Word: houston
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...Michael S. Serrill. Reported by Hays Corey/Washington and David S. Jackson/ Houston...
...Washington, customers of the Thomas Cook travel agency refused to fly on Eastern Air Lines. In Manhattan, clerks at the bustling Avos agency on Fifth Avenue stopped writing tickets for Continental Air Lines. In Houston, passengers had to pass through picket lines on their way to flights. All across the U.S. last week, the normally routine business of air travel was suddenly overtaken by confusion and uncertainty. "People are scared," said Kathy Prezas, manager of Chicago's Apollo Travel. "They used to choose an airline for its food, or fares, or times. Now they are deciding which carrier...
During the week, Continental Chairman Frank Lorenzo, looking weary and discouraged, shuttled between Denver and Houston for what proved to be unproductive talks with striking pilots. A crew shortage forced Continental to defer its plans to add ten flights to the 158 remaining on its schedule. Pilots who had crossed picket lines were already flying at the rate of 83 hours a month, well under the federally mandated limit of 100 but still some 28 hours more than Continental's pre-strike average. In view of the turmoil throughout the industry, the Federal Aviation Administration stepped up its safety...
...thirds full by offering $75 one-way rates between any two nonstop points that it serves. Furthermore, it announced an extension of the discount fares, which few other carriers have sought to match, until Oct. 22. Said Gladys Henn, 68, before boarding a Cleveland-bound Continental jet in Houston: "If the pilot is flying this thing, he's got his life in his hands too. I have to feel safe, or I wouldn...
Wroblewska and her brother, who now lives in Houston, decided to stay when her parents returned to Poland last year. But return for her will only be more difficult as she spends more time in America...