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E L L I O T T' S TRAVEL NOTES
Travel news, opinion and analysis

January 9, 2004

US Airways Attendants Sue Airline
The employees are trying to prevent airline management from executing what they call "an illegal process in the involuntary furlough of 552 flight attendants." The flight attendant's union accuses US Airways management of making "a public spectacle of asking for employee cooperation in turning the airline around." AFA | Posted 6:30 a.m.
-- Post: Airline delays employee meetings
-- Times: US Airways pursuing "big asset sale"
-- Reuters: "Partial breakup" of company imminent
-- Brancatelli: "Thuggish" management selling assets

• Looks as if it's almost over for US Airways (or at least its beleaguered management team). It didn't help that rival Southwest made more inroads in Philadelphia yesterday, with the 76ers, Flyers and Phillies making the maverick carrier their "official" airline. Never mind that Southwest doesn't actually fly to the US Airways hub yet. | Send us your comments.

World's Biggest Cruise Ship Sets Sail
The Queen has named the world's largest cruise ship, the 550 million pound Queen Mary 2, amid fanfare seven weeks after tragedy struck at its French shipyard and 15 people died. The ship's baptism before 2,000 guests at the southern English port of Southampton, accompanied by fireworks and the strains of the Royal Marines Band, contrasted with the subdued sendoff the vessel received as it left France two weeks ago. Reuters | Posted 6:35 a.m.
-- NCA: "Giant" liner named Queen Mary 2
-- Telegraph: Queen "vaguely" impressed
• That's a helluva boat, folks. Who cares that these aren't the best of times for the cruise business? | Send us your comments.

U-Haul Rejects Ford Explorers
U-Haul International Inc. is forbidding its stores to rent trailers to customers who plan to tow with the Ford Explorer, saying it no longer can afford to defend product liability lawsuits linked to the best-selling SUV. The unusual move by U-Haul comes after the Explorer appeared to have overcome lingering image problems associated with the Firestone tire debacle. Detroit News | Posted 6:55 a.m.
-- AP: "Excessive" lawsuit costs cited
• Hmmm, maybe it's time to sell that Explorer and buy something safer. Like a Pinto. | Send us your comments.

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• And finally ... the boards are buzzing with confessional postings from travelers who steal soap, toiletries, trinkets and other items of value from hotel rooms and planes. This, of course, has been going on for years. But a guilty conscience is hard to soothe. Posted 6:35 a.m. | Send us your comments.

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