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12/18/09--20:38: Cold Strands 4 Trains Under English Channel (chan 1833521)

Four passenger trains—and some 2,000 passengers—are stuck in the tunnel underneath the English Channel, due to “severe problems” caused by the combination of unseasonable cold outside and the warm air inside. At least three were bound from Paris to London, AFP reports, and, says a Eurostar official,...




06/24/10--17:21: Airline Blames Customs for Stranded Flyers (chan 1833521)

Well somebody's lying: Virgin Atlantic says it had to keep passengers on a hot airplane for 4 hours on the tarmac because a Customs official demanded it, reports AP . The pilot says he called upon landing at the Connecticut airport and was told passengers would be arrested if they disembarked...




10/14/10--02:00: Stranded Maid Dies of Stress After 5 Nights in Airport (chan 1833521)

An Indian maid died of what doctors say was a stress-induced heart attack after being forced to spend five nights sleeping in a transit area at Oman's Muscat airport. The 40-year-old lost her passport on a connecting flight between Oman and Qatar, and she was sent back to Oman instead...




11/10/10--08:06: Life on a Stranded Cruise Ship (chan 1833521)

While tugboats pull a stranded cruise ship to San Diego, its 4,500 passengers are safe, the Wall Street Journal reports—but their experience has been a bit less posh than expected. Here's what their cruise home consists of: They may not get to eat lobster tails, but there’s plenty...




11/11/10--10:33: Cruise Ship Passengers Back on Land (chan 1833521)

Contender for quote of the day: “Thank you for your understanding, and we hope you come back real soon.” That's what passengers aboard the Carnival Splendor heard over the ship's loudspeaker after they got towed into port in San Diego and began disembarking this afternoon, reports the Los Angeles Times...




11/12/10--12:00: Stranded Cruise: Foul Odors, Feces, Cabins Like Coffins (chan 1833521)

None of the passengers on the stranded Carnival Splendor report tales of true horror—for all the disappointment and inconvenience, their basic needs were met. But the experience could still be harrowing at times, with spoiled food giving off foul odors, and completely dark decks that made the cabins feel...




12/28/10--05:39: Travelers Still Stranded as Airports Struggle With Snow (chan 1833521)

The Northeast struggled for the second day to dig itself out from the weekend’s blizzard today, as travelers around the country cursed the snow. Though all three major New York airports have begun accepting flights again, the three have amongst them canceled a total of almost 1,500 flights, the...




12/28/10--11:38: Airlines' Crowded Planes Slow Storm Recovery (chan 1833521)

When a blizzard the size of this week's arrives on the scene, air travel is going to suffer . But Nate Silver points out something else that's contributing to the slow recovery: airlines are flying with more passengers these days. Through September, "load factors on domestic flights—essentially the percentage of...




06/18/11--04:05: United Computers Crash, Strand Thousands (chan 1833521)

United Airlines said Saturday that a computer glitch that grounded flights nationwide and left some passengers stranded overnight had been fixed. The airline blamed the problem on "a network connectivity issue" and said it was in the process of resuming normal operations. But the airline also indicated passengers may experience...