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United responds to new Virgin America routes by slashing fares, adding flights
TransportDoes United Airlines‘ response to Virgin America’s entry into Newark Airport this week pass the sniff test? Virgin America this week introduced three daily nonstop flights from both Los Angeles and San Francisco to Newark. United’s response was to cut its fares by about a third in order to match Virgin America’s fares, and then United [...]
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Virgin Atlantic says its redesigned business class lounge at Newark resembles a SoHo boutique
TransportVirgin Atlantic’s newly revamped Clubhouse business class lounge at New York’s Newark Airport is certain to wow travellers with its fantastic bar, array of seating choices and laptop-friendly side tables. The one thing it doesn’t have: windows. “Think SoHo boutiques, Tribeca lofts, NoHo coffee shops,” says Virgin on Twitter, explaining the look and feel it’s going for. [...]
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Amtrak resumes services between Newark Airport and southern states
TransportAmtrak says it has restored train service to Newark Liberty International Airport. But the railroad said Wednesday that service to and from New York’s Penn Station was still not operating because train tunnels under the Hudson and East rivers are flooded. Northeast Regional service between Newark, N.J., and Boston and Acela Express service for the [...]
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Screeners at Newark Airport are the country’s naughtiest TSA employees
TransportThe Transportation Security Administration on Friday proposed firing 25 employees at Newark Liberty International Airport and suspending 19 others as a result of an investigation into improper screening of checked luggage. The alleged screening failures at one of the New York area’s three major airports were uncovered late last year after surveillance cameras were installed [...]
