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Consumer court pulls up Kingfisher airline
Kingfisher: Unfair Trade Practice

Consumer court pulls up Kingfisher airline

By sify.com

New Delhi: The national consumer redressal body has pulled up Kingfisher Airlines for adopting an unfair trade practice by misinforming passengers about the airline they were flying by.

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Airline passenger subdued with help from Revolution

Airline passenger subdued with help from Revolution

The FBI says an American Airlines flight on its way from Boston to Los Angeles was diverted to Oklahoma City after a passenger stripped nude and later tried to open an emergency exit door before being

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Proving a point, disabled man flies alone with airline he sued
Japan

Proving a point, disabled man flies alone with airline he sued

Osaka - A disabled man who filed an unsuccessful damages suit against Singapore Airlines over not being permitted to board an aircraft because he was traveling without assistance flew from Kansai Airport to Singapore alone Monday, using the airline.

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Qatar Airways increases passenger capacity to Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania
Significant Growth In Tanzania Tourism

Qatar Airways increases passenger capacity to Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania

By eTN

It’s no surprise that airlines are increasing their seat capacity to Tanzania, now that tourism has become this East African country’s largest revenue sector, outstripping even agriculture. And this year, for the first time ever, Americans have become the largest single tourism market for Tanzania worldwide.

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UHW members save man's life on flight
Sacramento-Based Hospital Workers Revive Unconscious Passenger

UHW members save man's life on flight

By eTN

Three long-time members of United Healthcare Workers-West saved the life of a 53-year-old passenger on their Southwest Airlines flight from Sacramento to Burbank early Tuesday.

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Whoever finds pot in his suitcase should contact Tokyo customs immediately - they want their marijuana back
Customs Official Loses Marijuana With Traveler

Whoever finds pot in his suitcase should contact Tokyo customs immediately - they want their marijuana back

Tokyo - One of the travelers who arrived at Tokyo's Narita airport over the weekend may have picked up an unusual souvenir from customs — a package of cannabis.

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Lawyer sues Delta for ruining family vacation
Delta Sued

Lawyer sues Delta for ruining family vacation

NEW YORK - A New York lawyer is suing Delta Air Lines for $1 million, saying his family vacation turned into a nightmare after they were stranded in an airport for days and treated disdainfully by airline employees.

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Cruise gone wrong
NJ Woman Vanishes After Fall From Cruise Ship

Cruise gone wrong

A woman taking a cruise with her boyfriend plunged into the sea off New Jersey from a balcony attached to her room, and the FBI is investigating whether a crime occurred.

Norwegian Cruise Line said it appeared that Mindy Jordan, a slight 46-year-old nurse from Pine Hill, fell Sunday as she tried to reach from one balcony to another on a ... read more

There is First class. Business class. Economy class. Then, there is a toilet...
JetBlue Introduces Toilet Class

There is First class. Business class. Economy class. Then, there is a toilet...

NEW YORK — A New York City man is suing JetBlue Airways for more than $2 million because he says a pilot made him give up his seat to a flight attendant and sit on the toilet for more than three hours on a flight from California.

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Airline passenger refuses to hang up cell phone during flight
Southwest Airlines

Airline passenger refuses to hang up cell phone during flight

Dallas police met a Southwest Airlines plane at Dallas Love Field on Monday after flight staff reported that a passenger refused to stop using his mobile phone during the flight.

Joe David Jones, 50, was cited for disorderly conduct, Dallas police said.

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Probate judge upholds Smith widow’s deal with cruise line
Smith Vs. Royal Caribbean

Probate judge upholds Smith widow’s deal with cruise line

Greenwich Probate Judge David Hopper last Friday upheld Jennifer Hagel Smith’s $1-million settlement with Royal Caribbean cruise lines.

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Russian airline lands at Pearson with dead passenger
D.O.A.

Russian airline lands at Pearson with dead passenger

TORONTO - Police and a coroner were called to Pearson Airport Wednesday night after a passenger died on board an Aeroflot flight from Moscow.

The circumstances surrounding the man's death are not known, but there are reports there may have been an altercation on the plane.

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Airline says traveler who died was helped
American Airlines

Airline says traveler who died was helped

NEW YORK - American Airlines on Monday insisted that it tried to help a passenger who died after complaining she could not breathe. It disputed the account of a relative who said the woman was denied oxygen and that medical devices failed.

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