Andy Zaltzman and John Oliver wonder with voter turnout at a record 110 per
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%26#8220;The only other option is to stay home,%26#8221; she said, and that is not an acceptable option for many Americans.
Despite the many flight cancellations in recent days, the slowing economy, rising gas prices and the weak dollar, Americans appear to be sticking to their summer vacation plans and business travelers are still being sent [...]

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‘I’m on the plane’: the disturbing idea of airborne calls

One of the last refuges from the mobile phone will be breached before the end
of the year after the European Commission yesterday set out the rules for
in-flight mobile use.

The formal agreement covers legal and technological conditions for all 27 EU
nations to permit mobile use in their [...]

%26#8220;The only other option is to stay home,%26#8221; she said, and that is not an acceptable option for many Americans.
Despite the many flight cancellations in recent days, the slowing economy, rising gas prices and the weak dollar, Americans appear to be sticking to their summer vacation plans and business travelers are still being sent [...]

Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Atlantic admitted today that it is reviewing the
future of its famous onboard massage treatments.

The Times reported last week that all 280 beauty therapists working for
Virgin had been called to a meeting to discuss the future of their in-flight
services.

According to Virgin, its Upper Class passengers have become ambivalent about
the service and would [...]

Oddly, the Marquesas were among the first South Pacific islands to be settled, and from their shores departed some of the greatest navigators of all time, those who went on to discover the rest of the so-called Polynesian triangle (Tahiti-Hawaii-Easter Island). The farthest Polynesian islands from Tahiti � 900 miles � the Marquesas have long [...]

A low cost airline that advertised flights to Hong Kong for %26pound;65 has gone bust.

Oasis Hong Kong Airlines went into voluntary liquidation today and has
cancelled all flights.

Chief executive Stephen Miller told a press conference this morning: “It
is with great regret that Oasis Hong Kong Airlines has today voluntarily
applied to the Hong Kong courts to appoint [...]

Shares in Silverjet, the business-class only airline, soared 43 per cent to
21.75p after it said it was in takeover discussions after receiving a bid
approach.

It did not name its suitor. EasyJet has been rumoured as a potential predator
since Silverjet appointed Amir Eilon, a former board member of EasyJet and a
close friend of easyJet’s founder Stelios Haji-Ioannou, [...]

Oddly, the Marquesas were among the first South Pacific islands to be settled, and from their shores departed some of the greatest navigators of all time, those who went on to discover the rest of the so-called Polynesian triangle (Tahiti-Hawaii-Easter Island). The farthest Polynesian islands from Tahiti � 900 miles � the Marquesas have long [...]

Tens of thousands more passengers will be stranded or left in limbo today as
American Airlines grounded another 900 flights at vital “hub”
airports over safety concerns.

The world%26rsquo;s largest airline cancelled flights for the third day in a row after
the US aviation regulator raised concerns that its aircraft repair crews and
government inspectors had been lax in their [...]