On Thursday, Kate Hanni with the Coalition for an Airline
Passengers' Bill of Rights applauded Congressional approval of H.R.
2881, the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2007... which includes
language aimed at forcing airlines to take steps to stem the
epidemic of passenger strandings seen this year.
The Traveling Universe Remains More Or Less Intact
The "cattle call" stays. That's the word from Southwest Airlines
CEO Gary Kelly, who announced Wednesday the low-cost carrier's experiment with assigned
seating did not convince the airline to immediately
forgo the first-come, first-served boarding process in existence
since the airline began service in 1971.
Passengers onboard a Comair flight saw their trip from Colorado
Springs, CO to Cincinnati, OH end a lot sooner than planned
Tuesday, after they were forced to evacuate their aircraft on a
taxiway at COS.