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Consumer Traveler Today: Jan 22

01-22-2012

 

Consumer Traveler Today: What we’re watching: Washington Monument earthquake footage, Indonesia’s train surfers, air traffic close call 
 

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What we’re watching: Washington Monument earthquake footage, Indonesia’s train surfers, air traffic close call

Posted: 22 Jan 2012 03:00 AM PST

This weekend we look at some recently released video taken inside the Washington Monument during the earthquake last August. From Indonesia we learn about "train surfers" who ride on tops of trains to avoid paying for tickets. The government is taking extreme measures to stop the practice. We finish off with audio of the air traffic controller with a Southwest flight in Chicago who almost directed the Southwest plane into a LearJet that was taking off.
        

Congress close to FAA Reauthorization deal

Posted: 21 Jan 2012 07:27 AM PST

Consumer Travel Alliance (CTA) has learned from sources on Capitol Hill that a deal has been struck to allow passage of the long-delayed FAA Reauthorization bill. Evidently, Republicans have agreed to modify the National Mediation Board (NMB) language in the bill which will allow the bill to move forward in about two weeks barring any glitches.