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Stringent travel restrictions imposed on inbound flights from China to contain the coronavirus outbreak become “irrelevant” in a potential pandemic because “you can’t keep out the entire world,” a top U.S. health official said a day after the Trump administration braced the public for its eventual spread here. “When it was focused only on China,
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Bunk beds in Air New Zealand plane Source: Air New Zealand Are triple-stacked bunk beds the next evolution of the coach cabin? Air New Zealand thinks they might be exactly what customers are looking for on ultra-long-haul flights. The airline has developed a set of triple-stacked, lie-flat sleep pods it calls the Economy Skynest. Passengers
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Swell Media Who among us has suffered an airline delay or cancellation, or even been bumped from a flight? Plenty. Who’s been compensated for the inconvenience? Probably not very many. One Berlin-based firm, AirHelp, is trying to rectify that, educating flyers around the world of their rights to compensation — and, for a fee, helping
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A health worker sprays disinfectant inside a Vietnam Airlines airplane to protect from the recent coronavirus outbreak, at Noi Bai airport in Hanoi, Vietnam February 21, 2020. Kham | Reuters Airlines have canceled more than 200,000 flights as the coronavirus continues to spread, prompting travel restrictions and a sharp drop in demand for trips to
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United Airlines planes, including a Boeing 737 MAX 9 model, are pictured at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston, Texas, March 18, 2019. Loren Elliott | Reuters Coronavirus isn’t just hitting China travel. Barcelona trips are also feeling the impact. United Airlines on Thursday said it will scale back its flights to Barcelona after the
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Brian Chesky, Airbnb CEO Getty Images Airbnb reportedly lost money last year as costs outpaced revenue, casting doubt on the company’s private valuation and the timing of its planned public debut this year. The home-sharing startup lost $322 million over the first nine months of last year, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing people close
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JetBlue’s founder David Neeleman says Breeze Airways could fly as early as this year. Source: Breeze Airways Nearly 20 years to the day of JetBlue Airways‘ first flight, the New York-based carrier’s founder filed an application with the Department of Transportation to operate a new airline: Breeze Airways. David Neeleman’s new U.S. leisure-focused carrier would
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