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☆ Meet the hobbyists who collect barf bags
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-19 | by ( Aj Willingham | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

CNN —“I collect barf bags” is not a complete sentence. “I collect barf bags because they’re pretty neat.”“I collect barf bags, and I’m not the only one.”Of the eight billion people on the planet, the number of serious barf bag collectors is just north of 100, according to notable members of their ranks. The ineffable whyWhen Steve Silberburg started collecting barf bags around 1981, he thought he would be the only one. People were indeed amused, but it had an unintended side effect: Classmates started bringing Silberburg other barf bags to add to his collection. “We don’t want anybody to get ahead of us, you know.”“It makes a good litmus test, telling people you collect barf bags,” Silberburg says.

Persons: CNN —, I’m, Dramamine —, Steve Silberburg, ”, ” Silberburg, Silberburg, Eli Cox, “ It’s, that’s, Cox, “, Bob Grove, Bruce Kelly, Grove, Bob Grove's tastefully, Dramamine Bruce Kelly, Grove’s, “ I’ve, ” Kelly, Kelly, somebody’s, it’s, Bruce Kelly's, Gilmore Schjeldahl, Louis, ” Bruce Kelly, ’ Organizations: CNN, Maine, Finn Aviation, TWA Locations: “, New York City, Boston, San Francisco, Austin , Texas, San Diego, Tijuana, Burma, Myanmar, American, North Dakotan, Finnish, Omaha, St, England, Japan, Europe

☆ A couple headed to Spain on vacation was instead flown 1,500 miles away to Eastern Europe
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-13 | by ( Mikhaila Friel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

AdvertisementPassengers with disabilities or reduced mobility are legally entitled to special assistance without an additional charge when flying from the UK, the US, and many other countries. "We have been away lots of times and always had special assistance, so this was nothing new to us," Victoria told the BBC. AdvertisementIn a statement sent to Business Insider, a Ryanair spokesperson said special assistance is "provided by Bristol Airport's special assistance provider — not Ryanair." "We sincerely apologise to these passengers for any inconvenience caused as a result of Bristol Airport's special assistance provider's error and have assured that they will be fully compensated by Bristol Airport," the statement concluded. AdvertisementA spokesperson for Bristol Airport told BI that the situation is being investigated, and the couple will be contacted to "direct their complaint to the correct business partner for resolution."

Persons: —, Victoria Gore, Andrew, Victoria Organizations: Service, BBC News, Ryanair, Business, Bristol Airport, Bristol Airport's, BBC, Kaunas Airport, Department of Transportation, Bristol, BI, ABM Locations: Spain, Andrew, Barcelona, Victoria, Lithuania, England, Bristol, Kaunas, Riga, Latvia

☆ I thought I'd have to get my driver's license to move out of NYC until I visited this car-free neighborhood in Arizona
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-13 | by ( Joey Hadden | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

There are plenty of ways to get around without a license, from efficient public transportation systems to walkable neighborhoods and ride-share apps. The anxiety ate away at me until a recent trip to Arizona, where I visited a car-free neighborhood in Tempe called Culdesac. Joey Hadden/Business InsiderCuldesac opened in 2023 and currently has 172 units and 200 residents, a company representative told Business Insider. Joey Hadden/Business InsiderBiehl expressed that while the block is walkable, surrounding streets are not. AdvertisementPerhaps if I move to this Arizona neighborhood, I may never have to get my driver's license.

Persons: —, I've, Joey Hadden, Culdesac, Ryan Johnson, Brad Biehl, Biehl, Joe's, Tempe Mayor Corey Woods Organizations: Service, Business, Apple, Retailers, Residents, Safeway, Tempe Mayor Locations: Arizona, Tempe, Culdesac, Phoenix, Mesa, New York

☆ These are the best airlines right now, according to The Points Guy
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-12 | by ( Taylor Rains | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Travel website The Points Guy published its annual list of the 10 best airlines in the US on Wednesday. Markus Mainka/Shutterstock2022 Rank: 6Best areas: Involuntary bumpsWorst areas: Route networkAdvertisement6. HUM Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images2022 Rank: 5AdvertisementBest areas: Bags and change feesWorst areas: Lounges4. CHARLY TRIBALLEAU/AFP via Getty Images2022 Rank: 4Best areas: Route network, award availability (flights that can be booked with points or miles)AdvertisementWorst areas: Mishandled baggage and affordability3. Getty Images2022 Rank: 1AdvertisementBest areas: Timeliness and involuntary bumpsWorst areas: Affordability

Persons: —, Guy, Power, Allegiant, Here's, Elizabeth Page Brumley, Joe Cavaretta, Tom Williams, Markus Mainka, Robert Alexander, CHARLY TRIBALLEAU, Nicolas Economou, Mario Tama Organizations: Service, Business, Delta Air Lines, Alaska Airlines, United Airlines, Delta, Wall Street, TPG, Allegiant Air, Frontier Airlines, Spirit Airlines, Frontier, American Airlines, Southwest Airlines, JetBlue Airways, Hawaiian Airlines, Department of Transportation, Frontier Airlines Frontier Airlines, Las Vegas, Tribune, Getty, South Florida Sun Sentinel, Air Allegiant, US, JetBlue Airways JetBlue, Southwest Airlines Southwest, American Airlines American, United Airlines United, Delta Air Lines Delta Air Lines Locations: Delta, South, Hawaii, Pacific, Asia, US West Coast, AFP, Alaska

☆ Welcome to another summer of uncertainty in Hollywood
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-10 | by ( Alli Rosenbloom | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Entertainment industry professionals gathered at an IATSE, Teamsters Local 399 and Hollywood Basic Crafts rally in Encino in March. They are represented by Teamsters Local 399, with the drivers making up the largest portion of their membership. What is Hollywood Basic Crafts? Hollywood Basic Crafts and Teamsters Local 399 began June 10. IATSE, Teamsters Local 399 and Hollywood Basic Crafts’ respective contracts expire on July 31.

Persons: “ There’s, ” Lindsay Dougherty, “, ” Dougherty, Hollywood’s, IATSE, Dougherty, there’s Organizations: CNN, Teamsters, Hollywood Basic Crafts, Alliance, Television Producers, Crafts, IATSE, Hollywood Crafts, Entertainment, zz, International Brotherhood of Teamsters, of Transportation, wranglers, OPCMIA, Plasterers UA, International Alliance, Hollywood Locations: California, Encino, Hollywood, IBEW, IATSE

☆ US flight prices are over $200 cheaper than they were 30 years ago when adjusting for inflation. Here's why it doesn't feel like it.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-10 | by ( Jacob Zinkula | Madison Hoff | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

But if you ask some Americans, airfares have gotten out of control in recent years. Keyes said international inflation-adjusted airfares for US passengers have also generally fallen over the past decade. To be sure, any frustrations about airfare prices haven't stopped many Americans from flying. "The decline in inflation-adjusted airfares appears to be uncorrelated with the financial performance of the 'big three' airlines," Tan said. AdvertisementIt's also possible that after airfare prices plummeted due to the pandemic, 2022's swift rise in airfares caught Americans off guard.

Persons: —, airfares, Scott Keyes, Mike Daher, It's, Keyes, Biden, Kerry Tan, they've, haven't, Tan, Tan, there's, airfare, Hayley Berg, Hopper's, NerdWallet Organizations: Service, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Business, Deloitte, Gallup, JetBlue, Spirit Airlines, Department of Transportation, TSA, Loyola University Maryland, Delta, of Transportation, Airlines for America, Southwest, Spirit, United, Biden Administration, The Airlines Locations: United, America

☆ Activist investor takes $1.9 billion stake in Southwest Airlines, calls for leadership changes
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-10 | by ( Chris Isidore | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

New York CNN —Elliott Investment Management announced Monday it has taken a $1.9 billion stake in Southwest Airlines and said there needs to be new leadership at the Dallas-based carrier. Southwest (LUV) stock gained more than 6% in trading Monday on the news of Elliott’s letter to the Southwest Board. Ellioitt’s letter made no mention of a desire to change Southwest from an all-737 fleet, which would increase the cost of pilot training and spare parts. Its letter does not give details about the changes it wants to see, other than a change in leadership at the airline. CEO Bob Jordan told investors last month that the airline is “seriously studying” a possible change to that policy.

Persons: ”, Elliott, Bob Jordan Organizations: New, New York CNN, Elliott Investment Management, Southwest Airlines, Dallas, Southwest Board, Boeing, Department of Transportation, Texas, Johnson Controls Locations: New York, ” Florida, Softbank

☆ With congestion pricing stop, New York City enters new era of economic gridlock
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-09 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +9 min

Alexander Spatari | Moment | Getty ImagesAs U.S. cities continue their recovery from the pandemic and inflation, New York City was expected to provide a key national test for the economic value of congestion pricing. A cost of living crisis, preparing for climate challenges, and aging infrastructure, including public transportation, all made the congestion pricing plan make sense to many. Her group also has supported a congestion pricing plan for two decades. The long, and often losing, history of congestion pricing The battle over congestion pricing in New York City has a much longer history than you may think. In 2007, then-New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg made the case for congestion pricing, but couldn't get enough support in the state's capital.

Persons: Alexander Spatari, United States —, Kathy Hochul, Hochul, JPMorgan Chase, Jamie Dimon, —, Kathryn S, Wylde, Josh Gottheimer, William Vickrey, Michael Bloomberg, Andrew Cuomo, Cuomo, that's, Gottheimer Organizations: Metropolitan Transportation Authority, MTA, New, Business District, Gallup, JPMorgan, New York's Department of Transportation, Partnership, Community Service Society, MTA Traffic, Regional Plan Association, Jersey Transit, New York City, New York Times, New York, Buffalo . Rep, Buffalo Bills Locations: New York City, United States, Covid, Manhattan, New York, New Jersey, New Jersey's Sussex County, Jersey, Connecticut, Long Island, Southeastern New York, New, Buffalo

☆ Mountain Landslide Destroys Section of Highway to Jackson, Wyo.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-09 | by ( Mike Ives | More About Mike Ives | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

A landslide in the Teton mountains destroyed part of a highway that links Idaho to Jackson, Wyo., forcing the authorities to close the road indefinitely on Saturday just as the area was entering its summer tourism season. No one was injured when a section of the Teton Pass “catastrophically failed,” the Wyoming Department of Transportation said in a statement on Saturday. The highway west of Jackson had been closed to traffic before the road gave way, and crews were working to build a detour around a section where a crack had appeared in the surface days earlier. The department said it expected a long-term closure. Travel and tourism is Wyoming’s second-largest industry, according to the Jackson Hole Travel and Tourism Board, and the county took in about $1.7 billion in travel-related spending in 2022.

Persons: Jackson, Mark Gordon of Wyoming Organizations: Wyoming Department of Transportation, Gov, Teton County ., Jackson, Travel, Tourism Board Locations: Idaho, Jackson, Teton County

☆ A working-class immigrant neighborhood in Queens banned cars along a major road. The new park is a 'superhighway of kids and families and neighbors.'
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-09 | by ( Eliza Relman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

Just a few years ago, that same road — 34th Avenue — was a traffic-clogged artery. The 34th Avenue Open Street is 26 traffic-restricted blocks with a handful of entirely car-free plazas outside schools. Thousands of students use the 34th Avenue Open Street to get to and from school every day. Siff and others hope 34th Avenue will become a public park that prioritizes people on foot. Do you live on or near an open street in New York City or a traffic-restricted street elsewhere?

Persons: —, Nuala O'Doherty, Naranjo, Kathy Hochul, O'Doherty, ", Eliza Relman, Braulio Tellez, Tellez, Jim Burke, Burke, they're, " O'Doherty, Shekar Krishnan, Krishnan, they've, Dawn Siff Organizations: Service, Manhattan, Business, Initiative, New York Gov, Immigrant, Central Queens, Elmhurst Hospital Center, City Department of Transportation, City College, Coalition, City, Department of Transportation, Alliance, Park, Citi Field Locations: Jackson Heights , Queens, York, Manhattan, Jackson, Central, Elmhurst, New York City, Bronx, Siff, Mexico City, Paris

☆ Teton Pass: ‘Catastrophic landslide’ closes critical mountain highway between Wyoming and Idaho
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-08 | by ( Raja Razek | Susannah Cullinane | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —A critical highway linking Idaho and Wyoming has closed indefinitely after a portion of the road cracked and then collapsed in a “catastrophic landslide” Saturday, officials said. Mark Gordon said in a post on Facebook there is no estimated timeline for reopening Teton Pass, which links Victor, Idaho, and Jackson, Wyoming. The initial crack appeared Thursday morning across both lanes of travel, the Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT) said in a post on Facebook at the time. “No crews were hurt in the process, and no equipment was damaged.”Cracks in the roadway on Teton Pass are seen on Friday, June 7, 2024, the day before its "catastrophic failure." The Teton Pass corridor “serves as a critical commuter route and facilitates the transport of goods and services that are lifelines to the growing regional economies in Wyoming and Idaho,” according to the US Department of Transportation.

Persons: Mark Gordon, WYDOT, catastrophically, “, Wyoming Department of Transportation Gordon, ”, mudslide, Darin Westby, Westby Organizations: CNN, Wyoming Gov, Facebook, Wyoming Department of Transportation, Evans, of Homeland Security, Department of Transportation, US Department of Transportation Locations: Idaho, Wyoming, Teton, Victor, Jackson , Wyoming, WYDOT, ”

☆ Boeing CEO to testify in Senate hearing June 18
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-05 | by ( Leslie Josephs | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun will testify before a Senate panel on June 18 to answer lawmaker questions about whistleblower allegations and quality control at the aircraft maker as it navigates a safety crisis. The hearing comes after a company engineer alleged the assembly of Boeing's 787 Dreamliners put excessive stress on the planes and reduce their lifespans, allegations Boeing called inaccurate. "We are committed to fostering a culture of accountability and transparency while upholding the highest standards of safety and quality." Boeing has been trying to regain its footing in the wake of two deadly crashes of its bestselling 737 Max in 2018 and 2019. Calhoun in March said he would step down by year's end, part of a broad executive shake-up at the plane maker.

Persons: Dave Calhoun, Sen, Mark Warner, Calhoun's, Richard Blumenthal, Conn, Dreamliners, Max, Calhoun Organizations: Capitol, Washington , D.C, Boeing, Investigations, Federal Aviation Administration, Alaska Airlines, FAA Locations: Washington ,

☆ Delivering food on an e-bike or moped is a deadly endeavor in New York City
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-04 | by ( Eliza Relman | Madison Hoff | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

New York City delivery workers who don't use cars have one of the deadliest jobs in the city. There are now more than 65,000 app-based restaurant delivery workers in the city, and about 80% of them use e-bikes and motorbikes. The city report found that 28.7% of e-bike or moped delivery workers experienced injuries that forced them to miss work, lose consciousness, or seek medical care. They're asking for wider protected bike lanes, or even separate lanes for e-bikes and mopeds, and charging facilities for e-bikes. Indeed, "New Yorkers are dependent on app delivery workers to keep them safe and fed during times of crisis," she added.

Persons: —, takeout, Eric Adams, it's, Jose Alvarado, Andrew Lichtenstein, Brad Lander, Uber, DoorDash —, Ligia Guallpa, Guallpa, DoorDash, Guallpa's, Lander Organizations: Service, Business, Department of Consumer and Worker Protection, US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Bloomberg, Yorkers, New York Times, Department of Transportation, Getty, City, York, Workers Justice Locations: New York City, York, New York, South Bronx, York City, City, Manhattan, Williamsburg , Brooklyn

☆ 80 years after D-Day, a dedicated team works to bring missing airmen home
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-02 | by ( Jaide Timm-Garcia | Isabel Rosales | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +14 min

A crash site rediscoveredIn 2016, the agency received a tip the crash site had been rediscovered on farmland in Normandy. D-Day was 80 years ago and the remains of missing service members continue to be uncovered. The results are then compared to a DNA sample from the missing service member’s medical file. In 2009, Stouffer heard about other missing service members being accounted for and reached out to the agency to offer his DNA samples for analysis. Defense Visual Information Distribution ServicePhotos of the three missing airmen were stationed at the dig site, providing what the team calls intrinsic motivation along their search.

Persons: Jake Tapper, “, William Donohue, David Madson, Albert Brooks, SSgt David Madson, Eric Klinek, Franklin D, Roosevelt, Klinek, ”, Donohue, Madson, Brooks, Major McKinley McCanless, Samuel Williams Jr, ” Capt, Brian Foxworth, ” Foxworth, ” Crews, Foxworth, Sergeant Raul Castillo, Castillo, Carrie Brown, you’re, ” Brown, Brown, “ You’ve, Paul Stouffer, William McGowan, McGowan, Stouffer, ” Stouffer Organizations: CNN, Chief Washington, Democracy, Airborne, Defense POW, Agency, Department of Defense, 304th Troop Carrier Squadron, 442nd Troop Carrier Group, 50th Troop Carrier, Waco Army Airfield, Army Air Forces, Allied Forces, 101st, Information Distribution Service Paratroopers, DC, Utah, United Kingdom . Defense, Information, Offutt Air Force Base, Armed Forces Medical, Dover Air Force Base, Registration, United States Military, Air Force Locations: Normandy, France, Europe, German, Nazi Germany, England, United Kingdom, Nebraska, Delaware, U.S

☆ A growing California wildfire spanning 14,000 acres is forcing residents to evacuate
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-02 | by ( Jillian Sykes | Dalia Faheid | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —A growing grass fire that began Saturday afternoon in San Joaquin County, California, has consumed 14,000 acres, forcing residents in its path to evacuate the area, officials say. The Corral Fire began in the City of Tracy around 2:30 p.m., according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. “Areas west of the California Aqueduct, South of Corral Hollow Creek, West to Alameda County and South to Stanislaus County should leave now,” the county said Saturday. A resident evacuates his horse as the Corral Fire bears down on ranches west of Tracy, California, on June 1, 2024. A section of I-580 is closed in both directions due to the “major grass fire, smoke, and zero visibility,” according to the California Department of Transportation.

Persons: Tracy, Kent Porter, Josh Silveira, Silveira, Kevin J Lincoln, CAL FIRE Santa Clara Unit’s, Baraka Carter Organizations: CNN, California Department of Forestry, Clover Community Center, The Press Democrat, AP, Alameda, Cal Fire Battalion, California Department of Transportation, National Weather Service, The California Department of Forestry, Fire Protection, Firefighters, CAL FIRE Santa Clara, Santa Clara Unit Locations: San Joaquin County , California, City, Tracy, California, South, West, Alameda County, Stanislaus County, San Joaquin, Tracy , California, Stockton, Sacramento, Alameda, Contra Costa, Santa Clara, Stanislaus

☆ Colorado’s Bold New Approach to Highways — Not Building Them
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-31 | by ( Megan Kimble | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

It was the 1950s, and nothing was going to get in the way of building a national highway system. Today, state highway departments have rebranded as transportation agencies, but building, fixing and expanding highways is still mostly what they do. Jared Polis signed a law that required the state to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 90 percent within 30 years. Transportation is the largest single contributor to greenhouse gas emissions in the United States, accounting for about 30 percent of the total; 60 percent of that comes from cars and trucks. To reduce emissions, Coloradans would have to drive less.

Persons: Jared Polis Organizations: Colorado’s Department of Transportation, Transportation Locations: Denver, Colorado, United States

☆ Royal Caribbean and Carnival Cruise ships leave from Baltimore for the first time since the collapse of the Key Bridge
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-27 | by ( Lauren Johnson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

The port's terminal was blocked after the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed and killed six workers. AdvertisementTwo months after Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed, cruise ships are now taking off from the Port of Baltimore. The two trips are notable as the first cruise ships to leave Baltimore since the port was blocked by the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge on March 26. The Francis Scott Key Bridge services about 30,000 people a day. AdvertisementOne week ago, the port's terminal was the headquarters for the recovery operations for the Francis Scott Key Bridge, Daniels added.

Persons: Francis Scott Key, —, Baltimore's Francis Scott Key, We've, Jonathan Daniels, Daniels Organizations: Port, Service, Royal, Business, Francis Scott Key Bridge, Baltimore Sun, Maryland Department of Transportation Locations: Port of Baltimore, Royal Caribbean, Bermuda, Greenland, Canada, Baltimore, Maryland

The nation’s highways and airports are expected to be crowded with people marking the unofficial start of summer this Memorial Day weekend. Travel volumes are expected to surpass pre-pandemic levels, according to recent data from the FAA and AAA. Last year, TSA reported passenger volumes that slightly exceeded those of 2019 for the stretch from Thursday before Memorial Day to the Wednesday after. AAA also forecasts a significant surge in air travel, with more than 3.5 million people expected to fly over Memorial Day weekend in 2024, reflecting a 9% increase from 2019. For the more than 38 million travelers AAA projects will drive, gas prices will average around $3.65 per gallon nationally, as of May 23.

Persons: — Organizations: FAA, AAA, TSA Locations: West, California, Mississippi

☆ One of the US's busiest cruise ports can't keep up with America's love for vacations at sea — but an urgent new terminal will help meet the demand for giant cruise ships
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-23 | by ( Brittany Chang | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Port Canaveral announced new plans to build a seventh cruise terminal by 2026. But Port Canaveral is running out of space as demand for these vacation voyages continues to skyrocket. When complete, it could accommodate the world's largest cruise ships, including Royal Caribbean's new 1,198-foot-long, 9,950-person-capacity Icon of the Seas. The project would've taken three to four years to complete — too long a timeline for Port Canaveral. "We can't shut down operations at Port Canaveral because the state can't get the road infrastructure in a timely manner," he added.

Persons: —, John Murray, Murray, Royal Caribbean's, Brittany Chang, Ross Klein, UCG, Jamie Glasner, Glasner Organizations: Canaveral, Infrastructure, Service, Disney, Sunshine State, Port Canaveral, Canaveral Port, Royal, Business, MSC Group, Disney Cruise, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Glasner, US Customs, Border Protection, Florida Department Locations: Florida, Miami, Canaveral, Port Canaveral, Port, Caribbean

☆ JetBlue, British Airways seek partnership to expand networks
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-22 | by ( Leslie Josephs | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

JetBlue Airways said Wednesday that it is seeking U.S. Department of Transportation approval to pair up with British Airways so the airlines could each expand their networks. The code-sharing agreement includes 75 destinations in the United States — 39 from New York and 36 from Boston — and 17 cities in Europe. Airlines frequently turn to code-sharing agreements, which allow carries to sell seats on airline partner's flights, to grow in regions outside their network. American Airlines also has a more than decade-old joint venture with British Airways across the Atlantic that is more involved than a code-sharing agreement. JetBlue's request for an agreement with British Airways comes a year after a federal judge struck down JetBlue's partnership with American in the U.S Northeast, which sought to allow the carriers to coordinate schedules and routes.

Persons: British Airways didn't Organizations: JetBlue Airbus A321neo, AMS EHAM, JetBlue Airways, U.S, Department of, British Airways, Boston —, Airlines, American Airlines, JetBlue, United, Delta Air Lines, Paxex Aero, U.S . American, American Locations: Amsterdam, Netherlands, United States, New York, Europe, Paris, Dublin, Edinburgh, U.S

☆ Spirit Airlines gets rid of change and cancellation fees, joining Frontier
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-20 | by ( Ece Yildirim | In Ecedyildirim | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

A Spirit Airlines aircraft undergoes operations in preparation for departure at the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport in Austin, Texas, on Feb. 12, 2024. Spirit Airlines is doing away with both change and cancellation fees, effective immediately, days after Frontier's similar announcement, part of an overhaul of the country's biggest discount carriers' longtime strategy. Ancillary revenue routinely surpasses those airlines' ticket prices. Most larger rivals such as Delta , American , Alaska and United got rid of change fees during the pandemic except for the cheapest, most restrictive tickets. Along with getting rid of change fees, Frontier also announced Friday that it will start offering bundles that include add-on options such as early boarding and checked baggage that they previously offered a la carte.

Persons: Matt Klein, Joe Biden, Biden Organizations: Spirit Airlines, Austin, Bergstrom International Airport, CNBC, Southwest Airlines, Frontier, Department of Transportation, Spirit Locations: Austin , Texas, Delta, Alaska, United

☆ Frontier Airlines does away with change fees in budget airline pricing overhaul
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-17 | by ( Leslie Josephs | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Frontier Airlines said it will stop charging customers a fee to change their flights, taking a page from larger competitors as the Biden administration issues stricter rules targeting so-called "junk fees." Frontier currently charges up to $99 to change flights if the change is made within a week of the trip, according to the airline's website. Larger rivals Delta , American and United scrapped change fees during the Covid-19 pandemic for travelers who were booked in standard economy class and above. "The truth is the big four all have no change fees on the majority of their products, so we were not as desirable," Biffle said. He said change fees were a "top complaint" of travelers.

Persons: Biden, Barry Biffle, Biffle Organizations: Frontier Airlines, CNBC, U.S . Department of Transportation, Frontier, Delta, United, Southwest Airlines

CNN —The House has passed a major federal aviation bill that aims to improve aviation safety, enhance protections for passengers and airline workers and invest in airport and air travel infrastructure nationwide. The bill renewing the Federal Aviation Administration’s authority for five years will next head to President Joe Biden to be signed into law. Setting a standard for travel creditsUnder the bill, travel credits issued by airlines in lieu of refunds would have to be useable for at least five years. Increasing cockpit voice recordingCommercial aircraft would have to carry 25-hour cockpit voice recorders under the legislation. The cockpit voice recorder is one of the two black boxes and is currently only required to capture two hours of sound from the cockpit.

Persons: Joe Biden, John F, Republican Sen, Josh Hawley of, Democratic Sen, Elizabeth Warren of Organizations: CNN, Federal Aviation, FAA, National Transportation Safety, Reagan National Airport, American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Department of Transportation, Republican, Democratic, Transportation, Administration, NTSB Locations: Washington, Kennedy, New York City, Josh Hawley of Missouri, Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts

☆ Inside the life and career of Larry Page, Google's co-founder and first CEO
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-15 | by ( Avery Hartmans | Lakshmi Varanasi | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +13 min

AdvertisementSo who is Larry Page and how did he get to where he is today? AdvertisementPage and Sergey Brin create GoogleGoogle co-founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page met as students at Stanford. Google's parent company, Alphabet, has developed self-driving cars through Waymo, the company formerly known as the Google Self-Driving Car project. Page's personal lifeGoogle cofounder Larry Page and his wife, the scientist Lucinda Southworth C Flanigan/FilmMagicThroughout it all, Page has kept information about his personal life closely guarded. Life after GoogleGoogle cofounder Larry Page bought Cayo Norte, an island in Puerto Rico.

Persons: —, Larry Page, Sergey Brin, Page, Sundar Pichai, Gloria, Carl Page —, Larry, what's, Nikola Tesla, he's, Brin's, BackRub, Brin, Eric Schmidt, Schmidt, Andy Rubin's, he'd, Andrew Kelly, Sergey, Lucinda Southworth C, Lucinda Southworth, Richard Branson, Page's, Carl Victor Page, Carl Page, He's, Hugh Langley Organizations: Service, Google, Business, Michigan State University . Education, Getty, Michigan State University, The, Montessori, Google Google, Stanford, Associated Press, University of Michigan, Labs, Reuters Page, Virgin Group, Investments, Carl Victor Page Memorial Foundation, Zee Aero, Pacific, Virgin Island, Atomic Locations: Michigan, Waymo, Toronto, Stanford, Caribbean, Palo Alto, Cayo Norte, Puerto Rico, Koop, Tavarua, Fiji

☆ Driver of truck involved in Florida bus crash that killed 8 farm workers arrested
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-14 | by ( Rebekah Riess | Dakin Andone | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —The driver of the pickup truck involved in a Tuesday crash that killed eight people and left more than 40 injured in north-central Florida has been arrested and charged with eight counts of DUI manslaughter, according to a news release from the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles. The 2010 International Bus carrying “approximately 53 farm workers” and a 2001 Ford Ranger sideswiped each other around 6:35 a.m., about 15 miles west of Ocala, the Florida Highway Patrol said in a statement. The Ford, “for unknown reasons, traveled toward the center line” before the vehicles struck each other, Lt. Patrick Riordan of the Florida Highway Patrol said at a news conference at the scene. The bus then left the roadway, went through a fence and overturned. There’s no reason for me to be involved with these individuals.

Persons: “, Patrick Riordan, James Lucas, ” Riordan, WESH, Riordan, Billy Woods, Woods, ” Woods, Alicia Bárcena, ”, Ana Melgar Zugina, Gregory Wallace Organizations: CNN, Florida Department of Highway Safety, Motor Vehicles, Ford, Patrol, Fire Rescue, Mexico’s, Twitter, Transportation Safety Board, US Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Sheriff’s Locations: Florida, Ocala, Marion, Marion County, Mexican, Orlando

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