Travel News – Newsletter for February 17, 2010

Wednesday, February 17, 2010

Tourism minister: Peru hopes to reopen Machu Picchu to visitors by April 1

Peru hopes to reopen Machu Picchu in April

LIMA, Peru – Peru is hoping to reopen Machu Picchu to tourists by April 1 after landslides and flooding cut off access to the Incan citadel perched in the Andes.
Officials are trying to restore a damaged rail line to Peru’s biggest tourist attraction after the tracks were washed …. Original source  : Tourism minister: Peru hopes to reopen Machu Picchu to visitors by April 1.

Sheriff: Body of climber who fell into Mount St. Helens crater recovered

Climber’s body recovered in St. Helens crater

SEATTLE – Authorities say the body of a climber who fell into the crater atop Mount St. Helens has been recovered.
The Skamania County Sheriff’s office says the body of Joseph Bohlig was found Tuesday, more than a day after the 52-year-old man tumbled 1,500 feet.
Bohlig, of Kelso, Wash., reached … Read : Sheriff: Body of climber who fell into Mount St. Helens crater recovered.

Delta, American, United and Continental apply for expected slots at Tokyo Haneda airport

4 big US airlines apply for Tokyo slots
MINNEAPOLIS – The four biggest U.S. airlines applied on Tuesday for coveted slots at Tokyo’s downtown airport, aiming to grab a bigger share of traffic between two of the world’s biggest economies.

The filings on Tuesday came from Delta and United, which are now the two biggest U.S. carriers … Read : Delta, American, United and Continental apply for expected slots at Tokyo Haneda airport.

Delta, Continental, United apply for expected slots at Tokyo Haneda airport

Delta, Continental, United apply for Tokyo slots

MINNEAPOLIS – Delta, Continental and United airlines say they’re applying for permission to fly from the U.S. to Tokyo’s Haneda Airport.
Delta and United are the biggest U.S. airlines serving Japan, and they already fly to Tokyo Narita airport. Continental is looking to expand its flights to Asia.
Flying to Haneda … Read more >>.

TSA apologizes to boy forced to remove leg braces for screening at Philadelphia airport

TSA apologizes to boy who had to remove leg braces

PHILADELPHIA – The Transportation Security Administration has apologized to a boy allegedly forced to take off his leg braces during screening at Philadelphia International Airport.
Bob Thomas, a Camden, N.J., police officer, says it happened in March when he and his wife were flying to Orlando, Fla., …. Read the original article  : here.

UK Prosecutors say wife of airliner bomb plotter failed to raise alarm over plan to down jets

UK Prosecutors: Wife failed to reveal airline plot

LONDON – British prosecutors say the wife of a man convicted of plotting to kill thousands by bombing trans-Atlantic airliners was aware of his plans but failed to alert authorities.
Prosecutor Richard Whittam told the Inner London Crown Court on Tuesday that Cossor Ali, 28, supported her husband’s attempts … Read more >>>.