News Round-up
Some recent travel news of note:
You may have heard about the collapse of transatlantic budget airline Zoom. People were stranded on both sides of the Atlantic, with little or no assistance from the airline. About two dozen airlines have shutdown so far this year; and no airline is promoting a rosy outlook. In expectation of more collapses, International Passenger Protection is a UK insurance company that provides protection for its policyholders in case their travel company goes under. Policies start at 5 GBP for 30 days of coverage, which would provide you with replacement flights should your airline go bust while your policy is valid.
A British jury has found three men guilty in a plot that has drastically changed the way we all fly. In the summer of 2006, British authorities stopped a terrorist plan to blow up aircraft using liquid explosives. This led to a brief ban on bringing any type of liquid into the cabin, and the regulations, while they have been loosened, are still felt today. The men have been found guilty of conspiracy to commit murder. The jury failed to reach a decision on the fate of four additional co-conspirators.
Airline ever lost your luggage? Well, some of them seem to be losing some more important items. United Airlines recently “misplaced” an unaccompanied minor that was under their care. The 10-year-old girl was allowed off the plane, unescorted, upon arrival in Dulles. Luckily, a kind stranger located her and brought her to a United ticket counter for help. And American Airlines lost a corpse, for four days, and then upon locating it – tired to charge the grieving widower to have the body flown to the correct location. After realizing it was their fault, the airline reversed the charge.
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