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Passengers describe surviving LaGuardia collision and helping others off plane: “I’m a walking miracle”

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Two Air Canada passengers who survived the deadly plane-fire rescue truck collision at New York’s LaGuardia Airport described in an exclusive interview with “CBS Mornings” on Thursday the moment of impact and how they helped other passengers escape the plane. Rebecca Liquori recalled getting “very nervous” when they experienced turbulence while their plane was descending … Read more

Air Canada LaGuardia passengers injured after crash are still in the hospital as wreckage is removed

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Air Canada has said that four passengers and crew from the fatal collision at LaGuardia on Sunday night are still being treated in hospitals almost four days after the accident. An investigation by the National Transportation Safety Board is well underway after two pilots were killed when their Air Canada flight collided with a Port … Read more

Mangled plane in LaGuardia crash is towed from runway as most injured passengers leave hospital

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NEW YORK — All but four of the passengers injured in Sunday’s deadly collision between an Air Canada plane and a fire truck have been released from the hospital, the airline said Wednesday, as crews began moving the mangled aircraft off the runaway at New York’s LaGuardia Airport. The crash, which remains under investigation, killed … Read more

Airlines allow passengers to rebook flights for free at some airports amid TSA chaos

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Security screening lines are so long at some U.S. airports that major airlines are letting passengers cancel or rebook their tickets free of charge during the ongoing partial federal government shutdown.  Travelers face hours-long wait times at TSA checkpoints, while others struggle to determine how early they should show up before a flight, given seemingly … Read more

Passengers describe LaGuardia crash and a new go-between in the U.S.-Iran war: Morning Rundown

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Investigators probe the fatal collision between an Air Canada plane and a truck at LaGuardia Airport. The Senate confirms Markwayne Mullin is to lead the Department of Homeland Security. And a special report into how Trump’s policies are widening the economic divide. Here’s what to know today. Air Canada passenger recalls LaGuardia crash: ‘Like the … Read more

Passengers Share Harrowing Stories of Plane-Firetruck Crash

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For airline passengers, the shutdown answer is simple: Pay TSA officers

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ATLANTA — Regardless of politics or destination, passengers at Atlanta’s airport were unified by one desire Saturday — it’s time to pay Transportation Security Administration employees. Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport — one of the world’s busiest airports — is a machine for moving people. But the shutdown is clogging TSA checkpoints that screen passengers and … Read more

Norovirus outbreak on Princess cruise ship sickens more than 150 passengers and crew

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A norovirus outbreak sickened more than 150 passengers and crew aboard a Princess cruise ship as it sailed through the Caribbean last week, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced. A total of 104 guests and 49 crew members reported symptoms of gastrointestinal illness during their voyage. There were 4,307 guests and 1,561 total … Read more

United Airlines issues new headphone policy for passengers

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United Airlines can now boot passengers who refuse to use headphones with their devices

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United Airlines is taking steps to limit noise in its planes’ cabins, while still allowing travelers to use their personal electrnic devices.  United amended its so-called contract of carriage, which outlines the carrier’s rules and policies, to require that all passengers wear headphones when listening to a device. The airline also said it reserves the … Read more