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More flights Guantanamo flights over Spain in 2007: report

MADRID (AFP) - Nearly 50 flights to or from the controversial US "war on terror" camp at Guantanamo Bay used Spanish air space between 2002 and 2007 and 11 landed in Spain .
11 13 2007 1:22AM (...more)

DOT: Airlines should pay bumped passengers more

WASHINGTON – Airline passengers would receive as much as $1,300 for being bumped from a flight and would have 24 hours to cancel reservations without penalty, among other consumer protections proposed Wednesday by the Obama administration. Currently, airlines must pay up to $800
07 8 2010 3:29AM (...more)

Iceland volcano flight disruptions reach US

NEW YORK (AFP) – Air connections between some major US cities and Britain and points in Europe were cancelled Thursday after a volcano in Iceland spewed huge clouds of ash into the
04 24 2010 12:27AM (...more)

New fees make frequent flyer flights even less free

By George Hobica Airfarewatchdog.com Is
02 6 2010 11:26AM (...more)

Japan Airlines may stop international flights: report

TOKYO (AFP) – Japan Airlines (JAL) may stop flying international routes under a plan being discussed by the government to try to keep the debt-ridden company in the air, a report said Thursday. The plan calls for rival All
01 4 2010 7:14PM (...more)

Japan mulls turning JAL into domestic carrier: report

TOKYO (AFP) – The Japanese government is discussing an option to strip debt-ridden Japan Airlines (JAL) of its international operations to enable it to survive as a domestic carrier, a newspaper reported on Thursday. It calls for rival 01 4 2010 7:01PM (...more)

Confusion fills skies after attempted bombing

CHICAGO – You are now free to move about the cabin. Or not. After a two-day security clampdown prompted by a thwarted attempt to bomb a jetliner, some airline officials told The Associated Press that the in-flight restrictions had been eased. And it was now up to captains on each
12 29 2009 4:35PM (...more)

Airlines: New rules keep passengers in seats

WASHINGTON – Some airlines were telling passengers on Saturday that new government security regulations prohibit them from leaving their seats beginning an hour before landing The regulations are a response
12 27 2009 10:53AM (...more)

US orders airlines to limit wait on tarmac

WASHINGTON (AFP) – US authorities Monday ordered airlines to limit the time passengers may wait on runways for takeoff or departure to three hours in most cases, in response to a series of incidents and complaints. The new rules for domestic US carriers also require that passengers
12 22 2009 3:09PM (...more)

U.S. Airlines Must Let Passengers Off Stuck Planes

Dec. 21 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. airlines must let passengersoff planes stuck on airport tarmacs after three hours, under anew federal rule prompted by consumer complaints . Airlines also must provide 12 22 2009 2:34PM (...more)