A Ticket to Angst at Franz Kafka Airport

Staff / Truthdig Mar 25, 2009 If you thought your air travel experiences have been nightmarish recently, chances are they're not as bad as the daily goings-on at Prague's Franz Kafka International Airport -- a fictional (or is it?) hub of despair in which the word terminal takes on a much more angst-ridden meaning. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Airline Apologizes to Detained Muslim Passengers

Staff / Truthdig Jan 3, 2009 AirTran Airways was in damage control mode Friday after forcing nine Muslim passengers off an Orlando-bound flight at Reagan International Airport in Arlington, Va., the previous day. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Landing Fee

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Georgia Cops to Charge for Their Trouble

Staff / Truthdig Jul 1, 2008 If you plan on speeding through Holly Springs, Ga., be warned: The police chief there has decided to start charging the pulled-over a fuel surcharge. Cop houses around the country are struggling with the high cost of gas. The chief in Holly Springs said he got the idea from businesses, such as airlines, that pass their troubles on to the consumer. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Airline Fees

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Cattle

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Delta and Northwest Join in Airline Mega-Merger

Staff / Truthdig Apr 15, 2008 As airlines around the globe struggle to navigate through tough times for the industry, Delta Air Lines Inc. and Northwest Airlines Corp. have come up with their own possible solution. By Tuesday, the two companies had reached an agreement to join forces and create Delta, the world's biggest airline. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

You Are Now Free to Blow the Whistle

Staff / Truthdig Apr 4, 2008 The shocking truth about FAA plane inspections was revealed Thursday when three inspectors told a congressional hearing their supervisors ignored their concerns about the safety of Southwest planes and reprimanded them for raising questions. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

EU Leaders Balk at Bush’s New Flight Plan

Staff / Truthdig Feb 11, 2008 The skies won't seem so friendly to Europeans looking to travel to the U.S. soon if President Bush's list of new security demands is implemented despite the resistance and outrage it has sparked among EU officials, whose countrymen will encounter additional headaches if their leaders don't get with Bush's program. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Modern American Vacation

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French Intelligence Warned of Airline Terror Plot in 2001

Staff / Truthdig Apr 17, 2007 Months before 9/11, French intelligence warned the CIA that al-Qaida was planning an attack involving airplanes, according to classified documents and former French intelligence officials. The information was vague and possibly misleading, but it speaks to the intelligence community's inability to coalesce fragmentary warnings into something concrete and comprehensive. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

And They Think Hair Gel Is a Problem

Staff / Truthdig Mar 17, 2007 A different sort of terror took to the skies last week when a man on a SkyWest Airlines flight relieved himself in an air sickness bag after the captain banned restroom use. The airline has since apologized to John Whipple, whose action, remarkably, went unnoticed by any other passenger. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )