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Adventures of Link: Not Going Anywhere

September 4, 2007 at 4:45 PM | 0 Comments

We had this hope that after the Labor Day crush, travel would return to normal and the summer of airport nightmares would end. Any corner of the globe would be within reach. Connections would sync up, and gate agents would upgrade us for no reason. Heh. That's what we get for being optimistic.

While visitors--and locals--in London deal with a strike that's shut down the Underground, New Yorkers and tourists are prepping for a cabbie walkout. And, though we probably don't need to remind you, the situation in the air isn't much better.

The latest snafus:
· NYC Cabbies Group Plans Strike [Newsday]
· Strike Cripples London Underground... [IHT]
· While Facebook Burns with Anti-Union Sentiment [Guardian]
· US Airlines Endure Service Disruptions Without Strikes... [NYT]
· While European Trains Get Faster Than Ever [BBC]

[Photo: Tölkin Palautus]