NEW YORK — JetBlue Airways Corp. stated Wednesday that it will begin offering service from New York and Boston to the Turks & Caicos Islands in the Caribbean in February. On Feb. 17, it will begin flying daily to Providenciales, the most populous of the islands, from John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York. On Feb. 19, it will begin weekly Saturday flights from Boston Logan International to Providenciales.
Airline passengers flying coach aren’t the only ones who face hassles when traveling. Minka Kelly, a star in the popular “Friday Night Lights” TV show and girlfriend of New York Yankees’ shortstop Derek Jeter, reportedly gave up her first-class seat for takeoff and landing in order to be with her dog, Chewie. Kelly was sitting in first class on a New York-to-Los Angeles flight on Tuesday with her 5-year-old pet in a carrier at her feet, ...
WASHINGTON — The number of people dying on the nation’s roads has fallen to its lowest level in six decades, helped by a combination of seat belts, safer vehicles and tougher enforcement of drunken driving laws. The Transportation Department stated late Wednesday that traffic deaths fell 9.7 percent in 2009 to 33,808, the lowest number since 1950. In 2008, an estimated 37,423 people died on the highways. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood stated the annual ...
BRIGANTINE, N.J. — First it was Bennies, then Shoobies. Now there is another derogatory nickname for summer tourists who visit the Jersey shore: FOOTs. It’s an acronym for “Out Of Towners” preceded by an obscenity. Bumper stickers appeared recently on a few vehicles at Brigantine City Hall with the slogan “I Ain’t No FOOT.” That prompted memos reminding city workers about appropriate behavior. Many locals have long resented summer visitors, blaming them for noise, ...
LAS VEGAS — The Monte Carlo casino-resort has replaced longtime Las Vegas Strip headline magician Lance Burton with a hip-hop dance crew that shot to fame through a reality tv competition, hotel officials announced Tuesday. Burton ended a 14-year run at the Monte Carlo on Saturday. He and the Monte Carlo announced their split in April, less than a year after he signed a six-year contract extension. Jabbawockeez, the first-season winner of MTV’s “America’s Best ...
NEW YORK — The flight attendant accused of onboard antics that captured the nation’s attention when he told off a passenger and slid down the plane’s emergency chute with a beer will undergo a mental health evaluation with the aim of avoiding jail time in a possible plea deal. Bartenders or bad cops? Steven Slater’s slide into resignation has launched a fresh examination of the two-faced persona flight crews must master. ...
SHANGHAI — Chinese officials have found that 200 pilots falsified their flying histories, with more than half of them working for the parent company of an airline involved in China’s worst plane crash in several years, a report stated Monday, citing the head of the civil aviation administration. The results of investigations in 2008-2009 showed that airlines desperate for staff were hiring pilots whose resumes had been faked, the newspaper China Business News cited Li Jiaxiang, ...
NEW YORK — A flight attendant who captured America’s attention when he told off a plane full of passengers and then slid down an emergency chute resigned from his job last week and was not fired, his lawyer stated Sunday. It’s A Snap! Check out the latest gallery of pics sent in by msnbc.com readers and vote for your favorite. When you are done, upload your own vacation shots. ...
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Crew members from Kentucky and Florida were identified Saturday as the two people killed when a UPS cargo plane crashed shortly after takeoff outside Dubai. The Atlanta-based package delivery company stated that the crash killed 48-year-old Captain Doug Lampe of Louisville, Ky., and 38-year-old First Officer Matthew Bell of Sanford, Fla. Lampe has been with UPS since 1995. Bell has been with UPS since 2006.
FOX GLACIER, New Zealand — A light aircraft carrying skydivers crashed in flames near a popular tourist spot in New Zealand’s Southern Alps, killing nine people including four foreign tourists, police said. The plane caught fire after takeoff Saturday from an airstrip at Fox Glacier on the country’s South Island, stated Ian Henderson, a spokesman for local ambulance services. But other locals stated the fire erupted when the plane crashed into a fence at the ...