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Waiting times at security check points at US airports rapidly get longer. The US Transportation Security Administration closed security checkpoints at airports around the USA the past weekend.
If the US Transportation Security Administration (TSA) kept airline passengers safe, Donald Trump has changed that. He said live on TV that he was proud to shutdown the government and would not blame the Democrats. "I own the shutdown," he said.
Following our previous article we now share a video posted by snugsug.com. It shows a striking example of a severe turbulent area with rain at Birmingham airport in the UK.
First, a Flybe Embraer tries to land, but has to go around as the crosswinds are too strong.
Next, an easyJet Airbus approaches the airport and does the same. It does not even try a second time, but diverts straight to Stansted.
But then an Emirates Airbus 380 -... 
Severe turbulence in an airplane is not only inconvenient, it may also be dangerous. Overhead bins may open and baggage items may fall on passengers' heads. Also, items may fly through the cabin. Watch a video about severe turbulence on an Aeroflot flight.
Cases of extreme turbulence have caused injuries to passengers and flight attendants. Although pilots try to avoid flying through turbulent areas, they do not always know they are approaching such an area. In those cases they simply cannot fly around the turbulent area and turbulence occurs... 
AirlineRatings.com has named Qantas the safest airline for 2019. However, it presents the top-20 in alphabetical order. Thus, it is not really an airline safety ranking order. Carriers in the top-20 are:
Air New Zealand, Alaska Airlines, All Nippon Airways, American Airlines, Austrian Airlines, British Airways, Cathay Pacific Airways, Emirates, EVA Air, Finnair, Hawaiian Airlines, KLM, Lufthansa, Qantas, Qatar, SAS, Singapore Airlines, Swiss, and United Airlines, Virgin Atlantic and Virgin Australia.
Companies have a tried and tested strategy to promote a product. This is paying a firm for conducting a survey on the condition that the results will meet the company's requirements. In such a case the survey invariably shows that consumers are very enthusiastic about the new product.
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