2023 Automotive Hall of Fame members honored
Honorees included GM CEO Mary Barra, Gentex co-founder Fred Bauer, racer Juan Manuel Fangio, Honda co-founder Takeo Fujisawa, Ford designer McKinley Thompson Jr. and Hot Wheels designer Larry Wood.
Frontier Airlines faces class-action lawsuit alleging ‘hidden’ baggage fees, false advertising
Lauren Penington | The Denver Post
Frontier Airlines markets itself as having the lowest fares, but a new class-action lawsuit alleges the Denver-based carrier makes up the difference with hidden, inflated fees.
Florida resident Amira Hamad filed the 21-page lawsuit in U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida in late June, seeking a refund of the fees and $100 million in punitive damages for herself and others.
A spokesperson for Frontier said the airline doesn’t comment on pending litigation.
Hamad said in the lawsuit that she booked a round-trip flight with Frontier after seeing an “attractive” price online and reading on the company’s website that passengers are allowed one free personal item no larger than 14 inches tall, 18 inches wide and 8 inches deep.
According to the lawsuit, when Hamad arrived at her gate, Frontier’s bag sizer was smaller than the dimensions advertised on the website. When her bag wouldn’t fit into the allegedly shrunken bag sizer, the airline charged Hamad $100 for her “oversized” personal item — nearly four times the price of checking a bag.
Appeals court to reconsider ruling on Elon Musk tweet about unions
A federal appeals court said it will reconsider its recent decision that Tesla’s Musk violated federal labor law when he tweeted that employees would lose stock options if they joined a union.
Self-driving company Aurora Innovation closes $820M capital raise
The critical capital raise will help Aurora launch its autonomous trucking business by the end of 2024.
Busch Gardens: One-day event is scary (Howl-O-Scream house), merry (Santa alert)
Busch Gardens Tampa Bay theme park is slipping into holiday mode, but only briefly, while mixing up Halloween and Christmas into a one-day event called Scary and Merry.
Park visitors on July 25 will have the option of doing a lights-on walkthrough of a returning haunted house that’s destined to be a part of Busch Gardens’ Howl-O-Scream event and a deck-the-halls chance to visit with Santa Claus. Folks may choose to do both.
The Halloween experience will be inside the Residence: Home of the Holidays haunted house, which is set up in the Pantopia section of the theme park. Visitors wanting time with St. Nick will find him in the pass member lounge that’s upstairs in the Serengeti Overlook.
Both holiday sneak peeks will be available from noon to 4 p.m. on Scary and Merry day. They are included with regular park admission.
Universal: ‘Stranger Things’ house set for Halloween Horror Nights 2023
Busch Gardens’ full-blown Howl-O-Scream begins Oct. 8. The park is currently running a “sinister sale” that offers up to 70% off ticket prices. This year’s event will include a new haunted house called D.H. Baggum’s Circus of Fear (“The most terrifying show you’ll ever see,” a promo video says). There also will be new scare zones called Sin City Zombies and Big Ed’s Demolition Derby.