The End of IRIS at Heathrow is nigh – 15/16 September
The UK Border Agency has finally sounded the death knell for the IRIS immigration system. This has been long awaited if unwelcome. (London Heathrow…
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‘Thousands Standing Around’ – at Orlando it’s the passengers not the TSA
This was the line during one of my recent trips through Orlando International Airport. I was waiting in the Priority Line. In the gap…
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BBC World Service reporting explosion at Nairobi airport
The BBC World Service is just reporting an explosion at Nairobi airport – little information seems to be available at this point. BBC now…
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Airlines | Commentary | Travel
Grand Cayman – favourite holiday spot for Al Queda?
Well of course not! However, this 22 miles long, 8 mile wide island in the Carribean has some of the most fierce security I…
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Commentary | News | Travel
TSA looking to remove choice of security line?
It appears that the TSA is finally looking to take away one further choice for traveller – which security line to join. How many…
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Egypt Air flight to JFK diverts to Prestwick
UK news reports that following a ‘problem’ MS985 diverted to Prestwick Airport today. It landed at 1425 local time. The flight patch is at…
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Update on PK709 – 2 arrested at Stansted
BBC reports Two people have been arrested after RAF Typhoon jets were launched to investigate an incident involving a civilian aircraft within UK…
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UK News round-up
Vortex from plane landing at Heathrow rips off roof Holes were ripped into the roof of a woman’s house after an aircraft landing at…
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TSA allow passenger with stun-gun through security at JFK
The New York Times is reporting the case of an alledged rapist who carried the stun-gun that he is accused of using to subdue…
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Commentary | News | Travel
US Budget problems … long lines predicted as sequester bites
I remember several years ago (read the 1990’s) when there some other US Government problem and I waited three and a half hours at…
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So imagine you’re 11 years old and you want to run away from home….
Where do you go? … based on the experience of one errant 11 year old yesterday. It appears he mingles (as the BBC describe it)…
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Living in an Olympic City – part 6 – TSA coming to Heathrow
BAA – the operators of Heathrow, London’s largest and busiest airport has confirmed to one of our papers that the TSA asked permission to…
