Sunday, May 3, 2009

Mexico's lack of tourists makes way for locals

A couple, with their protective masks against swine flu around their necks, dance at a public square in the Coyoacan neighborhood in Mexico City on May 2.It was truly a lonely planet Saturday for street vendors and restaurateurs in Mexico City's favorite tourist spots.



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Saturday, May 2, 2009

Passenger accused of trying to bite flight crew

A British woman accused of downing prescription drugs, two or three bottles of wine and liquid soap from a London-bound jetliner's lavatory before scuffling with flight attendants will remain in jail in Maine over the weekend.

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Sunday, April 5, 2009

First Western tourists visit war-torn Iraq

Tina Townsend Greaves, from Yorkshire, U.K., takes a photo during a visit to the crossed swords monument in the Green Zone in Baghdad, Iraq, on Saturday.Ancient ruins aside, touring war-torn Iraq for the last two weeks hasn't been as satisfying as Tina Townsend Greaves had hoped.



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FAA wants bird strike records confidential

The wreckage of US Airways Flight 1549 is lifted from the waters of lower Manhattan and put on a barge in New York. The Federal Aviation Administration has reversed itself after promising to disclose records about how frequently commercial planes are damaged by hitting flying birds.The Federal Aviation Administration is proposing to keep secret from travelers and the public its vast records on how frequently and where commercial planes are damaged by hitting flying birds.



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Wednesday, March 18, 2009

Delta, United cutting international flights

March 10: Delta has announced it will reduce its international flight capacity by 10 percent, due to the worsening economy. MSNBC's Jeff Rossen reports. (MSNBC)Travelers who used to fly in the expensive seats up front are moving toward the back of plane, if they fly at all, forcing airlines to cut back on overseas flights that used to be their crown jewels.



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Cubans applaud U.S. rollback of travel rules

Restrictions on travel of U.S. citizens with family in Cuba will be lifted, allowing them to visit the island nation more often and stay as long as they like. This photo shows a police officer in Havana on Wednesday. Cubans say Washington's easing of travel and spending restrictions for Cuban-Americans visiting the communist island will be a boon to small business and a key step toward warmer relations with the United States.



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Airlines on-time marks improved in January

U.S. airlines' on-time marks and baggage handling improved in January, compared to the same month a year ago, the DOT reported Wednesday.

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