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- Seven passengers on United Airlines’ Flight 1675 were taken to a hospital Friday after an odor was detected in the cabin during its route to Baltimore, according to a statement from the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority.
- As we encountered U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials at Dulles airport after a return flight from Italy, I was asked if our sealed sandwich given to use on the flight contained meat. “It is a turkey and cheese sandwich from United Airlines,” I said. No big deal, right?
- In 1981, John Waters’ film “Polyester” had its world premiere at the Charles Theatre. It was filmed in Baltimore and starred Tab Hunter and Divine (above).
- Today's shallow selfie-centric culture preaches instant gratification.
- Catonsville resident Ben Wainio honored his daughter, Honor Elizabeth Wainio, at a ceremony at the Flight 93 crash site in Somerset County, Pa.
- In 1981, John Waters’ film “Polyester” had its world premiere at the Charles Theatre. It was filmed in Baltimore and starred Tab Hunter and Divine (above).
- Southwest Airlines plans to stop overbooking flights — an industry practice implicated in an ugly incident on a United Airlines flight that has damaged
- More than 10 days after video of the now-infamous "bumping" of a passenger from a United Airlines flight went viral, politicians in Congress are proposing
- My amiable colleague George William “Bill” Cloud of the University of North Carolina poses this question:
- United's victim was 'belligerent' but the behavior of airlines' employees fit the definition
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- United's mistreatment of passengers is all the more outrageous considering what taxpayers have done for the airlines
- Seizing on the uproar over the removal of a man from a United Express flight, Sen. Chris Van Hollen is readying a bill to prohibit similar actions.
- The race of the Asian-American passenger dragged from a United flight may have played a role
- Is it possible insult and injury have become routine for U.S. airlines in the discount era?
- The shocking randomnness of a bus accident prompts reflection on our daily routines and the things that matter.
- Grace H. Lyon, who founded a Timonium travel agency and worked in the industry for more than three decades, died May 27 at the Gilchrist Hospice Care after suffering a fall. She was 95 and lived at the Blakehurst Retirement Community.
- Anonymous threats against commercial airliners — including one called to the Maryland State Police — prompted scrutiny Monday of four international flights at airports in New York and New Jersey.
- Travelers who fly through BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport can now earn frequent flyer miles and hotel rewards points before stepping foot on an airplane.
- Jeffrey Low, the father of a Baltimore-born Israeli soldier who was wounded in Gaza over the weekend, was flying to Tel Aviv to see his son on Tuesday when the news came: Ben Gurion Airport was under attack, and his flight was diverting to Paris.
- Aberdeen city leaders, joined by first responders from the city and Harford County emergency officials, as well as Aberdeen Proving Ground military leaders, unveiled Saturday a memorial to those who lost their lives in the 9/11 attacks.
- The event comes to Baltimore June 12-15 with opening and closing night festivities, parties and more than 40 films -- many of them Maryland premieres.
- Helena Williams went to the cemetery Saturday to lay a wreath on the grave of her son, Army 1st Lt. George "Geordie" Williams, a Joppatowne High School graduate, on the 25th anniversary of his death in the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland
- Federal aviation statistics showed Southwest Airlines had some of the worst on-time rates in America, and BWI ranked below many other major airports for on-time performance. But the data may not be telling the whole story.
- Fantasy Flight at Dulles held each December by United Airlines across the country to which Children's Hospice International invites sick and disabled children
- A major airline in Baltimore suddenly can't seem to get passengers to their destinations on time, posting worst-in-the-industry on-time rates.
- Trusted fliers using Southwest Airlines out of BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport will now have a quicker and less invasive path through security, the Transportation Security Administration announced Thursday.
- More security lines will be opened under the TSA PreCheck program at BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport starting Tuesday, giving trusted travelers another option for expedited screening.
- A decision about this week's college football game between Navy and Air Force in Annapolis will be made Thursday after "a legal review" is completed on how the game will be funded and staffed during the government shutdown, a U.S. Department of Defense senior official said Wednesday.
- The Pennel family of Edgewood, is serving as the 2013 Harford County March for Babies Ambassador Family to help raise awareness about the lifesaving research and support of the March of Dimes and their team, Two Tiny Blessings, will participate in the annual March for Babies Sunday
- Parents, two young children labeled 'security concern' after complaints about graphic in-flight movie
- BWI Marshall Airport begins new security screening, prepares to reopen its longest runway as holiday season approaches
- We asked Baltimore Orioles fans who stayed up for the 18-inning win over Seattle to share their experiences of watching the marathon game. Here are a selection of responses:
- Volunteers take part in 11th annual Respond to the Call
- Back from a visit to Kabul and visits with Afghan and U.S. commanders, Rep. C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger expressed confidence in relations between the two countries. It's Pakistan that concerns him.
- Questions persist for Derby contender Union Rags, and for his handlers. He's one of the favorites in Saturday's race but faltered in two earlier showings.
- The public may watch the arraignment of self-proclaimed 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four other terror suspects Saturday at Fort Meade, but a separate viewing area planned for family members of victims won't be ready in time, a Pentagon spokesman said Monday.
- Pre-check program to be expanded to 28 U.S. airports, including BWI.
- Retired department store sales associate and longtime Randallstown resident died Monday of cancer at Dove House Hospice in Westminster. She was 84.
- Retired department store sales associate and longtime Randallstown resident died Monday of cancer at Dove House Hospice in Westminster. She was 84.
- Three families related to Harford County lost loved ones on 9/11 and one daughter recounts her memories.
- A section of I-beam salvaged from the remains of the World Trade Center after the attacks on September 11, 2001 will be placed in the auditorium where Baltimore fire trainees gather daily.