Gail Todd
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Flying the family just isn't what it used to beMar 07, 2009 10:00 pm - Recently, while returning on a flight from Salt Lake City, I watched a young mother's trip go completely downhill and it had nothing to do with moguls or ski lifts. This...
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Despite security, don't look for 'bare in the air' to catch onFeb 28, 2009 10:00 pm - Recently, an agent at London City Airport's security checkpoint asked a Swiss International Airway pilot to remove his shoes and belt. He took it up a notch and removed ...
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Peanut regulations won't save passengers with allergiesFeb 21, 2009 10:00 pm - If you're planning to travel on a Northwest Airlines flight in the near future, you could be flying for peanuts. I'm not talking about a huge drop in ticket prices - you...
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Tips for arriving with your luggage intactFeb 14, 2009 10:00 pm - Last week, when Cortney Cameron picked up her luggage at baggage claim in San Francisco, she was left holding the bag - an empty one. Apparently the zipper on her suitca...
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How to keep fresh on a long flightFeb 07, 2009 10:00 pm - Recently while seated in coach on a flight to London, I watched a businessman get himself in a real jam. Actually, it was jelly. And he didn't get himself in it. The man...
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Maybe if airports go to the dogs, they'll solve bird problemJan 31, 2009 10:00 pm - Looks like the kamikaze birds that played chicken with the USAir flight last week have ruffled a few feathers. According to an AP wire story, a number of airports, inclu...
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Safety, not just service, is main job of flight attendantsJan 24, 2009 10:00 pm - "Can you believe that plane landed in the Hudson River and everybody got off with barely an injury?" asked my old flying partner when we met Wednesday for our monthly lu...
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Are passengers being left out in today's air travel?Jan 17, 2009 10:00 pm - With fuel prices lower than they've been in years, the airlines can't complain about sky rocking prices - but travelers can. Recently returning from a trip to Mexico, I ...
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Here's a ski trip with two e's: easy and economicalDec 20, 2008 10:00 pm - Every year when the white stuff starts piling up at my door, my plans start to go downhill. Usually, it doesn't happen until early February. But this year, with the econ...
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Some ideas for shutting out unwanted noise from your seat neighborsDec 13, 2008 10:00 pm - It's getting down to the wire and I've got nothing," said Nancy, my old flying partner, who was panicking about what to buy for her pilot husband who has everything. "I ...