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Visitors flock to New York in greater numbers

Geraldine Baum Gulfnews.com 01/03/2012
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 numbers

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.

Delta Adding LaGuardia Flights in Bid to Dominate NYC Travel

Natalie Doss and Mary Schlangenstein Bloomberg.com 12/16/2011

F.A.A. Approves iPads in Cockpits, but Not for Passengers

NICK BILTON The New York Times 12/14/2011
Delta Adding LaGuardia Flights in Bid to Dominate NYC Travel

Delta Air Lines Inc. (DAL) will add more than 100 flights and 29 destinations at New York’s LaGuardia by mid-2012 as it builds the airport into a domestic hub and seeks to dominate the nation’s busiest aviation market.

F.A.A. Approves iPads in Cockpits, but Not for Passengers

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.

Utah Professor Charged With Watching Child Porn On Flight To Boston

A professor at the University of Utah pleaded not guilty Monday to charges he viewed child pornography on his laptop during a flight from Salt Lake City to Boston.

Off-duty NYPD cop subdues, handcuffs JetBlue passenger who punched flight attendant

An off-duty New York City police officer subdued and handcuffed an intoxicated passenger who attacked a flight attendant Sunday during a scuffle aboard a JetBlue plane.

'Homeland' takes over TVs in Marriott, Hilton, Sheraton, Holiday Inn and other hotels

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 hits

Air France canceled about one in five flights and warned of wider disruption as a five-day strike by flight attendants over employment terms began on Saturday, in the middle of a busy holiday weekend.

TSA removes security screener for note telling passenger to 'get your freak on'

A Transportation Security Administration airport security worker has been removed from checking baggage because of a note with sexual implications he left for a passenger at Newark's Liberty International Airport.

Dutch trains substitute plastic bags for bathrooms

The Dutch national railway has an unusual solution for passengers who need the bathroom on a train line designed without them: plastic bags.


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