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Do you have the right to room on a plane?
If you answered “no,” you’re probably with the majority of American travelers. After all, airlines are private companies, and you always have the option of paying more for an upgraded seat, don’t you?
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If mentioning the word “overhead bin” doesn’t raise your blood pressure, maybe you haven’t flown recently.
But John Masters has. On a recent AirTran Airways flight, the Wichita, Kan., legal assistant noticed that the airline made every effort to persuade passengers to check their bags. Many refused.
One air traveler seated near him then laid claim to an overhead compartment that’s meant to store carry-ons for four passengers.
Read more “Airline passengers go to war over bin space”
The Oakland Hills may be the last place you’d expect to find a first-rate museum dedicated to space and science. But that’s exactly what we discovered yesterday, when we stumbled upon the Chabot Space & Science Center.
Well, we didn’t exactly stumble upon it. We had read about it, but we didn’t know what to expect up in the Oakland Hills.
Read more “Spaced out in Oakland”
