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Day Four, Passengers Still Stranded at Newark Liberty Airport

December 30, 2010
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Many Passengers Still Stranded At Newark Airport NEWARK (CBS 2) – It’s been four days since the weekend blizzard, and some airline passengers still found themselves stranded on Thursday. The problems at Newark Liberty International Airport don’t end there, though – there are also hundreds of bags that haven’t been claimed. Passengers stranded during the blizzard spent the day looking through rows and rows of bags at Newark Liberty. “I just found out three pieces, they decided to deliver to Philly this morning,”...

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Stranded Travelers Tweet Relief

December 29, 2010
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For Some Travelers Stranded in Airports, Relief Is in 140 Characters ATLANTA — Some travelers stranded by the great snowstorm of 2010 discovered a new lifeline for help. When all else fails, Twitter might be the best way to book a seat home. While the airlines’ reservation lines required hours of waiting — if people could get through at all — savvy travelers were able to book new reservations, get flight information and track lost luggage. And they could complain,...

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JFK International arriving passengers stranded on tarmac. Apparently customs officials went home.

December 28, 2010
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Passengers endure delays of up to 7 hours on JFK tarmac New York (CNN) — Hundreds of travelers spent up to seven hours stranded in cramped planes stuck on the tarmac at JFK International Airport early Tuesday, but it was not immediately clear why they were not allowed to deplane. A British Airways spokesman blamed a lack of gate space for a seven-hour ordeal for passengers on a flight from London, while a Port Authority spokesman suggested buses could...

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Updated 07/13/10: Tokyo Bound American Airlines 777 Lands in Remote Aleutians Air Force Base

July 12, 2010
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Sunday, July 11, 2010 photo provided by the U.S. Air Force, emergency personnel investigate an American Airlines plane that made an emergency landing at Eareckson Air Station on Shemya Island, Alaska. The plane made the landing on the remote island in Alaska's Aleutians after a fire warning light malfunctioned, the airline said Monday. (AP Photo/U.S. Air Force, James Castle)

Jet makes emergency landing in Aleutians ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — An American Airlines jet made an emergency landing on a remote island in Alaska’s Aleutians after a fire warning light malfunctioned, the airline said Monday. Flight 175, traveling from Dallas-Fort Worth to Tokyo, landed safely at Eareckson Air Station on Shemya Island shortly before 4 p.m. Sunday, said Tim Smith, a spokesman for American. The island base has a 10,000-foot runway. It turned out there was no fire, despite...

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Delta Passengers Stuck at Detroit Metro Gate

June 24, 2010
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Aghhhhh, the joys of summer air travel.

Detroit — Passengers are stuck aboard a Delta flight leaving Detroit Metro Airport because pilots had to leave after the plane was forced to wait hours at the gate due to a weather delay in Philadelphia. Flight 2262 had been scheduled to depart for Philadelphia about 5:40 p.m., but the plane still was sitting on the runway after 10 p.m., passengers said. The DC-9-50 plane seats 125 passengers, according to federal flight records. Passengers didn’t board until about 7:25 p.m., and...

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Virgin Passengers Stranded on Tarmac for Hours

June 23, 2010
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David Cooper, of London, stands in Newark Liberty International Airport in Newark, N.J., after arriving by bus from Connecticut June 23, 2010.  (AP Photo)

Bad Weather Grounded N.J.-Bound Flight from London in Conn.; Fliers Kept on Plane Because Airport Lacked Customs Officials Newark, NJ (CBS/AP) Passengers who spent hours stuck on a hot, dark plane on the tarmac in Connecticut described on Wednesday a scene of confusion and misery as their trans-Atlantic flight was delayed, then diverted. Kimberley Vince was on Tuesday night’s Virgin Atlantic flight from London to Newark to begin work as a camp counselor on New York’s Long Island. She...

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Spirit, “the P.T. Barnum of airlines”

June 16, 2010
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Ben Baldanza, Spirit Airlines considering extra charge for airport contact with Spirit's humans

An Utter Lack of Spirit. Spirit has operated as the P.T. Barnum of airlines—management believes there’s a bargain-hunting sucker born every minute—but its reaction to a pilots’ strike appalls even the most cynical airline-industry observers. And now for something completely similar: An airline behaving badly. Because it is small, you may not have heard that Florida-based Spirit Airlines has been shut down since Saturday. After more than three years of negotiations and a federally mandated 30-day cooling-off period, Spirit’s approximately 450...

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Updated(06/15): Spirit Extends Cancellations Through Thursday, Thousands Stranded

June 13, 2010
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Budget conscious Spirit passengers get more than they bargained for, and paying for it too.

With Spirit Airlines’ flights canceled at least through Tuesday due to a pilots’ strike, thousands of irate passengers faced sky-high ticket prices for rebooking on other carriers. Preparing for the third day of its pilots’ strike, Spirit Airlines canceled all of its Monday and Tuesday flights. That means the roughly 10,000 Spirit passengers who travel through Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport each day will be affected. Travelers returning from Caribbean cruises streamed into the airport Sunday to look for other...

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