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NEW YORK, December 28  - The US Transportation Secretary, Norman Mineta, has ordered an investigation into US Airways (USG.
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Holiday travelers experienced delays or canceled flights due to computer problems and weather, according to a Delta Airlines representative.
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The US government will investigate why passengers were stranded so long on JetBlue Airways Corp. and American Airlines planes, increasing pressure on the nation's carriers to improve service.
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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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Efforts are being made to help up to 100,000 passengers stranded by the collapse of budget Spanish airline Air Madrid.
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Air Madrid suspended all its flights today, leaving tens of thousands of passengers stranded over Christmas, a move the privately owned airline blamed on Spain's threat to suspend its flying licence.Comment
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Thousands of families and business passengers were left stranded at Paris's main airports Monday on the fifth and final day of a major strike by Air France flight staff.
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A shortage of experienced air traffic controllers has resulted in a "staffing emergency" that is jeopardizing safety in the sky and on runways in Atlanta, Chicago, New York and Southern California, according to the union representing the nation's 14,800 controllers.
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WASHINGTON - Airlines and airports would have to come up with plans to provide passengers stranded by long delays with food, water, and other basic amenities under a bill the House approved yesterday.
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The airline said Wednesday that several hundred employees responded to its call to volunteer at its troubled Philadelphia operations this busy holiday weekend.
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The holiday season hasn't exactly brought good cheer to air travelers already besieged by near-record-setting flight delays this year.
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LONDON  - Thousands of British Airways passengers have been stranded by cancelled flights and lengthy delays at Heathrow Airport because of staff shortages and technical problems at the airline.
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JetBlue Airways Corp. tried to calm a maelstrom of criticism Thursday, after passengers were left waiting on planes at a New York airport for as long as nine hours during a snow and ice storm.
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Passengers who got caught up in the airlinesâ troubles over Christmas saw a glimpse of what may await them in the coming year. The winter storms and computer malfunctions
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After a Christmas weekend of computer glitches and a rash of airline employees calling out sick, two major airlines are still scrambling to get thousands of people their luggage and return them home.
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Hundreds of holidaymakers are stranded on Gran Canaria after technical problems with a holiday firm's only plane.
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The federal government said yesterday that it would investigate air travel disruptions over the holiday weekend that left thousands of people stranded at airports or without their luggage when they reached their destinations.