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Traveler May Have Spread Measles in 5 US Airports

By Lauren FrayerFeb 27th 2011 – 7:25AM
AFP / Getty Images

AFP / Getty Images

Public health officials are scrambling to reach airline passengers and staff who may have had contact with a woman infected with measles who passed through as many as five U.S. airports last week. The New Mexico woman was on a transatlantic flight from London to Dulles International Airport in Washington, D.C., on Feb....

Severe Turbulence Injures 25 on LA-Bound Flight

By Michelle RuizJul 21st 2010 – 2:31PM

(July 21) -- A United Airlines flight was cruising at 34,000 feet toward Los Angeles with drinks sitting on tray tables when severe turbulence lurched the jetliner, sending the cabin into disarray and injuring 25 of the 265 people aboard, the airline said today. "I saw at least two people hit the ceiling," passenger...

30 Injured as United Flight Hits Severe Turbulence

Jul 21st 2010 – 6:23AM
Barry Gutierrez, AP

Barry Gutierrez, AP

DENVER (July 21) -- A United Airlines jetliner was diverted to Denver after 30 people onboard were injured, one critically, when the plane hit severe turbulence while flying over Kansas, the Federal Aviation Administration said. The flight originated at Dulles International Airport near Washington, D.C., and was headed to...

Background on dulles international airport

Washington Dulles International Airport is a public airport in Dulles, Virginia, 26 miles (41.6 km) west of downtown Washington, D.C.

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