Oct 30th, 2012 at 2:00PM:
New Yorkers and residents along the Eastern Seaboard are just beginning to emerge today from the damage caused by Hurricane Sandy - millions remain without power, thousands of flights have been cancelled and transportation throughout the region has been severely disrupted.
If you need further evidence of what it looks like in New York here on the ground, just check out this shot posted this ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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New York's LaGuardia Airport Flooded
Oct 30th, 2012 at 2:00PM:
New Yorkers and residents along the Eastern Seaboard are just beginning to emerge today from the damage caused by Hurricane Sandy - millions remain without power, thousands of flights have been cancelled and transportation throughout the region has been severely disrupted.
If you need further evidence of what it looks like in New York here on the ground, just check out this shot posted this ...Give Delta's New York LaGuardia shuttle service a try
Feb 24th, 2012 at 10:30AM: Those that travel frequently between New York's LaGuardia and Chicago's O'Hare airport know that it is among the more tedious routes to fly, particularly if you're traveling on a legacy carrier. Older, less comfortable airplanes, tiny overhead bins packed to the gills with carry-on luggage, and heavy flight traffic are all the norm, leading to plenty of stressed-out travelers.
It's for exactly ...Sesame Street helps kick off summer travel season
May 2nd, 2011 at 12:30PM: Does Cookie Monster have to buy two seats? Does Elmo travel carry-on only? You can ask them yourself this week as several Sesame Street characters appear at US airports this week to kick off summer travel with Delta Airlines.
Today, Elmo and Cookie Monster will be making gate announcements and welcoming travelers to Minneapolis-St Paul Airport, before meeting up with Grover at La Guardia on ...Fuel truck has a "fender bender" with a Delta Air Lines plane at Laguardia Airport
Feb 14th, 2011 at 10:30AM:
No injuries were reported after a fuel truck clipped a Delta Air Lines plane at New York's Laguardia Airport Sunday, a Delta spokesperson said. The airline says all 106 passengers aboard flight 2879 were sitting down and the plane wasn't moving when the accident occurred.
The plane has since been removed from service and sustained wing damage. The flight, scheduled to depart for Fort ...
New York City area airport rules aren't doing enough to stop delays
Nov 4th, 2010 at 1:00PM: If you're flying to or through the New York City area, bring a book Kindle. You'll probably be at the airport for a while. A new U.S. Department of Transportation Office of the Inspector General report says that airports in this part of the country aren't measuring up, which disrupts air travel nationwide.
According to the Associated Press, the report says that "scheduling rules continue to put ...$11.5 million buys little security at Newark Liberty Airport
Sep 22nd, 2010 at 2:30PM: Security gaps are so big at Newark Liberty International Airport you can drive a truck through them. Literally. Inside the terminal, the TSA goes through bags and confiscates oversized fluid containers, but no inspection occurs when trucks and vans drive through security checkpoints and out onto the tarmac. Security company FJC is responsible for protecting the airport, reports Fox 5, for which it ...Cockpit Chronicles: Avoiding bird strikes
Sep 10th, 2010 at 12:00PM: On the season finale of the TV show 30 Rock, Alex Baldwin says to a pilot, played by Matt Damon:
"You're a pilot, huh. I should pick your brain. I'm developing a daytime talk show with Sully Sullenberger."
"Yeah, I met that guy. He's not that great." Matt Damon, the pilot, says.
"You know what a great pilot would have done? Not hit the birds. That's what I do every day, not hit the birds. ...Wheelchair kid stranded by Air Canada after tweet-a-thon
Aug 5th, 2010 at 1:00PM:
An eight-year-old kid suffering from muscular dystrophy had a simple dream: to race through Central Park in a tutu surrounded by a group of supporters. After a tweet-a-thon, anchored on the hashtag #TutusForTanner (the kid's name is Tanner) resulted in $25,000, he hopped a plane for New York. The trip ended with the discovery that his $15,000 wheelchair had been ruined during the flight.
...White Collar Travel: Stupid things business travelers have done
Jun 24th, 2010 at 2:00PM: Sometimes you lose your mind when you're on the road. You either develop a highly inappropriate sense of entitlement (this is my seat on my plane) or decide that nothing matters, giving you a blank check to behave like an asshole. The combination of professional pressures – in my day, it was the collapse of the dotcom bubble ... a bump in the road compared to the 2008 financial crisis ...Airline law ends long Tarmac delays, fine threat improves performance
Jun 6th, 2010 at 2:00PM: The world didn't end. No logistical disasters emerged. In fact, everything got a hell of a lot better.
Several months ago, the prospect of a maximum three-hour tarmac delay had the airline industry proclaiming the arrival of the four horsemen. They claimed that it would severely disrupt the industry to have to give passengers the option of getting off the plane would lead to chaos. People would ...Breaking: NY port authority realizes what we all know - LaGuardia airport is a dump
Apr 30th, 2010 at 12:00PM: The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has come to the conclusion that LaGuardia airport is "outdated".
And who wouldn't agree with them? Twenty years ago, LGA was probably considered a timeless relic, but nowadays the place is a disgrace, albeit a disgrace with a pretty decent location if you need to go to Manhattan.
As a major gateway into New York City, the place is about as ...Delta Airlines adding hourly Chicago <-> New York service
Mar 20th, 2010 at 11:00AM: Delta airlines just announced the introduction of 22 new daily flights between Chicago and New York. The new flights will be operated as Delta Shuttle flights, and will start June 10th.
The new hourly service out of O'Hare replaces current Delta flights between Chicago Midway and LaGuardia.
Delta obviously means business - because they are also going to offer free coffee and newspapers at ...Escape from New York: Five tips for leaving the city when flights fail you
Mar 8th, 2010 at 8:00AM: New York is no stranger to tourist and business travel. We get lot of guests here, and eventually, their trips must come to an end. When the weather turns harsh, this can be problematic. Spring may be close, but March and April snowstorms happen, and there are always spring showers to make getting off the ground at JFK or LaGuardia a pure living hell. Whether you're traveling in the northeast ...TSA agent given desk job after being caught sleeping at the airport
Jan 28th, 2010 at 12:00PM:
New York writer Bucky Turco (of the awesome Animal New York blog) snapped this picture when he was waiting for a flight out of La Guardia airport. The TSA agent has obviously had a long day, and needed to catch some Z's, but failed to realize that doing this in the public departure lounge may not be the best place.
The agent has been reassigned to a desk job pending an investigation. I'm ...Last minute flights may be cheaper than the bus
Dec 10th, 2009 at 1:30PM: Searching for travel deals feels like playing a game show where how to get a winning number is unclear. It's like hunting in a jungle where the frequent hunter has the edge. Timing remains the wild card.
Being flexible and not assuming the outcomes makes the difference between snagging a deal or paying more than you feel happy paying. The one that makes you whine.
Case in point: A friend of mine ...Odds are, you'll be on a smaller plane
Dec 5th, 2009 at 10:30AM: Airlines are using the little planes for longer runs, these days. According to the Las Vegas Sun, the average regional airline flight hit 461 miles in 2008, up profoundly from 274 miles in 2009. That's an increase of 41 percent! This is an industry-wide trend, so shopping around isn't likely to help you get a larger jet. The major carriers are relying on regional affiliates, so you'll probably be ...The scale doesn't lie, at least not in New York
Nov 21st, 2009 at 1:00PM: Thanksgiving is right around the corner, and we're all dreading the thought of stepping on the scale the next day ... and making all kinds of empty promises about jogging and losing weight and not eating like that again next year. Some of us we'll even unleash a stream of profanities and accuse the device of lying. Out in Queens, however, a few scales have been tested, and they won't be fooling ...Crazy man with wires and batteries shuts down LaGuardia airport terminal
Aug 1st, 2009 at 11:30AM: Early this morning, a man approached the airport security checkpoint at LaGuardia, and 10 minutes later the central terminal was shut down to passengers and all air traffic. What happened in those 10 minutes is not entirely clear, but initial reports claim the man was "acting really crazy" and had some wires and batteries in his bag. I'll go out on a limb here and assume the guy was indeed crazy, ...Birds vs planes. Another bird loses and forces an emergency landing.
Jul 1st, 2009 at 1:30PM: The bird strike in the skies above LaGuardia airport yesterday didn't faze the passengers--they didn't know it occurred. When American Airlines Flight 1256 was arriving from Miami, getting ready to land, it met up with some of our feathered friends. Good-bye birds. Also, good- bye nose gear hydraulic system
After landing, the pilot discovered that the system wasn't working, thus the 737-800 had ...New York to gas 2,000 geese to prevent another Hudson river incident
Jun 12th, 2009 at 12:30PM: Ah geese... They look so peaceful making their way through your local pond or river, but we all know what can happen when they decide to fly to a different pond or river. After the bird strike of January 15th (really? That long ago?), there has been growing pressure to do something about the large number of Canada Geese around the local airports. The solution is pretty macabre - authorities will ...
