Gail Todd
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Pilot's antics shouldn't fly with managementJul 12, 2008 11:00 pm - Did you hear about the flight that canceled out of Salt Lake City because the pilot was too upset to fly? Apparently, the captain of a United Airlines flight scheduled t...
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Airlines nickel and dime us to stay aloftJun 28, 2008 11:00 pm - Have you noticed more people are getting a charge out of flying these days? I don't mean they're experiencing unbridled joy from winging it to a new destination. Nor do...
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Don't be taxed by U.S. Customs regulationsJun 21, 2008 11:00 pm - When Dorothy Burgess passed through U.S. Customs after returning from a trip to France, an agent thought he smelled a rat. Actually, it was a chunk of gooey cheese Dorot...
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Fliers pay a high price for checked-bag feesJun 14, 2008 11:00 pm - Last week, while boarding a Southwest Airlines flight, a perky attendant serenaded us to the tune of "On the Sunny Side of the Street." She sang, "Stow your bag and grab...
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Know the ground rules before kids fly soloJun 07, 2008 11:00 pm - Did you hear about the toddler who was winging it at the Vancouver airport while his family cruised along at 35,000 feet? Apparently, the family of six -- grandparents, ...
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It's relatively simple to plan a family reunionMay 31, 2008 11:00 pm - Last week I received an invitation to a birthday party for my dear old Aunt Dorothy, who will be turning 97. First cousins, second cousins, third cousins and something c...
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Making some 'cents' of the airline industryMay 24, 2008 11:00 pm - "Can you believe the airlines are raising the price of tickets again?" asked my neighbor, who is still grousing about getting charged for checking a second bag on his la...
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Parents should act when flighty kids take offMay 17, 2008 11:00 pm - Last week, when my plane landed in Chicago after flying from San Francisco, it looked like it had been caught in some serious turbulence. Chunks of fruit were stuck to t...
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Proper diet helps fliers get the (jet) lag outMay 10, 2008 11:00 pm - Last week when my husband arrived at his hotel room in Athens, Greece, he put his hat in a drawer and hung his socks in the closet. He wasn't returning from a night of d...
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Airlines fail to make the grade with fliersMay 03, 2008 11:00 pm - The University of Nebraska recently released its annual Airline Quality Rating report. According to the study, which is based on Department of Transportation statistics,...