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BREAKING: Passengers Safe After Reported Hijacking at Amsterdam Schiphol
Heads-up if your travels tonight (or those of colleagues or loved ones) involve Amsterdam Schiphol airport. Reports out of the...
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Delta Passenger with Measles May Have Infected Portland (PDX) Travelers
A Delta Air Lines passenger infected with measles is suspected of spreading the virus to at least two other people...
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SICK: Southwest Pilots Accused of Planting a Hidden Camera in a Plane’s Bathroom
A couple of Southwest Airlines pilots may have made commercial jet lavatories even more disgusting. AZ Central reports Southwest Airlines...
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Airbus Planes to Have Cameras Outside Lavatories; Mind Your Manners in Kyoto, Japan
Credit cards, mileage runs, and Rod Stewart. Yup. Just another week here at Rene's Points. :-) Here's a recap of...
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Delta, Rod Stewart, and Caesars Save UK Couple’s Wedding
What an interesting trio of wedding day heroes: Delta, Caesars Las Vegas, and Rod Stewart. When the Thomas Cook airline...
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Justin Bieber’s Wedding Causes Hotel to Issue Refunds; United Flight Diverted Because of Lavatory Issue
It's already the end of September. I. Cannot. Believe. It. Another big week for us here at Rene's Points. In...
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Delta Acquires 20% of LATAM Airlines
Delta announced this afternoon it acquired 20% of Latin America's largest airline, LATAM. "The strategic partnership will unlock new growth...
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DREADFUL: Delta Flight Delayed 18 HOURS (But, Hey, Not Canceled!)
(©iStock.com/kieferpix) This is the stuff of nightmares — assuming you fall asleep on the airport floor during your flight’s overnight delay....
Read moreMass Shooting at California Marriott Hotel Foiled by Long Beach Police and Informant
(©iStock.com/MattGush) An angry employee at the Long Beach Marriott with a large weapon cache and "plan of shooting everyone in...
Read moreAutistic Passenger’s Family Claims Delta, SkyWest Discriminated Against Them
(©iStock.com/Angel Di Bilio) A family traveling with a member who has autism spectrum disorder claims they were discriminated against...
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Construction Causes TSA Line Problems at MSP
If you're based in Minneapolis-St. Paul -- or travel there -- prepare for TSA security line headaches at MSP. Or...
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BREAKING: Delta Flight Diverts to Portland, Passengers Stranded, Gates Filling Up
(©iStock.com) Delta Air Lines flight 122 from Boston to Edinburgh, Scotland diverted to Portland Jetport in Portland, Maine, for an...
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SkyWest: Director Didn’t Fly on Delta “Private Jet”
The viral travel story of the month apparently doesn't fly. Film director Vincent Peone’s video depicting him as the lone...
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Delta Employee Arrested After Bringing Loaded Gun to Work
Image of a Glock pistol (©iStock.com/1_Primus) A Delta employee faces firearm charges after bringing a loaded gun with him to...
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Pilot Sues for Sexual Discrimination, Claims She Was Fired for Being “Too Short”
(iStock.com/artisteer) A former NetJets pilot is suing the company for sexual discrimination, claiming she was fired for being “too short”...
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