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Flight attendants demand that flying be made safer, through measures like screening all bags -- but the airlines are resisting.
By Jake Tapper
October 8, 2001
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Anti-terrorist fervor has upset the political apple cart: Long-entrenched lobbyists are suddenly being defeated and ignored. But will they soon resurface?
By Damien Cave
October 4, 2001
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Airports are reopening, but will anyone get on board after the worst air disaster ever?
By Damien Cave and Katharine Mieszkowski
September 13, 2001
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Luckless birds, wayward engine pieces and frozen aircraft stowaways are plummeting from the sky.
By Elliott Neal Hester
October 6, 2000
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WebMiles lets you redeem miles without blackouts or expiration dates. How?
By Don George
September 22, 2000
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Turbulence strikes while I'm in the lavatory, and I become a virtual Peter Pan.
By Elliott Neal Hester
September 22, 2000
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While fantasizing about a Salma Hayek wannabe, I accidentally broke the plane.
By Elliott Neal Hester
August 25, 2000
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Consoling odds: Your chances of dying in a domestic plane crash are still less than one in a million.
By Elliott Neal Hester
July 31, 2000
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Lies in the sky: An inside look at United Airlines' abysmal service.
By Elliott Neal Hester
July 28, 2000
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Like high-altitude ninjas, they abandon the crowded coach cabin for an unoccupied seat in first class.
By Elliott Neal Hester
June 16, 2000
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Better than anyone, flight attendants know the nightmare that is airline food.
By Elliott Neal Hester
May 16, 2000
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Can a passenger be thrown off a plane for offensive body odor?
By Elliott Neal Hester
April 18, 2000
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The scoop on finding a translator in Egypt, getting a cheap seat on a half-empty plane and planning a cross-country train trek.
By Donald D. Groff
April 13, 2000
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Flight attendants can fly anywhere for almost nothing -- but sometimes, there's a catch.
By Elliott Neal Hester
March 21, 2000
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An in-flight emergency totally transforms the behavior of passengers -- and flight attendants.
By Elliott Neal Hester
January 25, 2000
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Moral: In Vegas, a full plane beats a full stomach any day.
By J.A. Getzlaff
January 14, 2000
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Our travel expert puts freeloading airplane toddlers in their place, and offers the scoop on bungee jumping and fishing and steamer trips in Norway.
By Donald D. Groff
January 13, 2000
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Sometimes even high-flying airline pilots turn out to have feet of clay.
By Elliott Neal Hester
January 11, 2000
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Confessions (and tips!) from a wine-toting overhead bin hog Plus: Do algebra flashcards and soccer practice create thumb suckers? In defense of John Rocker.
Letters to the editor
January 6, 2000
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Too many bags and too few bins make frequent flyers cry foul.
By Elliott Neal Hester
December 22, 1999
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How accurate are airline crash investigations if the people conducting them have a financial stake in the outcome?
By Michael Alvear
December 6, 1999
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Expert advice on cooking classes in Europe, plus airline passenger rights and Irish B&B planning.
By Donald D. Groff
November 18, 1999
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From cucarachas to dachshunds, flight attendants contend with a mind-boggling menagerie of stowaways.
By Elliott Neal Hester
November 16, 1999
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Two months as an airport baggage-handler almost cost me my life.
By Elliott Neal Hester
October 19, 1999
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Flight attendants hear the craziest things.
By Elliott Neal Hester
May 11, 1999
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