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Thursday July 31, 2014

Flight Delays In China Leave Travelers Feeling Squeezed

Passengers packed the waiting hall Tuesday at Hongqiao Railway Station, which services a terminal at Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport. Johannes Eisele/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Flight Delays In China Leave Travelers Feeling Squeezed

July 31, 2014 • Air traffic snarls at some of eastern China's busiest airports have stranded thousands of travelers and highlighted the increasing competition for airspace between military and civilian flights.

Thursday May 15, 2014

Have $32,840 To Spare? Enjoy Your Flight

Emirates executive Thierry Antinori poses for the camera in a first-class seat aboard an Airbus A380 in Munich in 2011. Alexander Hassenstein/Getty Images hide caption

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Have $32,840 To Spare? Enjoy Your Flight

May 15, 2014 • Extreme-luxury travel costs sums few of us can afford, and, says anthropologist Barbara King, invites us all to reflect on how the global economy works and our own role in it.

Wednesday April 16, 2014

Weekly Innovation: Better Luggage Checking ... And Tracking

Coming in December: the eTrack and the eTag, from Air France and KLM. The innovations let you drop off your bags without checking them, and track them throughout your journey. Courtesy of FastTrack Co. hide caption

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All Tech Considered

Weekly Innovation: Better Luggage Checking ... And Tracking

April 16, 2014 • Air France and KLM have developed two gadgets — the eTrack and the eTag — that let you drop off your bag without checking it with an agent and track it during your trip.

Monday December 2, 2013

Where's The Best Airport In The World To Be Stranded?

The Butterfly Garden in Terminal 3 is just one of the pleasant diversions at the Changi airport in Singapore. Wong Maye-E/AP hide caption

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Where's The Best Airport In The World To Be Stranded?

GlobalPost

December 2, 2013 • Well, that depends on what you're looking for. Butterflies? Singapore's Changi can't be beat. Biergarten? Try Munich's airport. Wings? Buffalo, naturally. Chocolate? Brussels is your best bet. Here's a totally unscientific list of the best places to be stuck while you're awaiting your flight.

Wednesday June 6, 2012

Delta CEO Pushes For National Airline Policy That Lets 'Free Market Work'

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The Two-Way

Delta CEO Pushes For National Airline Policy That Lets 'Free Market Work'

June 6, 2012 • That's not to say airlines want more regulation, CEO Richard Anderson said. But they do want a policy that does such things as improve and modernize the air traffic control system.

Delta CEO Pushes For National Airline Policy That Lets 'Free Market Work'

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Friday December 23, 2011

Americans Say Security Checks Are A Bigger Health Concern Than Flights

A Transportation Security Administration volunteer demonstrates a full-body scanner at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport in March 2010. Scott Olson/Getty Images hide caption

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Shots - Health News

Americans Say Security Checks Are A Bigger Health Concern Than Flights

December 23, 2011 • More than 1 in 5 respondents said they would refuse to be examined in one of the whole-body scanners now in many airports. A third of people under 35 said they would decline the scans.

Wednesday August 31, 2011

Physicists Test For Most Efficient Way To Board A Plane

It's an age old question: What's the easiest way to board a plane? In this 1933 picture, passengers wait to board a new passenger service between London and Paris. Davies/Getty Images hide caption

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The Two-Way

Physicists Test For Most Efficient Way To Board A Plane

August 31, 2011 • And they find it's not the way most airlines have been doing it nor the way you would have guessed.

Tuesday July 5, 2011

Blog Of The Nation

Only One Way In, And One Way Out

July 5, 2011 • If you're trapped in an airport, trying to do math to see if there's a chance you'll make your connecting flight will not help. Such thoughts will not help the plane land or make the volcano stop spewing ash. After a crazy trip, here are Priska Neely's tips.

Monday July 4, 2011

Blog Of The Nation

July 4th: What's On Today's Show

July 4, 2011 • Today's Independence Day Talk of the Nation: what the Constitution means in modern times, saying goodbye to the space shuttle, Jim Axelrod on his book, In The Long Run, and what motivates people to visit airport chapels.

Thursday June 2, 2011

The Two-Way

From Blowing Air To Singing In His Ear; Responses To A Rude Recliner

June 2, 2011 • We asked for suggestions on what to do when you're in an airplane and the person in front of you reclines hard and fast into your space. There were many tips.

Wednesday June 1, 2011

One Reclined Seat Leads To Jet Turning Around, Fighters Being Scrambled

Tight quarters: Aboard a United Airlines Embraer-145, 50-passenger jet. (June 1, 2008 file photo taken at Dulles International Airport.) Paul J. Richards/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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The Two-Way

One Reclined Seat Leads To Jet Turning Around, Fighters Being Scrambled

June 1, 2011 • If you fly a lot you've had this happen. Seconds after the jet's in the air, the person in front of you reclines his seat. On a flight from Washington to Ghana, that circumstance started a dispute that led to some major consequences.

Monday May 9, 2011

The Two-Way

Three Security Incidents On Passenger Jets Sunday

May 9, 2011 • On one flight, a man "began yelling and pounding on the cockpit door." In another, a man tried to open a door. In the third, a passenger says, a note with the word "bomb" was found.

Thursday February 3, 2011

Meet John and Julie: Holograms Beamed Into The Manchester Airport

Julie Capper stands with her hologram at Manchester International Airport. Julie and her hologram work in the same area — which has created some confusion. Courtesy of Manchester International Airport hide caption

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The Two-Way

Meet John and Julie: Holograms Beamed Into The Manchester Airport

February 3, 2011 • Last week, Manchester International Airport started using two holograms of real employees to remind travelers to ditch their liquids. According to Russell Craig, the airport spokesman, it has shown "incredible results" — and has created some confusion.

Meet John and Julie: Holograms Beamed Into The Manchester Airport

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