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Tidbits for travelers: danger at Mexico City airport; blue mustang at Denver airport

03/03/09

According to an Associated Press story, Mexico City is beefing up security at Mexico City International Airport ((International Airport Benito Juárez/MEX) after a series of armed robberies against travelers who exchanged money at the airport. 350 police officers have been added since December; now an additional 460 police officers will be assigned to patrol the →

Jay Leno on US Airways flight 1549 again..

01/24/09

Jay Leno is getting a lot of mileage out of US Airways Flight 1549. The latest: last night- Friday, Jan. 23. Once again, Terry Maxon at the Airline Biz Blog stayed up late enough to watch and take notes: My favorite: “I tell you, Kevin, the economy is bad, the economy is bad. People are →

Ok, I’m in. Stuck at the Airport tweets arriving soon

01/17/09

As one of my social media (and life) idols, Benet Wilson, explains in this blog entry, “If you weren’t using some form of social media … when US Airways Flight 1549 crashed into the Hudson River, you were late getting news of the event.” ‘ (JKrums’ already iconic image) Wilson heard about the crash just →

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Ethnic profiling at airports

01/16/09

Here is the text of my Well-Mannered Traveler column that posted on MSNBC.com on January 15, 2009. It’s gotten an incredible amount of feedback. Much of it shocking – and signed. Recent incidents raise questions about TSA and airline policies One thing is for sure: You will be detained and arrested if you pull a →

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Jay Leno’s take on US Airways flight 1549

01/16/09

(Trying again…) The fact that everyone got out of the US Airways plane that landed in the Hudson River opened the door for Jay Leno to make jokes about the event. The Airline Biz blog in the Dallas Morning News was kind enough to post those jokes. Here’s the link. →

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Birds – and other animals – at the airport

01/16/09

The US Airways jet that made an emergency landing on the Hudson River yesterday may be have been taken down by birds. So today you’ll see a lot of news stories about what airports do to try to keep birds out of flight paths. Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, the final destination of yesterday’s diverted flight, is →

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Wow! Miracle on the Hudson

01/15/09

Stories about the incredible emergency landing of U.S. Airways Flight 1549 in New York’s Hudson River today are all over the place and it’s an amazing true-life story. More information will no doubt come out in the next few days, but for now, here are a few links to Web sites with a good round-up →

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Quiet please, the pilot is sleeping

01/08/09

Here’s a thoughtful, educational, and alarming article about the issue of napping pilots by James Wallace at the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. In addition to recounting the details of the Go! airline pilots that fell asleep on their way from Honolulu to Hilo, Hawaii last February, Wallace describes a NASA study conducted to determine if intentional napping →

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Airport pickpockets

01/08/09

It’s easy to get distracted at the airport. But here’s a reminder from the Vancouver Sun about why it’s especially important to make sure your wallet is safely tucked away: Visitors to [Toronto’s] Pearson International Airport are being targeted by an organization of South American pickpockets, who stole as much as $500,000 last year, authorities →

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New tool helps travelers reach new runways at three airports

11/21/08

Yesterday was “New Runway Day” at three major U.S. airports. Washington Dulles International Airport, Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport and my hometown Seattle-Tacoma International Airport all cut the ribbon on new runways. What do these high-ticket investments in airport infrastructure mean for air travelers? Ideally, improved safety, reduced delays, and space for an extra 330,000 take-offs →

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