Bodies, debris retrieved from Air France crash
Brazilian search crews on Saturday retrieved the first bodies from a crashed Air France flight in the Atlantic, and investigators said faulty speed readings had been found on the same type of jets. Navy ships found the bodies of two men and debris including a blue seat with a serial number matching Air France Flight 447, a rucksack containing a vaccination card, and a briefcase with an Air France ticket inside, rescue officials said.

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Best Travel Gadgets for 2009
Slideshow: http://www.travelandleisure.com/slideshows/best-travel-gadgets-of-2009

Southwest: Tips for traveling with children
YouTube video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hG2Ak_e3XEs

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United to charge passengers who don’t fit in a single seat, an extra ticket
Under the rules outlined by United, passengers who “are unable to fit into a single seat in the ticketed cabin; are unable to properly buckle the seatbelt using a single seatbelt extender; and/or are unable to put the seat’s armrests down when seated” will be denied boarding unless they purchase an extra seat. If no empty seat exists, the passenger will be forced to take a later flight. “The seat purchase or upgrade must be completed for each leg of the itinerary,” the United policy states. “If a customer meeting any of the above-listed criteria decides not to upgrade or purchase a ticket for an additional seat, he or she will not be permitted to board the flight.”
Story: http://cbs2chicago.com/business/united.overweight.passengers.2.985271.html
Official policy: http://www.united.com/page/article/0,6722,52985,00.html
Opinion by Times Online: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/travel/news/article6099352.ece

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Happy April 1st day!
Who lied about what in the travel industry on April 1st?
* Taj Mahal to be moved ‘800 metres to the South East’ - Worldreviewer.com.
* Hotels.com to offer rooms on the moon - Hotels.com
* Travel Rants working with travel industry to improve British tourism - Travel Rants.
* Thomson space plane to launch by 2010 - TTG
* Ryanair to launch new Plus and Irish Gold luxury class flight services - Skyscanner
* Bailout special - Lincoln bedroom in the White House - IStopOver
* Great getaways - Lastminute.com
Earlier efforts:
* Boutique bendy bus hotels - Mr&MrsSmith
* The Hotelicopter - Vibeagent
http://www.travolution.co.uk/blog/2009/04/and-in-other-april-fool-news.php

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Southwest Airlines announces plans to start flying to Boston in Fall’09
Official announcement: http://www.blogsouthwest.com/video/southwest-airlines-ceo-announces-future-service-boston
Boston Globe: http://www.boston.com/business/articles/2009/02/18/low_cost_carrier_southwest_airlines_coming_to_logan/

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