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JetBlue adds LAX, targets West for growth
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Low-cost carrier JetBlue said Tuesday that it will expand its West Coast footprint this spring by starting service at Los Angeles International Airport and by bolstering its service at other airports in the region....
http://www.usatoday.com/travel/flights/2008-02-13-jetblue-growth_N.htm?csp=Travel
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Delta, NWA pilot talks slowly move forward, sources say
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WASHINGTON — Talks between pilots at Northwest Airlines and Delta Air Lines to reach an equity and seniority agreement they can offer to management ahead of any merger bid are moving forward but slowly, industry sources with knowledge of the discussions said Tuesday.
http://www.usatoday.com/travel/flights/2008-02-13-delta-nwa-talks_N.htm?csp=Travel
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New Orleans airport traffic grew 21 percent in 2007
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NEW ORLEANS — Annual passenger traffic at Louisiana's largest airport jumped nearly 21% in 2007 and reached about three-quarters of the number handled before Hurricane Katrina hit in August 2005, the airport reported Tuesday.
http://www.usatoday.com/travel/flights/2008-02-12-new-orleans-airport_N.htm?csp=Travel
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Airport workers to face more vigorous security screening
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WASHINGTON — To increase security and weed out potential terrorists, workers at seven airports nationwide will undergo more vigorous screening beginning in May.
http://www.usatoday.com/travel/flights/2008-02-12-airport-workers_N.htm?csp=Travel
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Alaska offers many options for viewing wildlife: Whales, eagles, bears and more
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ENALI NATIONAL PARK, Alaska — It was near the end of a six-hour bus tour of Denali National Park that we got a good, long look at a bear eating his way through a field of berries.....
http://www.usatoday.com/travel/destinations/2008-02-13-alaska-wildlife_N.htm?csp=Travel
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Texas to launch $20M tourism campaign
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AUSTIN (AP) — State officials hope that scenes of Tex-Mex dining in San Antonio and mountain biking in Big Bend National Park will convince couch potatoes to spend some money visiting scenic locations in Texas.... ...
http://www.usatoday.com/travel/news/2008-02-13-texas-tourism-campaign_N.htm?csp=Travel
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Smithsonian American history museum delays reopening
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Smithsonian's National Museum of American History is delaying its reopening from this summer to the fall. ....
http://www.usatoday.com/travel/news/2008-02-13-smithsonian-delays-opening_N.htm?csp=Travel
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Europe wants visitors fingerprinted
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LONDON — Americans and other foreigners entering and leaving Europe would be fingerprinted under a proposal to combat terrorism, organized crime and illegal immigration to be unveiled Wednesday....
http://www.usatoday.com/travel/news/2008-02-12-european-fingerprinting_N.htm?csp=Travel
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Portugal's beaches, seafood attract visitors to Europe's West Coast
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SAGRES, Portugal — The wind picked up after we left the last trees behind and the narrow road stretched out over the misty, scrub-covered plateau toward the end of Europe.....
http://www.usatoday.com/travel/destinations/2008-02-12-portugal-beach-getaway_N.htm?csp=Travel
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