Airlines have canceled more than 1, 600 flights, leaving passengers like Alex Thompson, who had hoped to take a flight to San Francisco, with plenty of time on their hands.
So how serious should we take this flight to less regulated regions?
"Request climb to FL360, " meaning the pilot wanted to take the flight from London to Minneapolis up a bit to 36, 000 feet above sea level.
It was told I had to take the next flight back to my base in Senegal, which meant my stay at the lodge was only a brief one.
Police meanwhile released security camera footage of Sarai Sierra, 33, who has been missing since Jan. 21, when she didn't take her flight back to New York.
But in a boost to the campaign, Sven Goran Erikson's England team were persuaded to take precautionary measures before their flight to the Far East for the World Cup finals.
The flight marked a milestone in Japan, but the plane wasn't the first Dreamliner to take flight since the problems first surfaced.
Virgin Galactic officials and Mr. Branson, a flamboyant entrepreneur who has pledged to take the first tourist flight along with members of his family, recently have declined to predict the date of the first powered flight or when paying passengers would take off.
But many people who've spent time and money become upset when the airline can't use their miles to book the specific flight they want to take.
On the back of a motor bike, With your arms outstretched trying to take flight, Leaving everything behind.
This marked a milestone in Japan, but the plane wasn't the first Dreamliner to take flight since the problems first surfaced.
Obie spread his arms like a gaunt bird ready to take flight.
Over in the Netherlands we spotted Eindhoven's Evoluon Center, which looks like a massive flying saucer that's about to take flight.
Libes has formed a new accelerator for mission-driven companies in Seattle called Fledge (as in fledgling bird about to take flight).
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After about an hour and a half on the ground, it's time for an outbound flight to take off and head to a war zone.
As a young girl and later as a young woman, she found herself abused and stifled by the dictates of Islam just as her youthful spirit wished most to take flight.
Mr. BRITTAIN: Well, that rewards the sinner, so to speak for the sins of segregation by allowing the white flight to take place, and then insulating it, like Gary said, with this kind of apartheid border between the urban district and the suburban district.
The maiden flight is due to take place later this year, with the first passenger flight expected in the second half of 2014.
But after a share issue attracted pledges from all over the world, Eibar was able to take its place in the top flight and underline its commitment to financial prudence.
Each flight leg will take 20 to 25 hours, with 10-day stops in each city.
Moreover, as Secretary Napolitano has said, once the suspect attempted to take down Flight 253 -- after his attempt it's clear that passengers and crew, our homeland security systems and our aviation security took all appropriate actions.
According to Association of British Travel Agents (ABTA) charter flight customers can refuse to take a seat on a plane that has been delayed more than 12 hours, claiming a full refund.
Next morning, my taxi came at 4 a.m. to take me back to Dum Dum for my return flight to Delhi.
Some people were critical of Jessica's parents for encouraging their daughter to set the flying record and of the flight instructor's decision to take off in a storm that carried rain and snow.
This aircraft which has the capability to take off and land like a helicopter yet convert in flight to move horizontally like a conventional aircraft represents the most important single advance in aviation since the introduction of the jet engine.
Each flight leg will take about 19 to 25 hours, with 10-day stops in each city.
Jessica's flight instructor, Joe Reid, was reportedly sitting beside her during the fatal flight and was to take over the controls in an emergency.
In many cases airlines will try to find a passenger who is willing to take a later flight, often sweetening the pill with a free upgrade.
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