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Pilot dies on Czech flight, plane lands safely and After no-fly ordeal, Libyan-American ponders unanswered questions
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The ATR propeller aircraft on a regular flight from Warsaw to Prague with 46 passengers on board, landed under the control of the co-pilot and no one was injured."Safety of passengers was not threatened. The landing was conducted without complications by the second pilot," the airline said in a statement."Unfortunately the life of the captain could not be saved," the statement said. Czech Airlines is the state-owned Czech national carrier.The ATR propeller aircraft on a regular flight from Warsaw to Prague with 46 passengers on board, landed under the control of the co-pilot and no one was injured."Safety of passengers was not threatened. The landing was conducted without complications by the second pilot," the airline said in a statement."Unfortunately the life of the captain could not be saved," the statement said. Czech Airlines is the state-owned Czech national carrier. [Read the full article]
Above all else, respect others. Address issues and arguments and refrain from making personal attacks.They are both from oregon, theyre both libyan, both american, both over 55, both want to fly home, both are muslim, both are men, i see a pattern here. maybe a conspiracy. unanswered questions. what airline were they flying on, did they eat the free airline peanuts? did they get offered airline peanuts? hmm so many unanswered questions.We don't need terrorists to take our freedom from us, we can depend on our elected officials to take care of that.so you put a name like mustafa on the no fly list. must be 1000 people with the same name. god forbid they put a john smith on the list, could you imagine?I would like to apologize to you, your friend that was left behind and your family. As a fellow American I am appalled that this is allowed to go on with little to no recourse. [Read the full article]
Machine Guns Vegas invites visitors to grab the automatic weapon of their choice and get in touch with their inner commando.An amended lawsuit was filed on Tuesday in the state circuit court in Miami against Carnival Corp., which is incorporated in Panama and headquartered in Miami, and several of its subsidiaries, including Florida-based Costa Cruise Lines and Costa Crociere, which is based in Italy and operated the ill-fated ship.Thirty-three more surviving passengers were added to the six in the original lawsuit filed in January, bringing the total number of plaintiffs to 39.The lawsuit alleges that the company acted with gross negligence and careless disregard during the cruise that ended on January 13 when the Costa Concordia hit a reef and capsized off the coast of Italy. The ship carried 4,200 passengers and crew; 17 are known dead and 15 are missing. [Read the full article]
Transportation Security Administration agents discovered marijuana hidden in a peanut butter jar during a security screening Sunday night at Oakland International Airport.Transportation Security Administration workers at Oakland International Airport detained a man who they say tried to sneak marijuana onto a flight inside a jar of Skippy peanut butter, NBC Bay Area reports.TSA spokesman Nico Melendez said a TSA employee noticed something was awry inside the jar during the X-ray screening.Further investigation found the unidentified man put the pot inside a plastic baggie, which he then put inside the peanut butter.Melendez said that although drugs are not something TSA agents actively search for, they are obliged to call authorities when they find them.The passenger, who was headed to Los Angeles on Sunday, was cited for possession of marijuana. He also missed his flight. [Read the full article]
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Best bites in the Big Easy and Gavin DeGraw's Nashville top five
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Editor's note: We'll focus on facets of a different American city each month in our Destination USA series. Next month we're looking at Miami, Florida.(CNN) -- Fat Tuesday is rolling up fast, so we asked for your recommendations for New Orleans' very best dishes."Excess is the new moderation," one iReporter proclaimed. Debatable, but not a bad mantra for a trip to diner's paradise. If you're not hungry now, you will be.Tucked into a baguette, charbroiled, fried, smothered in butter and cheese, sprinkled with bacon or just slurped right out of the shell, oysters turn up in many a New Orleans memory.The charbroiled variety from Drago's made a big impression on Heather Ackerly, a recent South Louisiana transplant. "The rich butter and garlic mixed with the fresh saltwater taste of the oyster is heaven. And before you know it -- the oysters are gone. [Read the full article]
(CNN) -- Gavin DeGraw is a New York state native who now calls Nashville home. That is, when the singer/songwriter's not on the road -- which is rare these days. DeGraw is currently out on tour to promote his new album, "Sweeter."When he does get a break from touring, he heads back down South to Nashville. He took a little time out to share a few suggestions on what to do if you find yourself in Music City.On downtown Nashville's main drag, this live music venue -- where there's never a cover charge -- bills itself as "Nashville's undisputed home of traditional country music.""(It's) my favorite honky tonk on Broadway. Music and atmosphere is hard to beat. Just show up at any random time. ... Some of the best musicians on the strip play on that stage," says DeGraw.Robert's Western World is open Monday through Saturday from 11 a.m. to 3 a.m. and Sundays from 12 p.m. to 3 a.m."This place is a must," DeGraw says. [Read the full article]
(CNN) -- "My friends think just because we live in Hawaii, we live in paradise. We're all just out here sipping mai tais, shaking our hips and catching waves. Are they insane?" While an Oscar-nominated picture requires the kind of conflict that George Clooney's character implies with this line from "The Descendants," your vacation getaway doesn't.So leave the plot-twisting drama at home while you sink into the stunning scenery of some of this year's best picture picks, from the lush jungles of Kauai to England's wild moorlands to the heart of the Mississippi Delta.The Garden Isle's resplendent green cliffs and lush tropical landscapes have served as a backdrop for dozens of movies in addition to this year's Academy Award nominee. The oldest of all the main Hawaiian Islands, Kauai is known for its secluded beaches, scenic waterfalls and jungle hikes. More than 90% of the island cannot be reached by road, so bring your walking shoes. [Read the full article]
(CNN) -- An extra day once every four years doesn't really give travelers much more time to play, but it's an excuse for the hospitality industry to create special Leap Year travel offers. (Each year is actually 365 days plus about 6 hours. An additional day is added to the calendar every four years to keep the calendar in sync with the seasonal year.)Swim into San Diego. If you stay three nights at the Hotel Palomar in San Diego, the fourth night is $29. Also included are a $29 daily food and beverage credit and morning coffee and tea service in the hotel living room. The rate must be booked by February 29. Rooms start at $229 and the fourth night charge is $29. The offer is valid for travel between February 22 and March 7. Call (888) 288-6601 or book online and include rate code PLPY.Stay up all night at Disney. For the first time ever, both Disneyland in Anaheim California and Magic Kingdom Park will be open on Leap Day for 24 hours starting at 6 a.m. [Read the full article]
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Report: Air travel didn't improve much in 2011 and Thief swipes Rolex at airport security checkpoint
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In December, on-time performance was the highest it's been in 17 years. NBC's Brian Williams reports.When it comes to air travel, 2011 wasn’t the best of times, but it wasn’t the worst of times.On Tuesday, the Department of Transportation (DOT) released its latest Air Travel Consumer Report (PDF), which includes airline-performance data for both December and the entire year.Figures for the former showed significant improvement over December 2010 while those for 2011 suggest the industry has leveled out its performance, with fewer drastic improvements or declines in service.Thanks, in part, to this winter’s mild weather, the nation’s 16 largest airlines operated 84.4 percent of their December flights on time, a record for the month in the 17 years during which the DOT has collected such data. In December 2010, carriers arrived on time just 72 percent of the time. [Read the full article]
Authorities are searching for a man who they say swiped a pricey timepiece while in line at a security checkpoint at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, NBC Miami reports.The unusual theft was captured on surveillance video, which shows an unidentified man grab a $6,500 Rolex that had been left behind by another traveler in a bin on Jan. 18.According to the Broward Sheriff's Office, Gloria de Regalado had placed her belongings in a bin to get through the Terminal 3 checkpoint, but didn't realize her Rolex was missing until she looked at her wrist to check the time 30 minutes later.A review of the video showed the man behind de Regalado collect his belongings before quickly picking up the watch and walking away.After a stop at a bench to place the watch and his laptop into his backpack, the man was on his way. Deputies searched the terminal but could not find him, and with no way of knowing which flight be boarded, the man got away. [Read the full article]
Lawsuits are the only protection citizens have against their own government. Your position is this guy should just take it? Would you?Funny, if this guy did turn out to be a terrorist and he later committed an act of terror the same sheople on here bashing the FBI will be bashing them for being incompetent and letting a terrorist go. It is real easy to be a critic, but actually doing something is a lot harder. I am guessing most on here have never done anything but criticise other's efforts. Whatever....The fact of the matter is, this guy did not turn out to be a terrorist. We pay the FBI to actually catch terrorists, we don't pay them to persecute random people. Unlike this guy, the FBI aren't volunteers or humanitarians. They get paid to do a job. That is why they are being criticized: for doing a poor job.Would you be this considerate and understanding if the FBI had held you for a month? I don't think so. It's easy to wave away other people's problems. [Read the full article]
Machine Guns Vegas invites visitors to grab the automatic weapon of their choice and get in touch with their inner commando.The legislation faced opposition from some labor unions because it set new rules governing union organizing elections at airlines and railroads.The Senate passed the bill last week, completing action after a struggle that shut down the Federal Aviation Administration for two weeks.The law authorizes $63.4 billion for the FAA over four years, including about $11 billion toward the air traffic system and its modernization. It sets a deadline of June 2015 for the FAA to develop new arrival procedures at the nation's 35 busiest airports."This critical effort to shift from our antiquated air traffic control technology to a GPS-based system will improve air traffic efficiency and safety, reduce fuel burn and pollution from aircraft, and bring costs down for consumers," said Republican Rep. [Read the full article]
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Seven underrated ski resorts and Cruise line: 22 passengers robbed in Mexican seaside resort
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(CNN) -- You've heard of Aspen, Jackson Hole and Whistler, but how about Copper Mountain, Grand Targhee and Revelstoke? These ski resorts may lack the buzz of their more glamorous neighbors, but they make up for it in snowfall, value and fewer crowds.Opened in 2007, Revelstoke has remained largely off the radar thanks to its relative inaccessibility in British Columbia's Selkirk Mountain range. It's a five-hour drive from Calgary and two hours from the nearest international airport, but it's unlikely to stay that way for long. With some 60 feet of annual snowfall at the highest elevations, 5,620 feet of vertical -- the longest descent of any resort in North America -- and lift, cat-skiing and heli-skiing from one village base.Sandwiched between Breckenridge and Vail, Copper Mountain has long been a local favorite, but a new high-speed quad-lift and ski-in, ski-out lodging put it on par with its big-name neighbors. [Read the full article]
(CNN) -- Twenty-two Carnival Cruise Lines passengers were robbed of valuables and their passports during a shore excursion in the Mexico seaside resort of Puerto Vallarta, cruise officials said late Saturday.The passengers were robbed Thursday during a guided trail excursion, according to a statement released by the cruise line.The cruise line did not provide details of the robbery, saying only that there were no injuries and the tour was suspended on future sailings under further notice."Carnival is working with guests to reimburse them for lost valuables and assist with lost passports or other forms of identification," the statement said.The robbery comes two weeks after the U.S. State Department issued a travel warning to Americans to avoid all but essential travel to all or parts of 14 Mexican states, including the state of Jalisco. Puerto Vallarta is the sixth-largest city in Jalisco. [Read the full article]
(Departures ) -- The Skypark pool atop the Marina Bay Sands hotel in Singapore might be one of the most magnificent pools on earth: It's an infinity-edged oasis 650 feet above ground with a mind-blowing view of the city's skyline. It's part of a massive rooftop entertainment platform perched atop three skyscrapers.While it may vie for the most dramatic, this high-altitude hot spot is now one of many built in major metropolises. These days pools are popping up on top of skyscrapers from New York to Sydney and everywhere in between, often with bars and restaurants that help transform the pool deck into a social scene all its own."In densely populated cities where space is at a such a premium, if you want to build something new and innovative, the only place to go is up," says Thompson Toronto project architect Rob Cadeau, who turned the hotel's rooftop into a gathering place by designing a bar adjacent to the pool area. [Read the full article]
(Lonely Planet) -- What's the first thing you think of when you think of Hawaii? The foaming-white sea lapping at a golden-sand beach surrounded by palm trees swaying in the breeze? Well, sure -- Hawaii's one of the world's ultimate beach destinations, an island paradise made for basking in the sun sipping daiquiris or hitting the waves to surf some righteous tubes.But what to do if you're one of those people who just can't stand beaches? (Scorching sunburn, salt in your hair and sand everywhere!) If you're a beach hater, don't dismiss Hawaii just yet: there's plenty to do on the Hawaiian islands where you'll never have to step foot on sand. Here are some of our suggestions.This dormant volcano's peak is 4205 m (13,796 ft) above sea level -- the highest mountain in the state of Hawaii. [Read the full article]
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