Monday, October 31, 2011

What's in The News Today

Jet Blue & American Airlines were left stranded on the tarmac for 7 hours, after the East Coast gets plowed with a snow storm. Passengers were without water, food and working toilets for more than 7 hours, after be diverted to New Hartford airport. The airlines will be facing fee of $ 27,500 for each passenger. They were in violation of Passenger Rights the maximum amount of time a passenger should be on a tarmac is 3 hours.

CP. (October 31, 2011). Snowstorm 2011:  JetBlue, American Airline Passengers Stranded on Runway for 7 Hours. Retrieved October 31, 2011, from  http://global.christianpost.com/news/snowstorm-2011-jetblue-american-airline-passengers-stranded-on-runway-for-7-hours-59852/

Millions are still without electricity on the East Coast. The outages were felt in Connecticut with 764,00 without electricity causing for many schools to close. The electricity loss was also in New Jersey, New York, New Hampshire, Vermont and Maryland.

The Washington Post. (October 31, 2011). Fewer than 3 million still without power during Halloween weekend snowstorm on East Coast. Retrieved October 31, 2011, from http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/more-than-27-million-lose-power-during-rare-halloween-weekend-snowstorm-on-east-coast/2011/10/30/gIQACMfXVM_story.html

Fox News. (October 31, 2011). Hundreds of Schools Close as Power Outages From east Coast Snowstorm Near 3 million. Retrieved October 31, 2011, from http://www.foxnews.com/us/2011/10/30/power-outages-from-east-coast-snowstorm-near-3-million/?test=latestnews


The flight attendant that was murdered over the weekend in Mexico, suspect arrested. Nick Aaronson was in Mexico City during a layover with US Airways. He was found naked face down in his Hilton Hotel room with his own belt around his neck and another around his hands. There was an arrest for the murder of Nick Aaronson. The arrest were made after the FBI reviewed security videos and the tracking of Nick's stolen iPhone through GPS.

FoxNews.com (October 31, 2011). Suspect Arrested Over Alleged Murder of US Flight Attendant in Mexico, Family Says. Retrieved October 31, 2011, from http://www.foxnews.com/us/2011/10/30/us-airways-flight-attendant-found-dead-in-mexico-hotel-room/?test=latestnews?test=latestnews



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