| Report
rips TSA's plans for crisis
Oct. 6, 2006 -The Transportation
Security Administration may not
be able to secure the nation's airports,
transit systems and other vital
operations during a terrorist attack,
a government report released Thursday
says.
Bag
complaints up in US after air security
change
Oct. 4, 2006 - U.S. airlines lost
or mishandled more luggage in August
as a security ban on liquids and
gels put greater strain on baggage
operations, government figures showed
on Wednesday.
Mishandling
Has Spiked Since Liquid Ban Reduced
Carry-Ons
Oct. 5, 2006 - The rate of lost
or mishandled baggage spiked by
nearly 25 percent in August as airlines
struggled to handle a surge in checked
luggage after authorities banned
most liquids and gels from passenger
cabins, according to a government
report released yesterday.
Travelers
More Comfortable Flying
Oct. 5, 2006 - Public confidence
in the safety of air travel in this
country is growing, though many
people still harbor doubts.
Airport
Puffers' Success Hard to Judge
Oct. 4, 2006 - Despite worries about
the reliability of airport "puffers"
that can detect explosives on passengers,
the five machines at Salt Lake City
International Airport have performed
satisfactorily since they were installed
in April, Transportation Security
Administration officials say.
Loosening
Up on Expense Accounts
Oct. 3, 2006 - Business travel has
become more stressful in recent
years, with heightened security,
packed planes and companies putting
pressure on employees to control
costs.
Don't
be late if you're checking bags
on US Airways
Oct. 4, 2006 - US Airways won't
check your luggage if there's less
than 45 minutes until your scheduled
flight time [and] ... the airline
won't even check you in, so do not
try to muscle that humongous bag
onto the belt at the security checkpoint
hoping to check it at the gate,"
the newspaper reports.
Oceangoing
Americans get a passport reprieve
Oct. 5, 2006 - Good news for cruisers:
Congress has delayed a new rule
that required Americans re-entering
the USA by sea to have passports
for all international voyages starting
in January. Under heavy pressure
from the travel industry, which
feared a slowdown in bookings, Congress
voted to push back the deadline
as far as 2009.
How
to get the most value from your
miles
Oct. 5, 2006 - Some frequent fliers
will do anything to stretch their
miles as far as they will go. If
you want to get the highest value
possible from your miles, you should
know which awards give you the most
(and least) bang for your mileage
buck.
Airport
Check-in: Major work at L.A. airport;
first look at Dulles trains
Oct. 2, 2006 -International travelers
at LAX will see a flurry of new
construction starting in January
as the airport begins a $576 million
overhaul of its Tom Bradley International
Terminal. |
