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Siesta Competition Won By Snoring Ecuadorian
Written by Yvonne Dawson October 26th 2010

An unemployed Ecuadorian man has won Spain’s first ever siesta championship. The 62 year old claimed the €1000 prize money after managing to fall asleep for 17 minutes in a busy Madrid shopping centre. Although one other contestant managed to sleep for 18 minutes, Pedro Soria Lopez from Quito, E

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Liquid Ban To Be Lifted In 2011
Written by Lewis Lane October 25th 2010

An airport scanner which could set the highest security measure we’ve seen so far has been developed by British scientists. Manufacturers have received official EU approval to use the new generation X-ray machines, which can tell the difference between water and liquid explosives, at all European

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British Airways Offer To Restore Perks
Written by Yvonne Dawson October 25th 2010

British Airways (BA) has recently offered to restore some of the basic travel concessions previously removed from cabin crew following their strike action earlier this year. They hope the olive branch will put an end to the long running and very costly dispute that is ongoing between the cabin crew

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Airparks Distress Over BBC’s Watchdog
Written by Lewis Lane October 25th 2010

Following last week’s revelations, Airport Valet Parking Company, Airparks, have issued a statement defending their actions and professing their sincerest apologies in an attempt to regain customers trust and reassurance. The story published only a week ago showed Airparks, along with other compan

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Shocking Revelations As Airlines Charge Passengers For NOT Flying
Written by Yvonne Dawson October 22nd 2010

It has come to light that some budget airlines have cancellation policies that actually charge the passenger for NOT travelling. Very few people would cancel their travel plans without a very good reason, most of us have saved long and hard for the much needed break we have booked, and would only ca

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Airport Valet Parking Service Hire Out Car While Customer Holidays
Written by Lewis Lane October 22nd 2010

A furious holidaymaker who left his Hyundai car with a valet parking service arrived back from his trip, only to discover it had been hired out to an Australian tourist. Dean Dolling, who left his car in the safety of Airparks, which offers ‘secure 24-hour patrolled parking’, at Luton Airport, d

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Pilot Refuses To Go Through Controversial Full Body Scanner
Written by Lewis Lane October 22nd 2010

An ExpressJet Airlines first officer is waiting to find out if he has lost his job after refusing to go through a full body scanner at a Memphis airport. The Tennessee pilot, Michael Roberts, turned up for work on Monday but says he’s fed up of being manhandled by security agents and went home aft

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Flustered Faces All Round
Written by Lewis Lane October 21st 2010

Confusion has been set among passengers travelling into Australia, as to what sort of pornography they are permitted to bring into the country. Following a request by Home Affairs Minister Brendan O’Connor, the customs and the Customs and Border Protection command are changing the wording on the d

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JetBlue ‘Hero’ Is Spared Jail But Must Repay Airline $10,000
Written by Lewis Lane October 21st 2010

The ballsy flight attendant who became a nation’s hero after evacuating the JetBlue plane in style, down an emergency chute, made a soft landing in court this morning where he escaped a prison sentence, but was fined a hefty sum! 38 year-old Steven Slater will have to pay his former employer $10,0

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Hotel Honour Booking Made 71 Years Ago
Written by Yvonne Dawson October 21st 2010

A World War II veteran has finally enjoyed a much needed holiday, 71 years after he booked it. Len Townsend, 89, from Ludham in Norfolk had booked a holiday to the Yellands’ Chalet Hotel in Bembridge on the Isle of Wight in 1939, when unfortunately our country went to war. Mr Townsend received a l

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