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Airports Expected to be Busy on Memorial Day Weekend
(WGN-AM) - Memorial Day means the beginning of the summer travel season both on the roads and in the skies. Memorial Day Weekend is one of the busiest travel weekends of the year and Chicago airport officials say they expect 1.3 million people to move...Tags: Midway, Holidays, Chicago Tribune
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United Check-In Terminals Working After Early Glitches
(WGN-AM)- United Airlines says that its check-in system is back up at O'Hare International Airport and that it is investigating what caused the computer outage at its largest hub on one of the busiest travel days of the year.
"United's check-in systems...Tags: Trips and Vacations, Air Transportation Delays, O'Hare International Airport, Entertainment, Air Transportation
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FAA Investigates Close Call at O'Hare
(WGN-AM) - An air-traffic control error led to a close call between two airliners inbound to O'Hare International Airport earlier this week, the Federal Aviation Administration said. The incident occurred Monday and involved two American Airlines...Tags: American Airlines, Inc., O'Hare International Airport, Aerospace Manufacturing, Air Transportation, Transportation
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Rockford Train Derailment Kills One
(WGN-AM) - The burning wreckage of a deadly train derailment in northern Illinois has been extinguished, and residents have been allowed to return to their homes.
Police evacuated about 600 homes within a half-mile of the derailment in Rockford amid...Tags: O'Hare International Airport, Weather Reports, Transportation Accidents, Charity, Chicago Weather
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High Water May Have Impacted Rockford Train Derailment
(WGN-AM)- There was high water along the northern Illinois rail line where a freight train derailed, setting off a fiery explosion and killing one person, federal authorities said Sunday. It's unclear what the exact water levels were during Friday's...Tags: O'Hare International Airport, Transportation Accidents, Canadian National Railway Company, Disasters and Accidents, Vehicles
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Feds Investigate Rockford Train Crash
(WGN-AM) - Federal authorities are spending their first full day investigating a freight train derailment near Rockford that killed one person when highly flammable ethanol exploded. The accident occurred Friday. But investigators from the National...Tags: Railway Accidents, Transportation Accidents, Ethanol, Death, Disasters and Accidents
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More hotels offering cars-drink-free deals
Travelers may find it easier to budget for summer road trips this year: Not only are gas prices falling, but many hotels are offering to fill up the tank. Hotels often offer free gas cards with a few nights' stay when gas prices are on the rise. Many...Tags: Fort Lauderdale, AAA, Tampa, Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Personal Service
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Odd hazard for Diplomat golf course as plane door falls from sky
The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating how a private jet's main cabin door fell to earth Wednesday and landed on the fairway of a prestigious golf course. Still sounding shaken a day after the incident, when no one was injured, the jet's...
Tags: National Transportation Safety Board, Personal Service, Palm Beach International Airport, Sports, Terremark Worldwide Incorporated
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Kuchar, Henry Bolster Field For Travelers Championship
The Hartford CourantThe Travelers Championship bolstered its 2012 field Wednesday with commitments from Players Championship winner Matt Kuchar, 2006 Buick Championship champion J.J. Henry, Charl Schwartzel, Carl Pettersson and Sean O'Hair. "Having Kuchar is awesome,"...Tags: Charl Schwartzel, Travelers Championship, Masters Tournament, World Golf Championships, Sean O'Hair
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Matt Kuchar, J.J. Henry Among Latest Travelers Commitments
The Travelers Championship bolstered its field by receiving commitments Wednesday from Matt Kuchar, Charl Schwartzel,Carl Pettersson and J.J. Henry. “We are pleased to have these five great players join an already strong field,” said...Tags: Charl Schwartzel, Masters Tournament, Travelers Championship, World Golf Championships, Fredrik Jacobson
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Matt Kuchar, J.J. Henry, Schwartzel, Pettersson and O'Hair In Travelers Field
The Travelers Championship bolstered its field by receiving commitments Wednesday from Matt Kuchar, J.J. Henry, Charl Schwartzel and Carl Pettersson. “We are pleased to have these five great players join an already strong field,” said...
Tags: Charl Schwartzel, Masters Tournament, Travelers Championship, World Golf Championships, Fredrik Jacobson
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One dead after airplanes collide in NE Arkansas
PARAGOULD, Ark. (AP) - Authorities say one person is dead and another injured after a collision between two agricultural airplanes in northeast Arkansas. Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Lynn Lunsford says a Grumman G164 and an Air Tractor...Tags: Air and Space Accidents, National Transportation Safety Board, Transportation Accidents, Federal Aviation Administration, Disasters and Accidents
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