Stranded travelers vent fury at airlines
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The long lines of frustrated tourists were finally beginning to ease yesterday at area airports swamped by holiday travel snafus. But that was little consolation to a furious Carol Burns, who
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A Midwest snowstorm and a crush of baggage caused widespread problems for airlines over the holiday weekend, but a flurry of sick days by US Airways flight attendants contributed to delays, a spokeswoman for the troubled airline said.
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The scramble by big traditional US airlines to become profitable again is leaving many travelers with longer airport layovers. The typical American Airlines passenger connecting through Dallas/Fort Worth now
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Pilot Vance Atkinson says itâs time for the federal government to do something about passengers being stranded on parked airplanes for long periods of time.
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In an ordeal that made some passengers feel like hostages, about 300 people aboard an Amsterdam-to-Seattle flight were delayed for 18 hours on the ground, unable to leave the plane for much of that time, as food and water ran out and the toilets stopped working.
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Days of bad weather, a computer malfunction and sick airline employees put tens of thousands of travelers in holiday limbo Saturday, with Comair canceling all its flights and US Airways trying to reconnect thousands of pieces of luggage with their owners.
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Hundreds of passengers who were stranded on parked JetBlue planes for up to 10 1/2 hours could have been evacuated sooner if the airline had not waited to ask airport officials for help, the company founder said Thursday.
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Thousands of passengers were stranded across the country on Christmas, and many others arrived without suitcases full of gifts as USAirways and Comair struggled with computer, staffing problems.
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Preparing for the launch of 50 new flights from Reagan National Airport on Sunday, the airline has demanded that baggage handlers work overtime to prevent service disruptions like those that angered customers over Christmas weekend.
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The signs of misery filled Reagan National Airport yesterday: in the piles of luggage left over from holiday flights, the hour-long lines at ticket counters, the forlorn look
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The confusing holiday weekend stretched into Monday for airline travelers, some of whom finally got off the ground while others remained stranded.
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A Midwest snowstorm forced airlines to delay or cancel hundreds of flights across the nation yesterday as passengers continued to face obstacles to their holiday travel plans.
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Passengers shed tears of frustration and worried aloud about flight safety while waiting in long, chaotic lines at Britain's airports Thursday, after the announcement of an alleged terrorist plot brought air travel to a halt.
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Despite a barrage of complaints, the Transportation Security Administration will continue to require physical pat-downs for some passengers at security checkpoints.
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Airlines still have not agreed on how many hours confined passengers would have to wait before they can demand to be released from a plane.
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Continuing flight delays and cancellations led to angry confrontations yesterday between JetBlue Airways and its passengers.
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After poor airline service, sleep, or the difficulty of getting enough of it, is what frequent business travelers talk about most.