01/10/18
More robots are showing up as workers at airports. And some speak French. →
Terrorism
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03/23/16
Brussels Airport remains closed Wednesday and Thursday, after terrorist attacks on Tuesday at the airport and at a city metro station that killed at least 30 people and injured dozens of others. #JeSuisBruxelles →
03/22/16
Coordinated terrorist attacks at Brussels Airport and in a Brussels metro station have killed more than two dozen people and injured scores others. →
11/15/15
Strengthening controls in parisian airports. Further delays expected. Thank you for your understanding. #en — ADPcorporate (@ADPcorporate) November 14, 2015 Airport and airlines continue to react and respond to the attacks in Paris on Friday night. Airlines below – and others – are waiving change fees through today or Monday and it’s possible these policies →
01/15/15
French flag carrier Air France purchased 20,000 copies of the first edition of the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo to be published since the January 7 terrorist attack on its offices. The cover features a representation of Mohammed holding a placard that reads ‘Je Suis Charlie.’ The initial press run of five million copies sold out →
04/15/13
Here’s a link to airlines I have learned of – so far – that are waiving change fees and making other accommodations for travelers going to and from Boston. If you hear of others, please send information along and I will update through the evening. Air Canada Air Tran American Airlines Delta Air Lines Jet →
11/15/10
News about airport scanners, enhanced pat-downs, opt-out experiences and more. →
01/13/10
I spent much of the day yesterday writing a column for MSNBC.com about the pros and cons of airport body scanners. That column, which posts Thursday, January 14th, 2010, focuses on some of the privacy issues surrounding the “virtual strip search” aspect of these machines. I didn’t have room for in the story for the →
02/02/09
A few weeks back my Well-Mannered Traveler column on MSNBC.com was about ethnic profiling at airports. A great many people (328 last time I checked) posted comments in response to that column and most of those folks seem to believe that ethnic profiling is a good and useful way to thwart terrorism. But according to →