September 6th, 2006
News Quickies — 09/06/06
- Due to last month’s terror alert, British Airways is claiming a £40m ($75.9m) loss. Between August 10th and 17th, it cancelled 1,280 flights and incurred costs of hotels, catering and recovering baggage for stranded passengers. [“ BA says terror alert cost it £40m” (BBC News)]
- “A coalition of 300 Iraqi tribal leaders on Saturday demanded the release of Saddam Hussein so he could reclaim the presidency and also called for armed resistance against U.S.-led forces.” Yikes! [“A Demand for Hussein’s Release” (WashingtonPost.com)]
- On the fifth anniversary of the September 11th attacks, CNN will replay their coverage of the day’s events on the Internet. Viewers will be able to watch how events unfolded starting at 8:30am, just minutes before the first reports of the first airplane hitting the World Trade Center started, all the way until midnight in real time. For the day, the usually for-fee service will be free. [”CNN.com to replay 9/11 attacks coverage” (Yahoo!News)]
Tags: British Airways, airport security, terror alert, Saddam Hussein, Iraq, 9/11, CNN, WTC
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