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British plane turns back after pilots feel 'light-headed'
A British Airways plane carrying more than 100 passengers was forced to turn back during a flight from London to Glasgow because the two pilots felt light-headed, a spokesman said Monday.
Visitors flock to New York in greater numbersGeraldine Baum Gulfnews.com 01/03/2012 | New York Luxury Hotel in Times Square Welcomes New Year's Eve Partiers With Celebrations and Accommodations Renaissance New York Times Square Hotel 12/16/2011 |
New York OK, quickly name America's top tourist destination. Orlando, Florida? Las Vegas? The Grand Canyon? Try New York. By New Year's Eve, New York expected to have made history by snaring more than 50 million tourists in one year, considerably surpassing a deadline that Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg set early in his administration for 2015 and then moved up to the end of 2012. | Capture the essence of a city in celebration as a fashionable New York hotel turns on the holiday spirit with affordable hotel deals in Times Square. Located in the heart of New York City, the impressive Renaissance New York Times Square Hotel is ramping up for the holidays with special value date packages and astounding New Year's Eve deals that make it easy to experience the excitement of Times Square and the cultural activities that surround it. |
Delta Adding LaGuardia Flights in Bid to Dominate NYC TravelNatalie Doss and Mary Schlangenstein Bloomberg.com 12/16/2011 | F.A.A. Approves iPads in Cockpits, but Not for PassengersNICK BILTON The New York Times 12/14/2011 |
The Federal Aviation Administration said Tuesday that pilots on American Airlines flights would be allowed to use iPads instead of paper flight manuals in the cockpit starting Friday, as reported by ZDNet, even during takeoff and landing. But passengers are still required to shut down anything with the slightest electronic pulse from the moment a plane leaves the gate until it reaches an altitude of 10,000 feet. | |
Off-duty NYPD cop subdues, handcuffs JetBlue passenger who punched flight attendant The Washington Post 11/27/2011 | |
The Department of Homeland Security is recruiting hotel guests to join the fight against terrorism. Starting today, the welcome screens on 1.2 million hotel television sets in Marriott, Hilton, Sheraton, Holiday Inn and other hotels in the USA will show a short public service announcement from DHS. The 15-second spot encourages viewers to be vigilant and call law enforcement if they witness something suspicious during their travels. | |
Air France cancels flights as five-day strike hitsBrian Love Reuters 10/29/2011 | TSA removes security screener for note telling passenger to 'get your freak on'Keith Laing The Hill 10/26/2011 |
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