Air Travel Safety and Security

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Airlines and Pregnancy - Asian, Australian, South Pacific Airlines
When it comes to pregnancy and air travel, the second trimester is purported to be the safest time to fly while pregnant. The airlines, and many medical professionals do agree (at least to some degree) that air travel should not cause any further complications to a normal pregnancy, but you should seek the advice of your trusted medical professional before flying at any stage of your pregnancy.

Airlines and Pregnancy - Flying while Pregnant
When it comes to pregnancy and air travel, the second trimester is purported to be the safest time to fly while pregnant. The airlines, and many medical professionals do agree (at least to some degree) that air travel should not cause any further complications to a normal pregnancy, but you should seek the advice of your trusted medical professional before flying at any stage of your pregnancy.

Pregnant and Flying - Europe and Africa - Airlines and Pregnancy
When it comes to pregnancy and air travel, the second trimester is purported to be the safest time to fly while pregnant. The airlines, and many medical professionals do agree (at least to some degree) that air travel should not cause any further complications to a normal pregnancy, but you should seek the advice of your trusted medical professional before flying at any stage of your pregnancy.

British Airways suspends flights to Saudi Arabia
It seems that the airlines continue to be a target for terrorism. The latest brings British Airways suspending flights to Saudi Arabia after a plot to use one of their aircraft in an act of terrorism surfaced. After a year of SARS and the war in Iraq, terrorism returns to damage the recovery of air travel. These are turbulent times.

The Unaccompanied Minor - When Children Travel Alone
Children flying alone - the unaccompanied minor. Thousands of children travel unaccompanied every day. This feature describes the unaccompanied minor; airport procedures; travel tips; and what happens when flights are delayed or cancelled.

All Eyes on You in the Sky - Safety, Security and Surveillance in Air Travel
CNN is reporting that the United States Federal government is considering on board cameras to monitor airplanes inflight.

My Passport Was Stolen
My passport was stolen - the procedures I followed when my passport was stolen at the airport.

Can I Really Bring *THIS* on Board?
You may be surprised that despite the evolution of security at airports that has been occurring over the past few years that many potential "weapons" are being allowed to go through airport security and may be brought on board. There are various banned items depending on the country you are traveling from, but you may be surprised at what is allowed on board these days.

Screening Checked Luggage
Stricter airport measures for checked luggage became reality on January 1st, 2003. It affects all passengers traveling to, from or through U.S. airports. The Transportation Security Administration's mandate (the TSA was created in response to the terrorist attacks of September 11th) for improving security measures to combat the threat of terrorism in the air and American airports is now in effect.

Blackout - the lights went out on air travel
Blackout - the lights went out on air travel across the Northeastern United States and Ontario, Canada. New York, Boston, Detroit, Cleveland, Chicago, Toronto, Ottawa and 50 million people felt the effects of lost power on August 14, 2003.

SARS - Airline policies and flight reductions
Airlines are constantly updating and revising flight schedules, reducing flight services to different parts of the world, and laying off employees. The most recent instigator of these changes is not war in Iraq but rather SARS (Severe acute respiratory syndrome).

SARS affects the health of air travel
It is not just war or armed conflict that can have an adverse effect on air travel. Sometimes a virulent virus can create enough ripples of panic in passengers that travel plans are changed or canceled, and airlines suffer as people stop flying or stay closer to home. SARS is proving to be an example of a virus that is steering passengers away from flights to certain parts of the world.

Airlines react to war - Flight Schedules trimmed
The reaction to the conflict (War)in Iraq has been swift in the air travel industry. Travel agents are promoting destinations 'closer to home', and airlines are reducing flights to certain parts of the world. Airlines are facing the reality of flying during war times, and the continued threat of financial peril resulting from less passengers, rising fuel prices and an unstable global environment