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 ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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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 ...Al Qaeda Yemen connection suspected in cargo plane bomb scares
Oct 29th, 2010 at 2:30PM: The simultaneous bomb scares in Newark, Philadelphia and London are now being linked to al Qaeda activity, according to the latest reporting from CNN. On its live blog covering the suspicious item discoveries, CNN reports, "U.S. officials believe that al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula was behind the plot that caused a security scare at English and American airports on Friday."
In Washington, a ...Planes in Philadelphia and Newark being swept for suspicious materials
Oct 29th, 2010 at 11:45AM:
Suspicious items have been found on cargo flights that landed in Newark, New Jersey and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania today. According to the Transportation Security Administration, the planes have been "moved to a remote location ... out of an abundance of caution," according to CNN.
The fire department's hazardous materials units in Philadelphia responded to situations with two planes ...$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 ...Delta pilot nailed for (allegedly) drunk-flying from Amsterdam to Newark
Sep 15th, 2010 at 2:00PM: It's a long flight from Amsterdam to the New York City/Newark area. I've done it. I get antsy and bored. I bring lots of stuff to do. Anything that could make the time pass a little faster would make it onto my list ... and that includes putting a few cocktails back.
Of course, I'm not the guy flying the plane.
A Delta pilot was arrested and fined for being drunk, allegedly, when getting ...Security breach sticks passengers in NJ for extra six hours
Jan 4th, 2010 at 8:30AM: Imagine the joys of spending an extra six hours in Newark, NJ. So, how pissed would you be at the one guy responsible? Now, multiply that by all the people in Newark Liberty International Airport. That's a lot of anger.
At 5:30 PM on Sunday, a passenger walked the wrong way through the exit at the security checkpoint in Terminal C. He was stopped while the authorities reviewed surveillance ...Rats spotted at Newark Liberty International Airport
Jan 14th, 2008 at 2:00PM: Shocking, I know. But seriously -- Travel answer-man Christopher Elliott fielded a question today from a gentleman who spotted a family of rats in Newark International Airport. "I'm sitting in Terminal A at Newark Liberty International Airport - in the gate area for gate A14," he wrote. "I'm supposed to be a couple of gates down, but when I went to sit down I was alarmed to see a small, dark brown ...
