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The next time you fly, you can be sure airport security has you protected from spray tans, based on one model’s tale.
Fitness model Laura Prestin, who hails from Canada, has been featured in magazines like American Curves and Muscle Magazine. She has been a fitness trainer for celebrities and Playboy models.
Prestin says her trip to Cancun ran into some roadblocks when a machine used by airport security to screen travelers showed a “big, red flashing 88%”which caused her to be pulled aside by security guards.
Prestin said the guards brought her “into some room” and began “rummaging through my bag” while also questioning her if she could “think of any chemical that would be so potent or leave such an impact on the screening?”
Initially, she said no, unable to come up with a plausible answer for the government agents.
After thinking about the various cosmetics and hair care products she carried with her, Prestin remembered that she had received a spray tan the night before.
After explaining the tan to the security agents, Prestin said, “they burst out laughing, patting me on the back and putting all my stuff back together.”
The model sees her trip as a cautionary tale: “A lesson for all the athletes, the models, and any other traveller who gets randomly selected for a chemical screening, make sure you consider your spray tan.”
An American Airlines flight attendant threw an irrational tantrum, claiming the plane was going to crash. Watch:
The top 50 party spots for New Year’s 2012 have been revealed. The list is compiled from hotel reservations on priceline.com and agoda.com. For the first time, New York City outranks Las Vegas for New Year’s celebrations.
Top 50 New Year’s Party Spots
#1 New York City, Times Square/Theater District
#2 Las Vegas, Strip Vicinity South
#3 New York City, Midtown West
#4 Las Vegas, Strip North
#5 New York City, Midtown East
#6 New York City, Central Park South
#7 New York City, Madison Square Garden/Convention Center Area
#8 New Orleans, French Quarter
#9 New York City, Empire State Building Area
#10 New York City, Chelsea Area
#11 New Orleans, Downtown Area
#12 New York City, Hell’s Kitchen
#13 Las Vegas, Strip Vicinity North
#14 Chicago, North Michigan Avenue/River North Area
#15 New York City, Upper East Side
#16 San Francisco, Union Square East
#17 Chicago, Millennium Park/Loop/Grant Park Area
#18 San Francisco, Union Square West/Nob Hill
#19 New York City, Upper West Side
#20 Orlando, Downtown Disney/Lake Buena Vista
#21 Las Vegas, Near Strip West
#22 Las Vegas, Near Strip East
#23 Miami, South Beach/Collins Avenue Oceanfront
#24 Miami, South Beach/Ocean Drive
#25 New Orleans, Convention Center and Warehouse/Arts District
#26 Las Vegas, Convention Center Area
#27 San Francisco, Financial District/Embarcadero
#28 New York City, Queensborough Bridge Area
#29 Orlando, Sea World/International Drive/Convention Center
#30 Miami, South Beach/Central
#31 Miami, Downtown
#32 San Francisco, Fisherman’s Wharf
#33 New York City, Soho/Tribeca
#34 Philadelphia, Downtown
#35 New York City, Downtown/Financial District
#36 Atlanta, Downtown
#37 Los Angeles, Hollywood
#38 Orlando, Universal Orlando Resort Area/Int’l Drive North
#39 Orlando, Disney/Maingate/Celebration
#40 Nashville, Downtown/Vanderbilt/Metrocenter
#41 Minneapolis, Downtown
#42 San Francisco, SOMA/Moscone Center
#43 Miami, International Airport Area
#44 New Orleans, Garden District
#45 San Francisco, Fremont St. Vicinity
#46 New York City, Lower East Side
#47 San Diego, Downtown/Harbor Island
#48 Orange County, Disneyland/Anaheim South/Orange/Garden Grove
#49 Orange County, Disneyland/Anaheim North
#50 Toronto, Downtown South
Hawaii hotels are expecting to make more money after a civil union law becomes active after January 1.
The Maui News reports hotels expect a “boost in tourism among same-sex visitors.” Hawaii hopes to follow in the footsteps of Iowa, who a recent study found got an infusion of cash after that state legalized gay marriage in 2009.
The Taj Mahal Casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey, has been given the green light to add a strip club.
The state Division of Gaming Enforcement approved the club, the first time in 33 years of legalized gambling a strip club has been allowed in Atlantic City.
The board banned completely nude dancing, indicating that dancers would only be allowed to get as nude as pasties and g-strings. Lap dances are banned.
The Taj Mahal Casino is part of Trump Entertainment Resorts, under the brand name of Donald Trump.
Pasco County, Florida is considering an ad campaign targeted at European nudists. The county board in Pasco, which has nearly a dozen nudist communities, is deciding whether it should grant $4,000 to a nudist-based trade development organization. The campaign would urge nudists visiting Pasco to visit the other tourist destinations there and along Florida’s Space Coast. [AP]
Actor Alec Baldwin was kicked off an American Airline flight, according to online reports. Michael J. Wolf reported that Baldwin was removed from the plane and that the the flight had to taxi back to the gate at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). Another Twitter user, Grant Cardone posted that Baldwin “is getting kicked off of AA flight as I tweet this.”
On Monday night, Alec Baldwin appeared on TBS’ Conan talk show.
UPDATE: Alec Baldwin tweets “Flight attendant on American reamed me out 4 playing WORDS W FRIENDS while we sat at the gate, not moving. #nowonderamericaairisbankrupt”
Orbitz has released a list of what they have determined to be the top vacation destinatons for the 2011 Holiday season, particularly Thanksgiving. It is based on a survey of 800 travelers.
1. New York
2. Chicago
3. Orlando
4. Denver
5. Los Angeles
6. Las Vegas
7. Washington, DC
8. Atlanta
9. San Francisco
10. Fort Lauderdale
Colleen O’Neal of Lubbock, Texas, is suing Continental Airlines after she suffered turbulence during a flight in 2009. The flight was supposed to be 20 minutes long, but became 2 hours after the pilots had to deal with extreme weather conditions.
Doctors have diagnosed O’Neal with post traumatic stress disorders and she suffers from nightmares, flashbacks and a fear of flying. O’Neal blames Continental for not canceling the flight due to weather. [MSNBC]
Kathleen Wood, an Army veteran who suffers from lupus, says that US Airways barred her an airport shuttle due to her disability. Wood claims a US Airways employee in Virginia refused to let her board a shuttle to change planes since she was using a walker.
Instead, Wood had to walk a long distance and go through another TSA screening. [MyFoxBoston]
Luxury-Hotels.com has released their list of the most expensive luxury hotels in the world. They determined the rankings by finding out the cost for a standard double room in June through August 2011.
1. Maia Luxury Resort & Spa (Anse Louis, Seychelles) $2455
2. Hotel Pitrizza (Porto Cervo, Italy) $2335
3. Royal Mansour (Marrakech, Morocco) $2327
4. Hotel Cala di Volpe (Porto Cervo, Italy) $2286
5. Wolgan Valley Resort & Spa (Lithgow, Austalia) $2119
6. Hotel Romazzino (Porto Cervo, Italy) $2115
7. La Réserve (Ramatuelle, France) $2112
8. Jumeirah Dhevanafushi (Maldives) $2106
9. Saffire Freycinet (Cole’s Bay, Australia) $1576
10. Gora Kadan (Gora, Japan) $1459
Leisha Hailey, an actress formerly of The L-Word claims that Southwest Airlines removed her from a flight for kissing her girlfriend. On her Twitter account Hailey claims that “I have been discriminated against by @SouthwestAir,” and that the airline claimed that she was removed because they are a “‘family’ airline.”
Hailey is currently calling for a boycott of the airline. [@Leisha_Hailey]
UPDATE: Southwest claims that passengers reported Hailey’s display of affection as excessive, and that the airline does not discriminate.
An Irish man was arrested at Congonhas airport in Brazil on September 12. He was attempting to board a Brussels-bound flight and was revealed to have swallowed 72 bags of cocaine, measuring nearly a kilogram. [Gawker]
American Airlines flight 34 was intercepted by two military jets (F-16s) in a flight bound to New York from Los Angeles. An official told the Associated Press that three passengers had locked themselves in the bathroom, but terrorism is not suspected. [AP]
The Air Transport Rating Agency in Switzerland has released their annual list of the 10 safest airlines in the world. The criteria for the ratings are based on publicly available data including age of their airplane fleet, training facilities for pilots, and amount of accidents over the last 10 years. Six of the ten safest airlines were US-based.
Here is the list of the 10 safest airlines for 2011, in alphabetical order.
Air France-KLM
American Airlines
British Airways
Continental Airlines
Delta Airlines
Japan Airlines
Lufthansa
Southwest Airlines
United Airlines
US Airways
French actor Gérard Depardieu reportedly urinated in the cabin of an airplane when the crew told him he had to wait his turn to use the restroom. An Air France spokesperson said, “I will only confirm that he, in effect, urinated in the plane.” [People]
RelocateAmerica has released its annual list of the best places in America to live for 2011. The company explains “For 2011, the team found the best communities that are well positioned for economic recovery, already experiencing strong economic recovery or have proven overall economic stability. Factors such as employment, education, community leadership and overall quality of life are strongly considered and all the data is examined to determine the Top 100.”
10. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
9. Omaha, Nebraska
8. Boise, Idaho
7. Augusta, Georgia
6. Greenville, South Carolina
5. Dallas, Texas
4. Raleigh, North Carolina
3. Boulder, Colorado
2. Grand Rapids, Michigan
1. Austin, Texas
Travel site Priceline.com has released their list of the top travel destinations for 4th of July 2011. The list is based on hotel room booking requests made by customers on the site.
Downtown Chicago
#1 Chicago, North Michigan Avenue and River North Area
#2 New Orleans, French Quarter
#3 Montreal, Downtown/City Center
#4 Ottawa
#5 New York City, Midtown West
#6 St. Catharines, Niagara Falls
#7 Seattle, Downtown/Pike Place
#8 Las Vegas, Strip North Area
#9 Pittsburgh, Downtown
#10 San Diego, Downtown & Harbor Island
#11 Chicago, Millennium Park, Loop & Grant Park Area
#12 San Francisco, Fisherman’s Wharf
#13 Toronto, North Downtown
#14 Portland, Downtown
#15 New York City, Times Square/Theater District
#16 Buffalo, Niagara Falls
#17 Harrisburg
#18 Toronto, South Downtown
#19 Nashville, Downtown/Vanderbilt/Metro Center
#20 New York City, Upper East Side
#21 Milwaukee, Downtown
#22 Las Vegas, Strip Vicinity South
#23 St. Louis, Downtown
#24 Seattle, Seattle Center/Space Needle
#25 London, Westminster
#26 New York City, Downtown/Soho/Financial District
#27 Anchorage
#28 Montreal, Convention Center/Old Montreal
#29 Boston, Quincy Market/Faneuil Hall/ Financial District
#30 Buffalo, Airport Area
#31 Harrisburg, Harrisburg/York
#32 Charleston, Downtown
#33 Oahu, Waikiki Beach Area
#34 Seattle, Airport Area
#35 Vancouver, Downtown
#36 Atlantic City, Atlantic City/Cape May
#37 Washington, DC, Convention Center/Capitol Hill Area
#38 San Francisco, Union Square East
#39 New Orleans, Downtown Area
#40 Orange County, Newport/Huntington Beach
#41 Austin, Downtown
#42 New York City, Midtown East
#43 Banff
#44 Victoria
#45 Chicago, Greater Chicago Area
#46 Los Angeles, Santa Monica/Marina Del Rey
#47 Vancouver, Airport Area
#48 London, Hammersmith
#49 London, Mayfair/Soho
#50 Cincinnati, Downtown
The Transportation Security Administration has announced that it has changed its policies on invasive patdowns of children. The TSA says in the future, for children 10 and under, it will find an alternative method of searching them. The change in TSA policy came after video of a 5 year old getting probed became viral.
European Luxury Hotel
“European luxury hotels recorded strong growth in 2010 which continued into the first quarter of this year, driven by travelers from outside Europe returning to the region and leisure travelers choosing to stay in premium accommodation, according to new research from American Express Business Insights. ”
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“For the eight year running, the Burj Al Arab , the sail-shaped hotel on one of Dubai’s pristine beaches, has been voted the best hotel in the Middle East.
And it is a natural choice. The 7-star hotel is a perfect example of the excessive luxury, what with walls embellished with gold leaf, 202 suites staffed with butlers, an underwater signature restaurant and a fleet of Rolls Royces ready to chauffer guests around the city. ”
“Yacht makers are hoping they will be the latest to benefit from China’s booming economy, which is creating a growing class of wealthy tycoons splurging on luxury lifestyle pursuits. Rich Chinese are already known for spending lavish sums of money on flashy apartments, designer labels such as Louis Vuitton and high-end cars such as Porsches and Rolls-Royces.”
“Valeriy Tolmashev, a 48-year-old man from Kazakhstan, approached a flight attendant and held a nail file (or possibly a small knife) against her neck, ordering the pilot to land the plane in Libya. Four passengers and flight attendants quickly wrestled him to the floor, then secured him in his seat, where the ‘agitated’ Tolmashev was given a sedative.”
“This isn’t something you hear everyday: Hong Kong Airlines is requiring its new cabin crews–all 23 of them–to master wing chun–a form of kung fu practiced by the legendary Bruce Lee, among others, according to the South China Morning Post.
But why? To deal with unruly passengers, of course.”
“The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration on Sunday issued new work rules aimed at preventing air traffic controllers from falling asleep on the job during overnight hours.
Six separate incidents have alarmed regulators and safety advocates in recent weeks, including a lone controller at Washington’s Reagan National Airport who fell asleep on March 23 with two jetliners en route.”
Disney Wonder picture
“A crewmember on a Disney cruise ship has been reported missing at sea off the western coast of Mexico. Disney Cruise Lines spokeswoman Christi Donnan says the female crewmember was reported missing Tuesday morning after she failed to report for a scheduled shift on the Disney Wonder.”
Universal Orlando picture
“According to the Orlando Sentinel, the Blackstone Group has set into motion a chain of events to sell its share in Universal Orlando. NBCUniversal, which owns the remaining 50% of Universal Orlando, was officially presented with the opportunity to purchase Blackstone’s interest weeks ago. The end result could be anyone from NBCUniversal to an outside company purchasing Blackstone’s 50% share. ”
“In a travel alert issued Sunday, the State Department is urging all non-essential U.S. government personnel to defer travel to Japan. ”
Jennifer Hudson sung at the christening of the new Disney Dream cruise ship. Watch below:
VIDEO: Jennifer Hudson Sings At Disney Dream Launch
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Marriott International, one of the nation’s leading hotel groups, says it’s pulling access to adult movies from new hotel rooms it will open in the next several years.
Marriott says its decision coincides with a pending shift to new in-room entertainment technology for its new hotels.
Fidel Castro picture
President Obama has announced that travel restrictions to Cuba will be eased for students and church groups. Americans will also be allowed to send up to $500 every three months to Cuban citizens who aren’t part of the Castro administration or the Communist party.
An Iranian passenger plane with more than 100 people on board has crashed, Iranian media have reported.
The semi-official Fars news agency said of the 105 passengers and crew on board, at least 50 had survived.
A Florida professor was arrested and removed from a plane Monday after his fellow passengers alerted crew members they thought he had a suspicious package in the overhead compartment.
That “suspicious package” turned out to be keys, a bagel with cream cheese and a hat.
Ognjen Milatovic, 35, was flying from Boston to Washington D.C. on US Airways when he was escorted off the plane for disorderly conduct following the incident.
A new Rick’s Cabaret is about to open near the South entrance to DFW International Airport.
The problem for many is that it’s one of the first things you’ll see going to or from the airport.
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Turkey’s Mardan Palace Hotel, voted one of the world’s leading luxury destinations of 2010, had its power cut after local officials said that electricity bills went unpaid.
The Mardan, situated in the Mediterranean town of Antalya, is currently being powered by generators, assistant manager Zeynep Fiskirma said by telephone today, declining to give further details.
Travellers at Bangladesh’s main airport were taken in by shock when a huge display screen meant to air programmes about the country showed a porn video, prompting the civil aviation authority to launch a probe into the incident.
Bangladesh Civil Aviation Authority has launched an investigation into a scandal at the Hazrat Shahjalal Airport where the huge display screen aired for five minutes a pornographic movie, officials said today.
Tourists may soon be able to tour the sealed area around the Chernobyl nuclear plant, site of the world’s worst nuclear accident.
Ukraine’s Emergency Ministry says the so-called Chernobyl zone will be opened next year for those who wish to learn more about the nuclear tragedy that occurred 24 years ago.
CRH380 picture
A Chinese high-speed train broke a world record Friday for fastest unmodified commercial train, reaching speeds of up to 481.1 kph (298.9 mph), state media reported.
Josh Duhamel was escorted off of a plane yesterday after he refused to turn off his BlackBerry … sources tell TMZ.
We’re told Duhamel was on a flight from New York (LGA) to Kentucky — when, according to sources, the flight attendant asked Duhamel to turn off his BlackBerry before takeoff … but he refused.
The photo shown below of a TSA agent aggressively shoving his hand into the crotch of a passenger has been passed all around the web.
TSA Pat-Down Photo
A study presented November 15 at the annual Society for Neuroscience meeting finds that hamsters suffering extreme, chronic jet lag had about half the normal rate of new neuron birth in a part of the brain. What’s more, these animals showed deficits in learning and memory.
Jet lag poses a serious health threat, said study coauthor Erin Gibson of the University of California, Berkeley. Studies have shown that people with work schedules that require them to frequently change their sleep patterns have higher rates of cardiovascular diseases, diabetes and cancer.
Some 90 irate passengers staged a nearly five-hour sit-in on a Ryanair plane in Belgium early Wednesday, refusing to disembark after their flight was diverted due to fog. Authorities said some spat at airport staff.
The passengers, mostly French tourists returning from a Moroccan vacation, refused to leave after the plane landed about midnight at Liege airport because fog had closed down Beauvais airport in northern France.
Some 90 irate passengers staged a nearly five-hour sit-in on a Ryanair plane in Belgium early Wednesday, refusing to disembark after their flight was diverted due to fog. Authorities said some spat at airport staff.
The passengers, mostly French tourists returning from a Moroccan vacation, refused to leave after the plane landed about midnight at Liege airport because fog had closed down Beauvais airport in northern France.
Popular travel search engine Kayak has filed with the SEC to raise up to $50 million in an initial public offering.
In its filing, the travel search engine reveals that it brought in $48 million in revenue in its most recent quarter and $128 million year-to-date, representing growth of 48% and 80% year-over-year, respectively. The company is profitable, reporting a net income of $6.1 million so far for 2010 through the quarter ended September 30.
A Hong Kong businessman took a 13 mile car service ride to New York City that wound up costing him almost $800,000.
The guy paid with his AmEx and the driver who took him from New Jersey where his private jet landed used the card number over the next few months in an extended spending spree.
The third International Cougar Cruise sets sail next month to the Bahamas — a three-night trip that organizers are billing as “a weekend of fun, dining, dancing and partying!” for “younger men/older women!”
More than 100 people have signed up so far for the cruise, which aims to bring together “cougars” — or women in their 40s and 50s — who are interested in dating “cubs” — or men in their 20s and 30s — said Rich Gosse, who came up with the Cougar Cruise concept.
“It’s just a lot of cougars and cubs who get together and party ’til you drop,” Gosse said.
An engine problem forced a Boeing 767 operated by the Australian airline Qantas to turn back to Perth on Friday, Australia’s AAP news agency reported.
The crew on the flight from Perth to Melbourne noticed the problem between five and 10 minutes into the flight, it said.
Three people are dead and one critically injured after a small plane crash at Palm Beach International Airport, according to Palm Beach County Fire Rescue.
Release Date: November 8, 2010
For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
Contact: 202-282-8010
“Following the thwarted terrorist plot last week to conceal and ship explosive devices on board aircraft bound for the U.S., the Administration took a number of immediate steps to increase security by tightening existing measures related to cargo bound for the United States.
Some of the steps that have been taken by the Department of Homeland Security included adapting inbound cargo targeting rules to reflect the latest intelligence and ordering a ground halt on all cargo coming from Yemen. In addition, Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Administrator John S. Pistole and a team of TSA inspectors visited Yemen to meet with government security officials and to assist in enhancing Yemen’s security procedures, which are necessary to eventually lift the ground halt on cargo.
Late last week, TSA directed industry carriers to begin implementing additional precautionary security measures for international flights inbound to the United States. These measures take effect today. Specifically, the ban on air cargo from Yemen will continue and has been extended to all air cargo from Somalia as well. In addition, no high risk cargo will be allowed on passenger aircraft. Toner and ink cartridges over 16 ounces will be prohibited on passenger aircraft in both carry-on bags and checked bags on domestic and international flights in-bound to the United States. This ban will also apply to certain inbound international air cargo shipments as well. Further, all cargo identified as high risk will go through additional and enhanced screening. These measures also impact inbound international mail packages, which must be screened individually and certified to have come from an established postal shipper.
The Administration is also working closely with industry and our international partners to expedite the receipt of cargo manifests for international flights to the United States prior to departure in order to identify and screen items based on risk and current intelligence. We are also working with our international and private sector partners on the expansion of layered detections system including technology and other measures.
As always, the safety and security of the American public is our highest priority. The threats of terrorism we face are serious and evolving, and these security measures reflect our commitment to using current intelligence to stay ahead of adversaries—working closely with our international, federal, state, local and private sector partners every step of the way. We encourage our partners, as well as our citizens, to remain vigilant and report any suspicious activity to local law enforcement authorities.”
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The United States has banned toner cartridges over 16 ounces from domestic and international flights. All cargo is also banned coming from Yemen and Somalia.
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Passengers on three airlines — AirTran, Delta and Virgin America — will be able to harness the Internet for free during their holiday travels.
Google Chrome announced Monday it partnered with the three carriers to offer free Gogo Wi-Fi on domestic flights, from Nov. 20 through Jan. 2, 2011.
Flight attendants on Cebu Pacific Air gave safety instructions while dancing to the tune of a Lady Gaga/Katy Perry mashup. Watch:
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“Boeing Co. and Royal Jordanian Airlines announced a $500 million deal on Tuesday for the Jordan national carrier to purchase three additional 787 jetliners. It was a small order compared to the prior day, when the Chicago aerospace giant announced $12.1 billion in new orders from Dubai-based Emirates Airlines and GE Capital Aviation Services, an aircraft leasing company.” [Link]
“Six months ago, Food and Drug Administration inspectors say, they found live roaches and dead roach carcasses ‘too numerous to count’ inside the Denver facility of the world’s largest airline caterer, LSG Sky Chefs. They also reported finding ants, flies and debris, and employees handling food with bare hands. Samples from a kitchen floor tested positive for Listeria, a bacteria that can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, the elderly and people with weakened immune systems. It’s also dangerous to pregnant women.” [Link]
“Six months ago, Food and Drug Administration inspectors say, they found live roaches and dead roach carcasses ‘too numerous to count’ inside the Denver facility of the world’s largest airline caterer, LSG Sky Chefs. They also reported finding ants, flies and debris, and employees handling food with bare hands. Samples from a kitchen floor tested positive for Listeria, a bacteria that can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, the elderly and people with weakened immune systems. It’s also dangerous to pregnant women.” [Link]
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“Sandy Russell was escorted off the Air Transat plane from Gatwick to Toronto by a stewardess last Saturday. He was then offered another flight for the transatlantic journey – but only if he paid for two full-price tickets. The 32-year-old said he could not afford the £928 charge and his aunt died of bowel cancer in Canada two days after he was due to see her.” [Link]
“Police cleared out the upper departures level of the Tom Bradley International Terminal after a man entered the terminal and ‘made threatening statements’ around 5 p.m. (8 p.m. ET), the airport said. CNN affiliate KTLA-TV cited an airport spokesman as saying that the man grabbed a passenger’s luggage outside the terminal and ran inside claiming he had a bomb.” [Link]
“A flight attendant with a pilot’s license ditched her normal duties and stepped in for a sick co-pilot of an American Airlines flight before the plane landed in Chicago, Illinois, airline officials said. The first officer had become sick with ‘flulike’ symptoms yesterday, according to Tim Wagner, a spokesman for American Airlines. ” [Link]
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“Spirit Airlines pilots went on strike Saturday in a dispute over pay, and the discount carrier immediately canceled all of its flights for the day. The walkout and cancellations threatened to disrupt the travel plans for thousands of vacationers.” [Link]
The people at travel site TripAdvisor have released what they feel are the top 10 vacations for guys, or “mancations” as they call them. (more…)
Edita Schindlerova aka Edita Bente
“O’Leary, 48, posed with sexy Czech babe Edita Schindlerova, who stars in X-rated movies and appears in the budget carrier’s 2010 cabin crew calendar. ‘Michael O’Leary recently appeared with cabin crew to present UK disabled children’s charity KIDS with 110,000 euros from the sale of our 2010 charity calendar,’ the Sun quoted a spokeswoman for Ryanair as saying about the picture.” [Link]
“Gaming revenues in the 12 US states authorizing casinos fell 5.7 percent in 2009 to 30.7 billion dollars, according to a preliminary estimate by the American Gaming Association, a trade group. This followed a 4.6 percent drop in 2008 gross gaming receipts, the figures showed.” [Link]
“‘It is our feeling that this is not only contrary to the family image that this company tries to promote, but also potentially offensive to their female employees, the majority of their flight attendants who will have to work on this aircraft,’ AirTran’s Association of Flight Attendants objected, according to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Additionally, the AFA suggested the image of the gal in the swimsuit ‘creates a potential for verbal abuse by male passengers.’” [Link]
“Captain Chesley ‘Sully’ Sullenberger, who piloted a US Airways flight during its emergency water landing on the Hudson River in January of last year, is retiring Wednesday. Sullenberger, 59, joined US Airways’ predecessor airline in 1980.” [Link]
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