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???¢?¢?€š?¬?…?€?I’m sure most of you have heard of Southwest Airlines’s cheap airfare notification system called DING! It’s a little program you download that sits in your taskbar and alerts you with Southwest’s famous in-flight *DING!* when a low fare pops up.???¢?¢?€š?¬?‚?? Link: http://www.gadling.com

???¢?¢?€š?¬?…?€?Japan has said it aims to launch its first magnetic levitation ???¢?¢?€š?¬?¢?‚¬Å“ or maglev ???¢?¢?€š?¬?¢?‚¬Å“ rail service by 2025. With a top speed of more than 500km/h (310mph), the trains will run between Tokyo and the central city of Nagoya.???¢?¢?€š?¬?‚?? Link: http://news.bbc.co.uk

???¢?¢?€š?¬?…?€?A boy of 14 in a plaster cast from his ankle to his thigh was forced to stand for nearly two hours on a Ryanair jet.???¢?¢?€š?¬?‚?? Link: http://www.dailymail.co.uk

???¢?¢?€š?¬?…?€?On Monday night I was booked on an Easyjet flight from Belfast to London, and then another from London to Tallinn on Tuesday morning. In between times I had arranged to stay with MWK. As my new life has encouraged me to massively trim back on the amount of stuff I own, I decided to…

???¢?¢?€š?¬?…?€?The project has caused divisions within the Hualapai tribe Visitors to the Grand Canyon are to get stunning views from a raised glass platform being inaugurated on Tuesday.???¢?¢?€š?¬?‚?? Link: http://news.bbc.co.uk

???¢?¢?€š?¬?…?€?Ryanair will seek to block some Web sites from selling its flights at what the airline called inflated prices. Some travel sites are routinely doubling the price of the carrier’s flights, Ryanair said Wednesday in a statement. Operators have also misled passengers about baggage allowances and other terms and conditions, the airline said.???¢?¢?€š?¬?‚?? Link: http://www.redorbit.com…

Some EasyJet horror stories for a change. http://www.travelersdigest.com/easy_jet_warning.htm

There goes my April fool joke, damn ???¢?¢?€š?¬?…?€?Budget airline RyanAir today unveiled their new ‘pay as you weigh’ pricing policy that will mean extra charges for customers exceeding the airline’s recommended flying weight. Under their revised terms and conditions those passengers deemed to be ‘fatties’ will be charged an increasing scale of penalty charges for…

???¢?¢?€š?¬?…?€?In the late afternoon breeze, turquoise waves are crashing against the tiny gray rocky point, palms fronds are swaying over it and a pelican keeps swooping over the crescent of snow-white beach like a diner who can’t decide what to pick from tonight’s menu. I lazily sway in the breeze too, deep in my hammock…

???¢?¢?€š?¬?…?€?The expanded airline will fly nearly 10 million people British Airways has sold the regional operations of its subsidiary airline BA Connect to Flybe, a move that will lead to about 900 flight cancellations. The airline said it would offer passengers alternative flights with either BA or Flybe, or a full refund.???¢?¢?€š?¬?‚?? Link: http://news.bbc.co.uk

???¢?¢?€š?¬?…?€?To Ann Jordan and her family, it was simply a kind gesture from a fellow passenger who wanted to help resolve a problem. But instead of allowing one of her two young children to sit on the lap of another traveller during take-off and landing, the airline marched her off the plane.???¢?¢?€š?¬?‚?? Link: http://www.thisislondon.co.uk

???¢?¢?€š?¬?…?€?EasyJet is launching a base at Madrid Barajas, its 17th, and said operations will start Feb. 16 with several new routes, details of which will be announced next month and will include domestic services. ???¢?¢?€š?¬?…?€?Spain has been a key market for easyJet for the past 10 years and the new base will take our commitment…

???¢?¢?€š?¬?…?€?Low-cost airline easyJet called on airlines to cut greenhouse emissions on Wednesday, becoming the latest in a string of UK companies to broadcast a warning about the environment.???¢?¢?€š?¬?‚?? Link: http://www.planetark.com

???¢?¢?€š?¬?…?€?KarstadtQuelle’s tour operator Thomas Cook is to merge with British package holiday company MyTravel, the companies said on Monday, confirming earlier reports. Thomas Cook will hold 52 percent of the enlarged group and 48 percent will be owned by MyTravel’s shareholders, the companies added. The new firm, named Thomas Cook Group Plc, is to be…