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When just about everyone had boarded the plane, the flight
attendant made a brief announcement. She said,"to the
gentleman in seat 18F don't worry about your bag, you will get
it back just as soon as we are done going through it."
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Modern Travel: To promote airline safety, a proposed FAA rule
would require that every suitcase checked on a US flight be
on the same plane as its owner. "That means that even though
you want to fly to Orlando at 9am, you may end up on the 10pm
plane to Boise." (Jerry Perisho)
Major airlines oppose the plan. "They are even against a less
stringent rule that would require luggage and owners to be in the
same country."
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London, England:
The airline Virgin Atlantic plans to install bedrooms
complete with showers, Jacuzzis and double beds in its
747 jumbos to encourage travelers to join the "Mile High
Club", a report said Wednesday.
Ten to 12 rooms will be installed in the hold of airplanes
and be accessed by a staircase from the main cabin, the Sun
newspaper said.
The price of a trip from London to New York would be around
2,900 pounds ($4,600).
"You can do it on cruise ships and trains, why not on a plane?
Passengers will find it comfy and romantic," airline boss
Richard Branson was quoted as saying.
The paper said Branson also plans a Kiddie Class, where airline
nannies and clowns will entertain children.
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The following item is from the New York Times 24 Aug 96...
COMPUTER INTERFACE CONTRIBUTES TO PLANE CRASH
The crash of a Cali-bound American Airlines jet last December in
Colombia, S.A., occurred because the plane's captain entered an
incomplete command into the onboard computer -- and the default action
taken by the software pointed the plane in the wrong direction. The
beacons at the Cali and Bogota airports both begin with the letter R,
which is the only character the pilot typed; instead of proceeding
toward Cali, the plane turned in the opposite direction (toward
Bogata) and crashed into a mountain.
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