers a slightly
larger seat than coach class, with an upgraded meal — is
coming to a plane near you.
So is the directive from your company’s travel manager to sit in it.
(Tripso)
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Airlines look for innovative ways to cut fuel costs
Airlines are searching for more ways
to cut fuel costs, including cleaning engines, replacing seats with
lighter versions and carrying less water. If the price of fuel
holds, U.S. airlines will spend a total of more than $61 billion
this year on jet fuel. (The New York Times)
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Branson unveils spaceship carrier
Richard Branson on Monday unveiled White Knight Two, a
double-hulled, all-composite "mother ship" built to ferry travelers
on the first leg of commercial flights into space. "Even though this
is a pretty weird airplane, we expect it to fly pretty well," said
aerospace expert Burt Rutan, whose design framework the plane was
based on.
View photos
of the craft, dubbed "Eve" for Branson's mother. (The
Washington Post)
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Memo from an angry
flight attendant
Here’s a letter from an unknown flight attendant that touches on
almost every part of the flight experience that frequent and
no-so-frequent fliers know all too well. (Tripso)
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Hilarious hold-ups: 12 most bizarre reasons for flight a delay
Every once in a while, a hold-up occurs because of such unusual
reasons that I just have to write about it. Think delays are no
laughing matter? Tell me that after you read
these excuses. (Tripso)
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