Wednesday, December 29, 2010

Russian President Orders Probe into Meltdown of Moscow Airports

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev ordered the country's top prosecutor to investigate what experts are calling the worst meltdown in Russian air travel in 15 years, after a Moscow ice storm all but paralyzed the country's two biggest airports. Thousands of passengers were stuck in the airports for days, many of them without food, water, or hotel rooms. Passengers shouted slogans against air companies, and several airline employees, including women, were beaten by angry passengers.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204467204576047813180629084.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HvayhbD_MBU (video)

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