Nov 19th, 2009 at 9:25AM: Only when I arrive at my gate do I learn of the FAA's "nationwide system outage" grounding flights across the country. Gate attendants are reading from prepared FAA statements, explaining they don't know what caused the delay, but that they're working to fix the problem as quickly as possible.
My 8:50am flight has been pushed back to 9:50, but now -- at 9:20 -- there's been no word about ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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"Nationwide system outage" grounds flights
Nov 19th, 2009 at 9:25AM: Only when I arrive at my gate do I learn of the FAA's "nationwide system outage" grounding flights across the country. Gate attendants are reading from prepared FAA statements, explaining they don't know what caused the delay, but that they're working to fix the problem as quickly as possible.
My 8:50am flight has been pushed back to 9:50, but now -- at 9:20 -- there's been no word about ...NYC best city for singles (if you own a computer)
Aug 2nd, 2009 at 2:00PM: Looking for love lust on your next vacation? Your next trip should be to New York, which has knocked Atlanta out of the top spot as the best city in the country for singles. And, why wouldn't it? You have more than 8 million people chasing their dreams, so the choices are endless. There's one of everything, so in one night, you could meet every flavor of scumbag available. But, there's an upside ...On-time airline improvements continue, third month in a row
Jun 10th, 2009 at 2:00PM: Airlines in the United States posted an improved on-time performance rate in April relative to the same month the year prior – stretching their streak to three. The 19 largest airlines were on time 79.1 percent of the time in April 2009, compared to 77.7 percent in April 2008. The industry also performed better than it did in March 2009, showing a month-to-month improvement from 78.4 ...In-flight bathroom bandit strikes deal
Jun 6th, 2009 at 8:00AM: All Joao Correa wanted to do was go to the bathroom. He ate something bad and needed to get it out of his system ... we've all been there. A beverage cart stood in his way, but that wouldn't deter the spirit of this passenger. He asked to use the first class lavatory: denied. So, his only hope was on the other side of that cart – which didn't move for several minutes. The chain of events ...DHS biometric program begins in Atlanta and Detroit
May 30th, 2009 at 10:00AM: Non-U.S. citizens flying from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport and Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport will now have to leave their fingerprints as they leave the country. The objective, of course, is to prevent the use of forged or otherwise fraudulent documents, curb identity theft and apprehend "criminals and immigration violators."
"Collecting biometrics allows us to ...Chattanooga, Portsmouth among top art destinations in the U.S.
Apr 18th, 2009 at 3:00PM: Who thought that Tennessee and New Hampshire would be some of the top towns in the country for art lovers. AmericanStyle magazine just issued the results of its twelfth annual arts destinations poll. Some spots are predictable. Others, like Chattanooga, will just blow your mind. This is the first year Chattanooga made the list, shooting all the way up to second in the mid-sized city category. If ...Travel to convention cities to find a bargain
Feb 28th, 2009 at 12:30PM: Yesterday Tom pointed out cities like Palm Springs and Tuscon have shown a jump in travelers and offer travel deals to keep visitors coming.
In a Travel Briefs in the Dispatch, I read about more cities with vacation deals. Because there has been a drop in conventions, cities that partly rely on business travel as a revenue source are worth checking out for discounts. Vacation deals could be had in ...Delta wonders about Atlanta
Jan 29th, 2009 at 3:00PM: Is Delta playing chicken with Atlanta? The airline is getting ready for negotiations with Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport ... and has opened by threatening to lean on secondary hubs like Memphis and Cincinnati. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution questions the airline's likelihood of pulling the trigger, though. Delta is concerned that the costs of running through ...Atlanta tops traffic list 4th year in a row
Jan 25th, 2009 at 9:00AM: Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport leads the list of the busiest airports in the United States ... again. According to a report by the Federal Aviation Administration, it was home to 978,084 takeoffs and landings in 2008. That's a 1 percent drop from the year before but still indicates that the tarmac was awfully busy. Chicago O'Hare followed with 881,566, down 5 percent from 2007, ...Drunk man forces Moscow-Atlanta flight to divert to Canada
Jan 6th, 2009 at 9:00AM: Yesterday, a Delta Airlines flight from Moscow to Atlanta had to make an unexpected stop in Newfoundland after the pilot decided that an unruly passenger had to be removed from the plane. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police were waiting at the gate in the town of Gander. They immediately took the man into custody. Few details about his behavior were given, but he was said to be drunk, aggressive, ...3M wants to feed you and give you a nice shoulder rub
Nov 19th, 2008 at 5:00PM: Travelers passing through Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson airport on November 25th and 26th will be able to get some soothing pampering, courtesy of 3M (yeah, the Post-It people). As part of a promotion for their laptop privacy screens, 3M has created a site dedicated to revealing airport secrets. Airporthavens.com has some fantastic tips, including where to find some free desktop workstations at ...AirTran expands service to Columbus offering another way south
Nov 9th, 2008 at 3:30PM: Finally, a less expensive airline has decided that Columbus has a gaping hole to fill--two in fact. After first Skybus and then Jet Blue pulled out of Columbus, and other carriers cut down their service, the options for heading out of Columbus have become more expensive and less frequent.
AirTran Airways' non-stop flights to Ft. Meyers, Orlando and Atlanta that began this week are an answer to ...AirTran will Sell Upgrades after Take-Off
Oct 21st, 2008 at 11:00AM: Low-cost carrier AirTran has found a novel approach to the whole a la carte pricing scheme that some airlines seem to be intent on imposing on passengers. No, they won't be charging you extra for using the lavatory or being fat. The airline recently announced plans to sell upgrades after boarding. Passengers who are seduced by business class during the boarding march to economy can purchase an ...AirTran Airways to come to Columbus. It's not Skybus, thankfully.
Aug 21st, 2008 at 3:30PM: Yesterday's news brought the welcome breath of new life to Columbus ever since Skybus did us wrong, jilting us like an uncaring, unfeeling lover.
I heard in a radio news broadcast that AirTran Airways will begin flights between Columbus and Atlanta, Fort Myers and Orlando starting November 6. As the news commentator noted, this does not mean there will be a rush on low cost airlines to Columbus. ...Photo of the Day (8-20-08)
Aug 20th, 2008 at 10:30AM:
This fountain in Madeira, Portugal says summer. How great would it be to run through this on a hot day?
I'm reminded of the other fountains where water arcs upwards from the ground. There's the fountain that Matt Harding of "Where the Hell is Matt?" dances in along with other dancing folks in Atlanta, Georgia, the one at the playground in Knights of Columbus Park in St. Cloud, Minnesota and the ...Guns Still Not Allowed in Atlanta Airport
Aug 12th, 2008 at 2:00PM: A gun-rights organization called GeorgiaCarry has lost their suit against Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson Airport. A recently passed state law allows licensed gun owners to carry their weapons on public transportation. The group went into court claiming that airports are "public transportation" areas as defined in the law. GeorgiaCarry did not want the right to carry guns on airplanes. They simply ...Hotel water glass problems--still
Feb 12th, 2008 at 4:00PM: With the way media news travels, one would think that hotel water glasses are no longer being squirted with glass cleaner and are being properly washed. The Atlanta news story about the questionable methods of cleaning hotel room glasses aired in November. It's been two months since Martha's post on these germ vectors.
If an article in yesterday's Columbus Dispatch is reflective on the current ...Atlanta airport nation's busiest
Jan 3rd, 2008 at 1:30PM: The results are in: for the third year in a row, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport is the busiest (in terms of flights) in the United States. How many flights do you need to log to become the busiest in the nation? Lots. "The Atlanta airport logged 994,466 flights in 2007, up 1.8 percent from 976,447 flights in 2006," according to the Federal Aviation Administration. "Its rival, ...Flu shots at the airport: It only takes a minute
Dec 18th, 2007 at 11:00AM: Here's news I found out about through Intelligent Traveler who got the heads up from the Winging It blog at the denverpost.com. who got their info from the Associated Press. If you happen to be passing through several U.S. airports, right before you hit the gate, you can get a flu shot. Airports in Denver, Chicago, Atlanta, San Francisco and Newark, N.J are participating so far.
This has turned ...Elite Green Car - and other unusual word combinations
Nov 16th, 2007 at 3:01PM: Here's a Super-Duper Secret Leif Pettersen Tip to Hilarious Writing (SDSLPTHW): when you're hurting for a joke, just throw in unexpected word combinations.
Examples: "muscular fart", "righteous taco", "likeable president"
Accordingly, when I tried to write the first paragraph of this post and had to arrange the words 'luxury', 'eco-friendly', 'chauffer', 'Lexus', 'hybrid' and 'Atlanta' in an ...
