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Transportation

This airport has never lost a bag. For one chief handler, it's all about respect

This airport has never lost a bag. For one chief handler, it's all about respect

As the summer travel season begins, thousands of bags will likely go missing. But not at one particular airport in Japan that makes a stunning claim: it has never lost a piece of luggage.
by Kathryn Fink

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American Airlines faces a discrimination suit after removing 8 Black men from flight

American Airlines faces a discrimination suit after removing 8 Black men from flight

Neither passenger knew each other, nor were they seated together on the Jan. 5 flight from Phoenix to New York. A lawsuit alleges they were removed from the flight after a complaint about body odor.
by Jonathan Franklin

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Bette Nash, the world’s longest-serving flight attendant, dies at 88

Bette Nash, the world’s longest-serving flight attendant, dies at 88

She began her career with now-defunct Eastern Airlines at age 21 in 1957, when Dwight Eisenhower was president, flights between New York and D.C. cost $12 and “stewardesses,” as they were called, served lobster on platters and passed out cigarettes on board.
by NPR Staff

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Remember last year’s Memorial Day travel jams? Chances are they will be much worse this year

Remember last year’s Memorial Day travel jams? Chances are they will be much worse this year

Highways and airports are likely to be jammed in the coming days as Americans head out on and home from Memorial Day weekend getaways. AAA predicts this will be the busiest start-of-summer weekend in nearly 20 years.
by The Associated Press

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1 dead, others injured after London-Singapore flight hit severe turbulence, Singapore Airlines says

1 dead, others injured after London-Singapore flight hit severe turbulence, Singapore Airlines says

One person has died aboard a London-Singapore flight that encountered severe turbulence, Singapore Airlines said Tuesday, in which the plane apparently plummeted for a number of minutes before it was diverted to Bangkok.
by The Associated Press

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