Orlando International Airport encourages flyers to air grievances on Festivus, the fictional ‘Seinfeld’ holiday
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Orlando International Airport encourages flyers to air grievances on Festivus, the fictional ‘Seinfeld’ holiday

It’s Festivus for fed-up flyers as long as they keep their moves PG. The Orlando International Airport (MCO) set up a comment box with a pen and paper where annoyed travelers could submit “airing of grievances” Saturday alongside a traditional Festivus pole inspired by an episode of “Seinfeld.” “For those…

Tampa TSA finds ’emotional support’ boa constrictor in luggage
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Tampa TSA finds ’emotional support’ boa constrictor in luggage

The Transportation Security Administration says that a traveler attempted to bring an “emotional support pet” boa constrictor snake through security. A spokesperson for the agency tweeted that the incident happened at Tampa International Airport in December when a woman had the snake, named “Bartholomew,” in her carry-on bag. The snake was detected when the…

Worker dies after being sucked into jet engine at Alabama airport
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Worker dies after being sucked into jet engine at Alabama airport

A ground worker who was fatally injured on the ramp of a regional airport in Alabama was “ingested into the engine” of an American Airlines jetliner parked at the gate, officials said. The worker was sucked into the Embraer 170’s engine about 3 p.m. Saturday at Montgomery Regional Airport, where it…