Airlines are failing to adequately compensate passengers for lost and missing bags, according to industry rights group the Air Transport Users Council (AUC). The AUC says many passengers are left “out of pocket” because there’s no financial or legal imperative for airlines to offer a decent payout.
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Ryanair considers charging passengers to pee
The ever budget-conscious boss of Ryanair has suggested the discount airline may start charging passengers for using the toilet on board its flights. Michael O’Leary said the airline had revived inquiries into whether the airline could install coin-operated toilets on its fleet.
Turks, Americans are Amsterdam crash dead
The nationalities of the people killed in the Turkish Airlines plane crash near Amsterdam’s main airport have been identified as five Turks and four U.S. citizens. Among the dead were two Boeing employees, among four onboard the flight, their company said late Thursday in a posting on its Web site.
Nationalities of plane crash victims determined
The nationalities of the people killed in the Turkish Airlines plane crash have been identified as five Turks and four U.S.
Turkish plane crashes at Amsterdam airport
A Turkish airliner crashed at Amsterdam’s main airport about 10:40 a.m. Wednesday local time, Dutch airport officials said.
Peanuts on Northwest Airlines prompt protests
The return of peanuts to the snack menu at Northwest Airlines this month has prompted a spasm of protests from travelers with allergies. The change comes four months after Northwest merged with Atlanta-based Delta Air Lines and in the midst of a national salmonella outbreak involving Peanut Corporation of America.
Recovering bodies from plane crash may take days, NTSB says
Recovering all the bodies from Thursday’s deadly passenger plane crash may take four days as investigators work through freezing temperatures and piles of wreckage, a federal transportation official said Saturday.
50 killed in crash as plane hits Buffalo house
A Continental Airlines plane crashed into a house near Buffalo, New York, late Thursday, killing all 49 people aboard and a person in the home, authorities said.
Plane crashes into suburban Buffalo home; 50 killed
A Continental Airlines plane crashed into a home near Buffalo, New York, late Thursday, killing all 49 passengers and crew members and a person in the home, authorities said. Four people were injured at the crash site, including a mother and daughter inside the house that was hit.
Plane crashes into suburban Buffalo-area home; 49 killed
A Continental Airlines plane crashed into a home near Buffalo, New York, late Thursday, killing 44 passengers and four crew members on board, according to New York State police. Authorities also said one person on the ground was killed. It is not yet known whether that person was in the home at the time of the crash.