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☆ An airport sick of cars clogging its drop-off zone imposed a 3-minute cap on hugs
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-21 | by ( Hannah Abraham | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Dunedin Airport has limited farewell hugs to three minutes at its dropoff zone. Dan De Bono, Dunedin Airport's chief executive, said the new rule had caused some controversy. Dunedin Airport in New Zealand's South Island erected a sign reading: "Max hug time three minutes. According to its 2023 annual report, Dunedin Airport was the fifth-busiest airport in New Zealand, with 920,349 passengers that year. Last year, parking revenue at Columbia was 20% higher than airline revenue, the publication said.

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☆ Attempts to restore electricity in Cuba fail, as millions enter third day without power
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-20 | by ( Patrick Oppmann | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Millions of Cubans remained without power for a third day in a row Sunday after fresh attempts to restore electricity failed overnightThe Cuban Electrical Union said about 16% of the country had had power restored when the aging energy grid again overloaded late Saturday. Cuba’s first island-wide blackout happened on Friday, when one of the country’s major power plants failed, according to the energy ministry. Hours after officials said power was being slowly restored, the country suffered a second nationwide blackout on Saturday morning. The country’s health minister, José Angel Portal Miranda, said Friday on X that the country’s health facilities were running on generators and that health workers continued to provide vital services. Reuters reporters witnessed two small protests overnight into Sunday, while videos of protests elsewhere in the capital have also surfaced.

Persons: Manuel Marrero Cruz, ”, Angel, Miranda, CNN’s Mia Alberti, Calderón, Gerardo Lemos Organizations: CNN, Cuban Electrical Union, Cuban Locations: Cuba, Havana, Venezuela, Russia, Mexico

☆ A 27-year-old who was disappointed with her move from the Midwest to Dallas explains how she got excited about her new city
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-17 | by ( Madison Hoff | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Griffin Kibens moved to Texas in 2022, and it took a while to feel at home in Dallas. Her colleagues, the Katy Trail, and moving to a new place helped her feel better about Dallas. Kibens moved from Missouri to Texas in August 2022, and the weather that time of year was one of the first downsides. Falling in love with DallasKibens said her colleagues played a large role in beginning to love Dallas. "The Katy Trail really changed my life," she said.

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☆ Boeing delays are wreaking havoc with the airline industry's plans, and flyers may well feel the pain
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-17 | by ( Pete Syme | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Several airlines have criticized Boeing for delivery delays. Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary told Reuters Wednesday that the airline is likely to cut its traffic growth expectations for next year as it predicts delivery delays. Also on Wednesday, at an Irish think tank event, the head of the world's foremost airline trade group spoke out about delivery delays. AdvertisementLast Friday, Boeing announced further delays to its 777X jet, with its first delivery pushed from 2025 to 2026. AdvertisementThe Boeing 777X was delayed again last week, leading to sharp criticism from the boss of Emirates, one of Boeing's biggest customers.

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☆ The winner of ‘America’s Best Restroom’ contest for 2024 is …
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-16 | by ( Forrest Brown | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

The winner of 2024’s “America’s Best Restroom” online contest is a Maverik service station, purveyor of gasoline and food, located near Salt Lake City International Airport. In its 23rd year, the contest highlights some of America’s cleanest, most innovative and most decorative places to take care of personal business. Sponsored by national cleaning company Cintas, the contest allows people to suggest bathrooms across the country. Voting on the top 10 nominations was held this past summer, and the winner was announced Tuesday afternoon. This company provides “innovative, high-tech portable restrooms designed to provide a modern and hygienic experience.”The 2023 winner of the contest was Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport.

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Germany’s flagship airline has been fined $4 million by the U.S. Department of Transportation over allegations it discriminated against a group of Jewish passengers. The regulator said Tuesday that Lufthansa had prohibited 128 people wearing traditional Orthodox Jewish clothing from boarding for a connecting flight in Germany as they made their way from New York City to Budapest, Hungary, in May 2022. “Based on the alleged misconduct of some passengers,” DOT said, Lufthansa staff “treated them all as if they were a single group and denied them boarding,” despite many of the passengers not knowing each other nor traveling together. The penalty is the largest ever issued by the DOT against an airline for a civil rights violation. But the terrible, awful irony of it coming from the German national airline was outrageous.”

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You can check your first bag free on Delta flights, saving up to $70 on a round-trip Delta flight per person. The exceptions are flights to South America, as well as transatlantic and transpacific flights, which allow a carry-on bag. Spirit AirlinesFees for checked and carry-on baggageSpirit charges varying fees for checked bags and carry-on bags. Opt for a carry-on bag whenever possible, as most airlines allow at least one free carry-on bag. Oversized bags: Fees for oversized bags depend on the bag's dimensions.

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☆ Giant pandas from China arrive in US on loan to National Zoo
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-15 | by ( Nectar Gan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

His mother, Bao Bao, was born a celebrity at the National Zoo in 2013 and returned to China four years later. His grandparents, Meixiang and Tian Tian, lived at the zoo for 23 years until their lease ended last year. It went offline last November, when Mei Xiang, Tian Tian and their youngest cub Xiao Qi Ji left for China. And for the first time in 23 years, the giant panda exhibit at the National Zoo had become empty. “Our team and legions of fans look forward to welcoming Bao Li and Qing Bao to the Smithsonian’s National Zoo.”

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☆ Nigeria to boycott AFCON qualifier against Libya after players claim they were left stranded at airport overnight
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-14 | by ( Samuel Joseph | Sam Joseph | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —The Nigeria men’s soccer team is back home after being stuck at a remote Libyan airport for over 15 hours, according to Nigeria’s football governing body and team captain William Troost-Ekong. In an Instagram post, the NFF said that the squad was stranded overnight at Al Abraq airport outside of Al Bayda, Libya. “We understand the Al Abraq International Airport is only used for hajj operations. They’ve locked the airport gates and left us without phone connection, food or drink. But never on purpose!”Later on Monday, Troost-Ekong said the team had traveled back to Nigeria.

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☆ Delta pauses hot meal service on dozens of Detroit flights citing 'food safety issue' at caterer
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-14 | by ( Leslie Josephs | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Delta Air Lines had to suspend hot meal service on more than 200 flights out of its Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport hub over the past several days because of a "food safety issue." Delta said that operations from the facility were shut down and hot food will be managed by other kitchens. "During a recent inspection at a DTW kitchen, Delta's catering partner was notified of a food safety issue within the facility," Delta said in a statement on Sunday. "Delta and its catering partner immediately shut down hot food production and subsequently suspended all activity from the facility. Hot food and other onboard provisioning will be managed from other facilities."

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☆ As Florida reels, focus turns to restoring power, assisting victims in Hurricane Milton's wake
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-12 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Denise-Chow-Byline-Jm.Jpg | Denise Chow | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

Restoring power, clearing debris and distributing fuel are now the top priorities in Florida as the state continues to reel in the wake Hurricane Milton. Parts of western and central Florida continue to face the risk of significant flooding in creeks and rivers continue to rise. In a “major” flood stage, the agency expects “extensive inundation of structures and roads,” with the possible need to evacuate people and transfer property to higher elevations. Water levels are expected to continue rising in the coming days, posing a major flood risk in low-lying parts of the county, officials said. Parts of central Florida are also facing elevated risks of flooding due to high water levels in the St. Johns River and Ocklawaha River.

Persons: Milton, Ron DeSantis, DeSantis, “, Tristan Wheelock, Spencer Platt Organizations: Florida Gov, Sarasota Bradenton International Airport, Bloomberg, Getty, National Oceanic, Atmospheric Administration, NOAA, Hillsborough Locations: Florida, Plant City, Bradenton, St, Petersburg, Hillsborough County, Pinellas County, Tampa, Airports, St . Petersburg, Fla, Tampa Bay, Clearwater Beach, Seminole, Hillsborough, Cypress, ”, New Port Richey, Pasco County, Johns

☆ Look inside an abandoned high school turned $3.3 million apartment complex—and 4 more multimillion-dollar dream homes
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-12 | by ( Nicolas Vega Celia Fernandez Jennifer Liu | Nicolas Vega | Celia Fernandez | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

An abandoned baseball stadium is now a $14 million luxury apartment complexThe Stadium Lofts has 138 units and Stadium Flats, the four-building complex next door, has 144. "We designed it such that when you walked in, you felt like you were walking into a historic stadium rather than an apartment building," Watson said. They turned an old school into a 31-unit apartment building"Bowtie High" was converted into a 31-unit apartment building. After enlisting real estate investor Adam Colucci and developer Dan Spanovich, the trio bought the abandoned Bowtie High for $100,000. They embarked on an 18-month renovation beginning in 2020 to turn it into an apartment building.

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County election officials in Florida, meanwhile, are facing a potential new challenge after Hurricane Milton made landfall on its western coast late Wednesday. Other county election offices in the state similarly said this week that that they would perform fresh assessments of their election infrastructure following Milton. Chris O'Meara/AP David Jalving throws outdoor furniture into his father's pool in Fort Myers to prepare for Hurricane Milton. Marta Lavandier/AP A man in Progreso boards up an apartment building to protect it from Hurricane Milton on Monday. “We should have the most poll workers we’ve ever had here in Oconee County,” said Ryan Nowland, assistant director of Oconee County elections.

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☆ Florida’s home insurer of last resort is in serious trouble. Will Milton put it over the edge?
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-11 | by ( Elisabeth Buchwald | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +13 min

Flood waters inundated a neighborhood after Hurricane Milton came ashore on October 10 in Punta Gorda, Florida. Andrew West/The News-Press/USA Today Network/Imagn Images A vehicle drives though a flooded street after Hurricane Milton in Siesta Key on Thursday. Rebecca Blackwell/AP The roof of Tropicana Field, destroyed by Hurricane Milton, is seen in St. Petersburg on Thursday. Chris O'Meara/AP David Jalving throws outdoor furniture into his father's pool in Fort Myers to prepare for Hurricane Milton. Marta Lavandier/AP A man in Progreso boards up an apartment building to protect it from Hurricane Milton on Monday.

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☆ Airlines are building 'business-class-lite' to generate more revenue and increase demand for the luxe seats
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-11 | by ( Taylor Rains | Benjamin Zhang | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

"Business Light" fares are cheaper but can lack perks like lounge access or early seat selection. In recent years, international airlines such as Air France, KLM, Emirates, Finnair, and Qatar Airways have launched discounted "Business Light" tickets. AdvertisementFor airlines, the business light strategy can help further stoke demand to fill the front of the plane and generate additional revenue. Those traveling on a Finnair Business Light ticket will also have to pay extra for checked luggage. AdvertisementScreenshot of Emirates' various business class fares on a one-way flight from New York to Dubai in February.

Persons: —, Glen Hauenstein, Henry Harteveldt, Harteveldt Organizations: Service, Air France, KLM, Qatar Airways, Delta Air Lines, Delta, Qatar Airways's, Emirates Locations: Delta, Emirates, Qatar, New York, Dubai

Sean Rayford/Getty Images Cars move slowly through Matlacha, Florida, on Thursday after Hurricane Milton damaged power lines. Chris Urso/Tampa Bay Times/AP A satellite image captures Hurricane Milton reaching the coast of Florida on Wednesday, October 9. Chris O'Meara/AP David Jalving throws outdoor furniture into his father's pool in Fort Myers to prepare for Hurricane Milton. Marta Lavandier/AP A man in Progreso boards up an apartment building to protect it from Hurricane Milton on Monday. “Many areas in the county have incurred severe property damage because of back-to-back impacts from Hurricane Helene and Hurricane Milton,” Pinellas County Consumer Protection said in a public advisory Thursday.

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☆ United announced 13 new international routes and 3 'fifth freedom' flights to far-flung destinations
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-10 | by ( Taylor Rains | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

United Airlines announced 13 new routes across Asia, Europe, Africa, and Latin America. The Chicago-based carrier on Thursday announced 13 new routes across Asia, Europe, Africa, and Latin America starting in the summer of 2025. Mongolia adds to United's growing list of "fifth-freedom" routes from of Tokyo's Narita International Airport. Other new fifth-freedom routes include Kaohsiung, Taiwan, and the western Pacific country of Palau from Tokyo. The airline's Europe expansion goes beyond Greenland.

Persons: —, Patrick Quayle, Quayle Organizations: United Airlines, Service, America, Atlantic, Tokyo's, UN, Emirates, Singapore Airlines, Newark Liberty International, Washington Dulles International, United, Ponta Delgada Locations: Asia, Europe, Africa, America, Nuuk, Greenland, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, Guam, Chicago, Dakar, Senegal, Pacific, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Palau, Tokyo, Cebu, Philippines, UAE, Milan, New York, Dubai, Frankfurt, Germany, Singapore, United's Guam, Portugal, Italy, France, Spain, New Jersey, Dubrovnik, Croatia, Tenerife, Ponta, Mexico, Costa Rica

☆ Airports are investing in private wireless networks to improve operations and travelers' experience
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-10 | by ( Sarah Jackson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Airports are looking to private wireless networks to improve operations, execs said at MWC Las Vegas. Private wireless networks are key to ushering in a better airport experience for both the travel hubs' operations and the billions of passengers who pass through them. Private networks generally offer greater security and reliability, lower latency, and higher bandwidth compared with public networks. "As I think about a future with a lot of growth, private wireless is foundational. Private wireless networks can also help enterprises with cost and mobility by reducing the expense of installing cables and by providing connectivity to areas that might be harder to reach with wires.

Persons: execs, —, Charles Miwa, Michael Youngs, We're, Kyle Mobley, Mobley, that's, SITA, I'm, Youngs, That's Organizations: MWC Las Vegas, Service, Mobile, Congress, Vegas, International Airport, Dallas Fort Worth International, Private, Port, San, San Francisco Bay, International, Airports Locations: Vegas ., Port of Oakland, San Francisco

☆ I toured a $65 million Gulfstream G650ER private jet like the one bought by Michael Jordan to see how the ultra-rich travel
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-10 | by ( Taylor Rains | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

The Gulfstream G650ER is one of the world's fastest and longest-range business aircraft. Michael Jordan appears to have taken delivery of the $65 million private plane in October. Go to newsletter preferences Thanks for signing up! AdvertisementMichael Jordan appears to have purchased a $65 million Gulfstream G650ER— the same type of jet owned by billionaire business tycoons like Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos. The G650ER is among the world's longest-ranged and fastest purpose-built private jets in existence.

Persons: Michael Jordan, —, Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos Organizations: Gulfstream, Service, Palm Beach International Airport, Federal Aviation Administration, MJ Air LLC, Jump Management Locations: Palm

☆ Why some Florida residents aren’t evacuating ahead of Hurricane Milton
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-09 | by ( Paul P. Murphy | Michelle Krupa | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

Traffic flows east Tuesday along Interstate 4 as residents continue to follow evacuation orders ahead of Hurricane Milton. A motorist drives past broken utility poles downed by strong wind gusts as Hurricane Milton approaches Fort Myers, Florida, on Wednesday, October 9. Chris O'Meara/AP David Jalving throws outdoor furniture into his father's pool in Fort Myers to prepare for Hurricane Milton. Julio Cortez/AP A man clears debris left by Hurricane Helene from his home in Treasure Island, Florida, on Monday. Marta Lavandier/AP A man in Progreso boards up an apartment building to protect it from Hurricane Milton on Monday.

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☆ I booked a Frontier flight to save money, but it backfired. I spent hundreds to switch airlines during my layover.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-09 | by ( Eibhlis Gale-Coleman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

I booked a Frontier flight from Miami to Salt Lake City with one stop in Denver. The first half of the trip was relatively smooth, but things went downhill fastMy Frontier flight kept getting delayed at Denver International Airport. Related storiesEventually, I started looking for other flightsBy now, it was 1 p.m., and I was staring at a board of gradually changing Frontier flights. I notified Frontier that I wouldn't be boarding the delayed flight and requested a refund. I understand all airlines experience delays, but I wouldn't fly Frontier again unless I had wiggle room in my itinerary.

Persons: —, I'd, WalletHub, Don Mammoser, Eibhlis Gale, Coleman, would've, I'm Organizations: Service, Denver International Airport, Frontier, Delta Locations: Miami, Salt Lake City, Denver, Utah, Arizona, Bryce

☆ China's Golden Week holiday signals persistent consumer caution
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-09 | by ( Evelyn Cheng | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Passengers line up to check in at Chengdu Tianfu International Airport on October 6, 2024 as China's week-long National Day holiday draws to a close. China News Service | China News Service | Getty ImagesBEIJING — China's Golden Week holiday affirmed a trend in more cautious spending, while consumers put greater emphasis on experiences. The Golden Week holiday in China commemorates the founding of the People's Republic of China on Oct. 1. "The Golden Week consumption could still suggest a modest recovery versus August, in our view, due to trade-in subsidies (for appliances and autos) and consumption vouchers issued by the local governments," Peng said. During Golden Week, mainland China recorded 765 million domestic trips, up from both the prior year and before the pandemic, according to the Ministry of Culture and Tourism.

Persons: Goldman Sachs, Goldman, Trip.com, Kenneth Chow, Oliver Wyman, Chow, It's, Christine Peng, Peng Organizations: Chengdu Tianfu International, China News Service, Getty, BEIJING, China Film Administration, Consumers, CNBC, UBS, Ministry of Culture, Tourism Locations: Chengdu, China, People's Republic of China, Greater China, Japan, Thailand

☆ See Michael Jordan's new private jet, a $65 million Gulfstream G650ER with a flamboyant custom paint job
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-09 | by ( Pete Syme | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Michael Jordan appears to have taken delivery of a Gulfstream G650ER. AdvertisementMichael Jordan appears to have taken delivery of a new private jet worth around $65 million. A Gulfstream G650ER with a flamboyant custom paint job, including the Jumpman logo, was filmed on the tarmac at Palm Beach International Airport in a video uploaded to TikTok on Monday. It also has space for its own bedroom, but it's unclear exactly how the interior of Jordan's jet is configured. According to JetSpy data, Jordan's G650ER has flown 13 times in the past two weeks, most of which appear to be related to the delivery process.

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All four drugs are in a class of wildly popular weight loss drugs known as GLP-1s. In the United Kingdom, authorities last year seized hundreds of counterfeit Ozempic pens — insulin pens that had been relabeled as Ozempic. Counterfeit weight loss drugs have serious health risks, according to the pharmaceutical companies and federal officials. Counterfeiters are already trying to cash in on a weight loss drug that the company hasn't even put on the market yet: retatrutide. But it's also one of the epicenters of the lucrative counterfeit drug trade, according to U.S. authorities who track counterfeit drugs.

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☆ The challenges Floridians are facing while trying to evacuate
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-08 | by ( Alisha Ebrahimji | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Chris O'Meara/AP David Jalving throws outdoor furniture into his father's pool on Tuesday to prepare for Hurricane Milton. Marta Lavandier/AP A man boards up an apartment building to protect it from Hurricane Milton in Progreso, Mexico, on Monday. The state of Florida is trying to keep gas stations supplied as people try to fill up before hitting the road. Tristan Wheelock/Bloomberg/Getty Images“Lines at gas stations have been long,” DeSantis acknowledged Tuesday during a news conference. “Gas stations are running out quicker than they otherwise would.”Gas price tracking service GasBuddy reported that as of Tuesday afternoon, 17.4% of gas stations statewide were without fuel, a dramatic spike from just 3% on Monday.

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