Service
Alert: Amtrak restores service between New York City
and Washington
May 13, 2005 -- Most scheduled Amtrak service in the
Northeast was restored this morning. Train service
had been suspended due to a fire on Amtrak’s
Portal drawbridge spanning the Hackensack River between
Newark, NJ and New York Thursday evening. In all,
six morning Amtrak trains were canceled today, with
passengers being provided alternate departures. Delays
of 5-15 minutes due to continuing repair work at the
bridge are expected throughout today and the weekend.
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Machine
Readable Passports Required for all Visa Waiver Program
Travel as of June 26, 2005
May 12, 2005 -- The Department of Homeland Security
(DHS) today reminded travelers from 27 Visa Waiver
Program (VWP) countries that as of June 26, 2005,
they must have a machine-readable passport to enter
the United States without a visa, as mandated by Congress.
Machine-readable passports have a sequence of lines
that can be swiped by U.S. Customs and Border Protection
(CBP) officers to confirm the passport holder’s
identity quickly and to obtain other information about
the holder typically found on a passport’s inside
cover. MORE
United,
despite losses, is 'making progress'
May 12, 2005 -- Despite its worst quarterly loss in
two years and frayed labor relations, the parent company
of United Airlines says it's making progress in its
effort to leave bankruptcy. Not on the bottom line,
however. MORE
UAL,
unions closer to deal?
May 13, 2005 -- Troubled carrier United Airlines and
its ground workers may be closer to settling contentious
negotiations as the company awaits a bankruptcy court's
decision to void union contracts, according to a report
published Friday. MORE
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United
terminates employee pension plans
May 11, 2005 -- United received bankruptcy court approval
May 10 to terminate its defined-benefit pension plans
for employees, but the victory could come at the cost
of an angry and disillusioned work force. MORE
Travelers
monitor United's woes
May 13, 2005 --Travelers concerned about booking flights
and taking advantage of the bonuses he's accumulated.
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a Great Mortgage Rate and Thousands of United Bonus
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Delta
Offers Low Fares to Moscow
May 10, 2005 – Customers forging paths from
Broadway or Peachtree Street to Russia’s legendary
Red Square will find flying on Delta nonstop flights
to Moscow this summer available at discounted rates.
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Delta
Opens New Passage to India
May 9, 2005 – Delta Air Lines is taking international
customers on a new “Passage to India”
with daily, direct service to Chennai International
Airport in southern India from New York’s JFK
Airport. MORE
US
Airways launched service to Venice
May 9, 2005 -- US Airways launches new seasonal daily
nonstop service between Philadelphia and Venice, bringing
customers convenient access to one of the most romantic
and unique cities in Europe. MORE
US
Airways/America West deal is imminent
May 13, 2005 -- A ccording to The Philadelphia Inquirer,
which says the airlines "appear to be just days
away from announcing plans to merge." Neither
airline would comment on the report, but several prominent
industry experts say they expect an announcement by
next week. MORE
Northwest
Airlines Orders Boeing 787
May 5, 2005– Northwest Airlines has ordered
18 Boeing 787 twinjet airliners to support the carrier’s
long-term fleet renewal program. MORE
Hertz
Special Offers for AirTran Airways Customers
Now through May 15, 2005, fly to Florida with AirTran’s
great one-way fares, then drive out with Hertz’s
special Florida Drive-Out rates starting at just $9.99
per day. You can also receive a free upgrade when
renting an Economy (Class A) through Full-size (Class
F) car, with a maximum upgrade to a Premium (Class
G) car. This offer is valid from any one of the 14
major Hertz corporate airport locations in Florida
when returning the car to a corporate airport or suburban
location in 26 specified states. MORE
10
tips for a better hotel rest
Hotels hold a very special place in every flight attendant’s
heart. They are the places where we rest our heads
after a long day’s work. Most crewmembers will
stay in at least one hotel every time they go to work.
MORE
Best
business hotels in New York City
There are more than 200 hotels in Manhattan. Uptown
or downtown, hip or classic, large or small, for a
few hundred dollars per night or many thousands. The
trick is finding the right one for your next business
trip. MORE
Marriott
to introduce HDTV
May 11, 2005 -- Marriott hotels now have the option
to install flat-panel, digital HDTVs in guest rooms
and lounges. The company expects to roll out 50,000
sets manufactured by LG Electronics over the next
four years, primarily at full-service JW Marriott,
Marriott and Renaissance brands. MORE
Marriott
increases minority franchise ownership
Marriott International, Inc. has increased the number
of its minority owners with Integrated Capital’s
acquisition of the newly refurbished Residence Inn
Columbia in Maryland. MORE
Airlines
keep VIP clubs to keep fliers
May 10, 2005 -- The big traditional U.S. airlines
are operating fewer airport clubs than before the
Sept. 11 terrorism, but none appear poised to close
down that part of their business. MORE
Naples,
Italy Has New Strategy to Fight Street Crime
May 9, 2005 -- If you can't beat them, ban their getaway
vehicles.
So goes the logic of the latest attempt to curb crime
in the southern Italian city of Naples -- a scooter
ban to aid police chasing common crooks who famously
rob pedestrians and speed away through the historic
center's narrow alleyways. MORE
Forgetfulness
can cost you at airports
May 10, 2005 -- Forgetfulness isn’t a crime,
but these days it could get you fined and your name
placed on a government security database. MORE
Explosives
Detection Trace Portal Deployed to Los Angeles International
Airport
May 12, 2005 -- The Transportation Security Administration
recently installed a new explosives detection trace
portal that will be used to screen passengers at the
Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) in Terminal
One. The equipment is part of a pilot program to test
and evaluate the trace portal for screening passengers
for explosives. MORE
House
Committee Rejects Bush Airline Ticket Tax Hike
May 11, 2005 -- The House appropriations committee
rejected President George W. Bush's proposal to more
than double airline ticket taxes to pay for more security
at airports, a victory for the financially struggling
industry that said competitive pressures against raising
fares would force it to absorb most of the $1.7 billion
increase. MORE
Airports
Not Rushing for Private Screeners
May 8, 2005 -- Despite all the grumbling about those
federal security screeners, airports are not rushing
to replace them with private workers. Only two airports
_ in Sioux Falls, S.D., and Elko, Nev. _ have applied
to the government to switch back to privately employed
screeners. And the management at Elko is having second
thoughts. MORE
