Tag: air travel

United in outrage: Would I participate in a boycott of United Airlines?

April 11, 2017 benign0 16 Comments

United in outrage: Would I participate in a boycott of United Airlines?

Granted that the sight of a passenger being forcefully dragged out of an overbooked airplane is quite upsetting, I don’t think it would matter enough to most people — at least not enough for them to make it a major factor in a decision around which flight to take somewhere. As Fortune points out, the…

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Media, Society

Is the Philippines ready for an Ebola outbreak?

August 1, 2014August 1, 2014 benign0 28 Comments

Is the Philippines ready for an Ebola outbreak?

The death toll is mounting in West Africa as the Ebola virus, which causes an often fatal haemorrhagic fever in its victims, ravages West Africa. The disease is spread amongst humans through blood and other bodily fluids. The world is starting to batten down as fears of the disease spreading beyond the region grows. Governments…

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Development, Environment, Government

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