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 ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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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 ...How did international visitors enter the U.S. this year?
Nov 21st, 2009 at 9:00AM: If you visited the United States from overseas, you probably hit the ground in one of 15 ports of entry. These top first stops accounted for 84 percent of all entries from overseas in the first eight months of 2009-- up almost 2 percentage points from the same period in 2008, according to the U.S. Department of Commerce. Traffic through the major ports is becoming slightly more concentrated. This ...US Helicopter suspends 8-minute service from airports to NYC
Sep 29th, 2009 at 11:00AM: New York jet-setters short on time got some bad news last week. US Helicopter, which previously offered 8-minute helicopter flights from two local airports to Manhattan, announced on Friday that it is suspending service.
The chopper company offered flights for $159 each way from JFK and Newark airports to the Wall Street or Midtown West heli-pads in New York City, but has ceased operations due ...American finds $2.9 billion: more routes added
Sep 17th, 2009 at 9:00AM: It's hard to see how the machinations of Wall Street affect the end consumer, sometimes. In the case of American Airlines and its recent pickup of $2.9 billion, you can draw a straight line from the money to the exit row.
The hefty infusion, a risky move because revenues are down and this is not a trivial amount of debt, has already prompted announcements of schedule changes ... for the better. ...JetBlue, United jump on Twitter for cheap tix
Aug 4th, 2009 at 3:00PM:
JetBlue and United Airlines are pushing the first taste of cheap fares out on Twitter. They hope to use what USA Today calls the "uber-trendy form of messaging" to push seats on flights that may have vacant seats prior to wheels-up. After deals appear, they don't always stick around long. JetBlue's first "Cheep" (a variation on "tweet") offered a $9 one-way fare from JFK to Nantucket. The model ...Top U.S. ports of entry
Aug 2nd, 2009 at 12:00PM: Eighty-six percent of international arrivals to the United States come through only 15 ports of entry, according to data from the Department of Transportation. This represents an increase of one percentage point over last year (measuring the first five months of 2008 to the first five months of 2009.
The top three ports of entry are hardly surprising: New York (specifically JFK), Miami and Los ...Diamondback Terrapin turtles shut down JFK airport
Jul 9th, 2009 at 10:30AM: Well, there go all our anti-terror measures. Forget dangerous bottled water, or nail clippers - all it takes to shut down an airport is a bunch of lost turtles. Yesterday morning, 78 of them decided to leave the bay and crawl onto an active taxiway. When an American Eagle flight noticed them, they notified the tower and the FAA halted all traffic for about 12 minutes. It took a crew 35 minutes to ...Seven mile airport van ride from hell ends with guns pulled
Jun 24th, 2009 at 2:30PM: In what is probably one of the worst ways to start your trip in the United States, five French tourists took a seven mile ride through several New York neighborhoods while being chased by cops. The tourists just arrived at JFK and had been directed towards a waiting van for hire by a "steerer", who waits for unsuspecting tourists arriving at the airport, sending them to unauthorized taxi cabs and ...British Airways plans to fly the tiny Airbus A318 across the pond
May 28th, 2009 at 4:00PM: British Airways has announced its plans to fly on the London City - New York JFK route starting this October. Now, news like this normally gets ignored by us, unless it involves cool and interesting locations, neither of which are included in this announcement. What makes this news worth writing about, is that the route will be serviced by the small Airbus A318 plane. This plane is seriously small ...Delta passenger busts open exit door at JFK
Mar 31st, 2009 at 3:00PM: Every passenger stuck on the ground fantasizes about busting open the door and liberating people on the plane. For me, it usually involves the battle cry, "I GRANT YOU FREEDOM!!!" Of course, I'm no Robert McDonald. He acted on these urges during a delay at John F. Kennedy International Airport (yep, no surprise there). The Glasgow, Scotland resident was charged with reckless and endangerment and ...March "lion" slams east coast
Mar 2nd, 2009 at 5:30PM: From New Hampshire to the Carolinas, March came in, as the saying goes, like a lion. Snow, sleet and wind gusts reaching 30 mph have lead to for motor vehicle deaths, school closings and chaos at airports.
More than 900 flights have been canceled at New York area airports (JFK, Newark and LaGuardia). Hundreds more at Logan International Airport in Boston never left the ground, where the airport ...Heathrow annoying, Americans rude according to some social network
Feb 22nd, 2009 at 5:00PM: The members of social network Where Are you Now? have spoken! Heathrow is the worst airport in the world, according to voters, thanks to passport control lines and baggage problems. The Brits don't get all the glory, though. JFK in New York and Los Angeles picked up spots #2 and #3, respectively. The good news, for Heathrow and JFK, at least, is that both were at the top of the list for security. ...Delta adds 7,000 seats to Augusta, GA for Masters
Dec 30th, 2008 at 3:00PM: Every April, golf fanatics descend on Augusta, GA to sneak a peek at the best-manicured lawn in the country. The Masters Tournament fills hotel rooms and keeps local bartenders busy. If you haven't been through the airport down there, then you have no idea why Delta has decided to add 7,000 seats between Augusta and its Atlanta hub, not to mention daily service to LaGuardia and JFK in New York. ...7 fantastic airport restaurants from around the world
Dec 10th, 2008 at 11:00AM: When I started traveling as a young kid, I was perfectly content with one of the bad cheese sandwiches served on Air UK. Nowadays I'm a little more spoiled, and am often on the lookout for good food on the ground, as many airlines have stopped serving anything decent (or anything at all) once you are on board. Here are 5 airport restaurants from around the world that stand out amongst the usual ...Luggage weighs more than you think it should? Maybe it's the scale if you're at JFK
Nov 24th, 2008 at 4:30PM: Let's say you've weighed that piece of packed luggage at home. You've checked the weight several times. You are satisfied that the weight is not over what the airline will allow for no extra charge. You know that you have a terrific scale that doesn't lie.
Feeling confident in the weight that you are now hoisting onto the scale at the airline check-in counter, your eyes bug out because your ...Novelty Item Causes Evacuation of JetBlue Terminal at JFK
Sep 22nd, 2008 at 11:00AM: A suspicious devices that caused security personnel to order the evacuation of JetBlue's terminal at Kennedy Airport turned out to be a pair of replica hand grenades that were meant to be used as paper weights. The novelty items were found in a man's luggage during a security scan. Few flights were delayed because the evacuation happened during a slow time of day (7:50am ET). The whole thing ...Galley Gossip: Italy: Prepare for takeoff.
Jun 19th, 2008 at 11:00AM:
"Want to go to Italy?" The husband asked.
"Umm...I don't know...Yes. As in YES YES YES!" I exclaimed. And then I added, "But I'm not flying standby." Because I wasn't. And I was ready to stand my ground.
"Yeah, well me neither," he said, and that was that.
When The Husband and I decided to go to Italy on our vacation last month, we actually purchased our tickets, even though I can fly standby ...JFK airport's makeover: What to do with a stained glass window?
Feb 27th, 2008 at 10:00AM: As Terminal 8 at JFK is being taken down to make room for snowplow storage, figuring out what to do with its 900-pane stained glass window has been considered in depth. When the terminal was built in 1960, the window was a signature piece that pointed to the glory of air travel. Glory didn't even last half a century.
There was an effort to save the window in its entirety, but that failed. For a ...Subway from JFK to Manhattan is looong, but cheap
Jan 29th, 2008 at 4:10PM: While a taxi is the most comfortable way to travel from JFK airport to Manhattan, it isn't exactly cheap. (Unless, of course, you are traveling from the UK. Then it must seem like a bargain). The trip will set you back a flat fee of $45 plus tip. If you have more than 3 people traveling, it makes sense. New York taxis don't charge you by the person or by the luggage, unlike some places. (Hello ...JFK baggage handlers charged with stealing $250,000 in jewelry
Jan 15th, 2008 at 6:30PM: Two baggage handlers at JFK airport, a 51-year-old worker and his 39-year-old supervisor, have been charged with grand larceny and possession of stolen property, according to MSNBC. The thieves haven't been slowly pilfering individual luggage, however; instead, they stole everything from one container marked "high value." One of the men opened the container, passed the goods off to the other guy, ...
