(This story was last updated on January 12 2021) There is no question that the spread of the coronavirus around the world has affected not only travel in the short term but will continue to do so for at least a year or two into the future. Here is a collection of stories, arranged from …
“9/11 Remembered: The Year of Flying Dangerously” (Part 4) (The third installment of Dick Jordan’s recollections of the events of September 11, 2001 appeared yesterday. The story concludes today.) Unhappy Travels A month after returning from Europe we were in the air again, this time flying from San Francisco to Newark where we picked up …
“9/11 Remembered: The Year of Flying Dangerously” (Part 3) (The second installment of Dick Jordan’s recollections of the events of September 11, 2001 appeared yesterday. The story continues today). Arrival in Italy, At Last! The weather had been good for flying and only a few puffy clouds floated in the skies ahead of us. We …
“9/11 Remembered: The Year of Flying Dangerously” (Part 2) (The first installment of Dick Jordan’s recollections of the events of September 11, 2001 appeared yesterday. The story continues today). Departure Day I turned on my computer before breakfast on Saturday and went to the Alitalia Website. Departures to the U.S. had resumed. A plane from …