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Alaska Airlines Canceling Flights Out Of Newark After Planes Grounded Alaska Airlines Canceling Flights Out Of Newark After Planes Grounded
Alaska Airlines Canceling Flights Out Of Newark After Planes Grounded Are you flying out Alaska Airlines out of Newark Airport this week? You might want to double check your itinerary. Several Alaska Airlines flights out of airport have been cancelled, in the wake of a mishap where an Alaska Airlines flight from Portland was forced to make an emergency landing after a door panel blew off shortly after takeoff on Friday, Jan. 5. Several people suffered minor injuries and the door was later found in someone's backyard in Oregon. The Federal Aviation Authority said it was ordering all Boeing 737 Max 9 aircrafts with door plugs installed to be grounded pending an…

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by Sam Barron
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TSA Drops Mask Mandate For Planes, Public Transit... For Now TSA Drops Mask Mandate For Planes, Public Transit... For Now
TSA Drops Mask Mandate For Planes, Public Transit... For Now Face masks will no longer be enforced on airplanes and other modes of public transport after a federal judge ruled the order unconstitutional Monday, April 18. The decision comes after U.S. District Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle said in a 59-page decision that the CDC overstepped its authority by enforcing the 14-month directive. The Biden administration was in the process of reviewing and deciding whether or not to appeal it as of Monday evening, multiple news outlets report. The Amtrak rail system and TSA both rescinded the mandate, but the CDC – which extended the mask mandate through …

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by Nic Acosta & Cecilia Levine
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Two Men Blame Racial Profiling For Panic At Newark Airport: Report Two Men Blame Racial Profiling For Panic At Newark Airport: Report
Two Men Blame Racial Profiling For Panic At Newark Airport: Report The airline employee who sparked a panic when she ordered passengers to flee from a terminal at Newark Liberty International Airport last week racially profiled the men who she took to be a threat, the men told BuzzFeed News. The Alaska Airlines employee hit an alarm near Gate 30 and yelled “evacuate” around 8:30 p.m. on Labor Day, sending hundreds scrambling from the terminal. Port Authority police interviewed the men, later saying it was a false alarm and there had never been any danger. Initial reports said the employee, who was not identified, singled out the men because they were be…

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by Paul Milo
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Newark Airport Terminal Briefly Evacuated, No Threat Found Newark Airport Terminal Briefly Evacuated, No Threat Found
Newark Airport Terminal Briefly Evacuated, No Threat Found Passengers were forced to flee to the tarmac at Newark Liberty International Airport Monday night when an employee sounded an alarm following an encounter with two men, according to Port Authority police and published reports.  An Alaska Airlines employee sounded the alarm after approaching two men in Terminal A near Gate 30 who fled the area. Hundreds of passengers left the terminal, a chaotic scene caught on social media.  The scene as we ran out of Newark. Total Chaos. #newark pic.twitter.com/hCgHtvLHkF — Amy Macrae (@amy_macrae_) September 3, 2019 Chaos ensues at Newark Airport …

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by Paul Milo