BAA luggage-tracking trial begins
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A six-month trial that could revolutionise the way bags are tracked begins at Heathrow airport.
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Travel information on everyone who took a commercial flight within the United States in June will be turned over to the government so it can test a new system for identifying
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BAA, the company that owns most of London's busy airports, is delivering expensive but poor quality service to passengers and its dominant position should be investigated, officials said.
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The U.S. Justice Department said on  Thursday it was investigating possible anticompetitive  practices in airline passenger fares and cargo shipments, hours  after UK authorities raided British Airways Plc in what was  described as a transatlantic probe.
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Britainâs consumer affairs watchdog urged competition authorities to explore a breakup of the British airports group BAA, which runs Heathrow Airport in London, saying its dominance had led to poor service and high charges. The ruling could lead to the forced sale of some of BAAâs three London airports, which also include Gatwick and Stansted, and which handle 90 percent of air passenger traffic in southeast England. The Office of Fair Trading said it planned to refer airport ownership to the Competition Commission.
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A trial at London's Heathrow Airport will use biometric fingerprint and iris scans to screen air passengers.
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U.S. transportation officials on Monday launched a probe into the holiday air travel mess at US Airways and Delta Air Lines' Comair that left thousands of passengers stranded and others without luggage.
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A system which allows air passengers to sign up for biometric scanning to speed up their journeys is being unveiled at London's Heathrow Airport.
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The case of 12 men taken away in handcuffs from a Northwest Airlines flight diverted to Amsterdam has been handed over to prosecutors, who have three days to decide whether to charge or release them, police said Thursday.
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British Airways is adding up to Â£240 to the cost of a return long-haul flight if passengers want to check in an extra bag.
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Travelers question search and seizure of laptops and cell phones, currently under court review.
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The airport closest to the nation's capital is now the first to test boarding passes for residue from explosives. A positive test would suggest the passenger had recently handled explosives. The Transportation Security Administration began the pilot project this week at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.
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Plus: Heathrow airport using 'see through clothes' scanner on passengers.
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No more lost luggage? In September, Heathrow Airport will become the largest in Europe to trial RFID-based tags for tracking passenger luggage, comparing accuracy and read rates against their existing barcode-based systems.â¦
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US transportation officials on Monday launched a probe into the holiday air travel mess at US Airways and Delta Air Lines&#39; Comair that left thousands of passengers stranded and others without luggage.
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Amtrak passengers will be subjected to random screening of their carry-on bags as part of a new security initiative that will include armed officers and bomb-sniffing dogs patrolling platforms and trains, an Amtrak spokeswoman said Monday.
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The US is rushing to address security risks posed by airline hand luggage in the wake of the London arrests.