. in ten years about 1 billion passengers will fly in the united states, each one of them with some complaints. we ve all got them. we re spending three days offering some solutions. we call our series fix my flight . and today we re comparing an alternative to flying. we sent sandra endo on a trip through the air and on the ground, high-speed rail. reporter: this is not a race but a test in satisfaction. we re taking a day trip from washington, d.c., to new york city. and the good thing about the northeast corridors is travelers can either take the train or the plane to get there, and on this leg we re taking the amtrak accela. with a ticket to ride, get on board and choose your seat. there s a cafe cart if you re hungry, free wi-fi if you need it and a quiet car if you need some peace. why do you choose a train
going to use when you re on the aircraft. the second thing is be more organized. be familiar with where you re seated. i think the first thing i would talk about when i hear the seat belt sign. if you re a passenger traveling, use the bathroom in the terminal before you get on the aircraft. we can t move if someone s standing up, so we have to stop where we are. you re in the largest airports and busiest errants like you are here at hartfield-jackson, you re stopping aircraft bind you as well. we want to get you from point a to point b in the safest way. we want to get you to the hotel as much as you do, i guarantee you. if you re simply not in the mood to fly, there are always trains, cars. sandra endo is going to take a look at the options and how they compare. that is next in our next hour in our fix my flight series.
ring your call button and ask a flight attendant and we d be happy to move you if one is a available. worry about what you can change, weather delays and acts of nature you can t control that. so, it s better to sit back and relax. we try. if you simply don t want to fly, not in the mood to fly, always trains, cars, our sandra endo takes a look at other ways to travel. that s tomorrow on our fix my flight series. to pick the story you d like to see in the next hour, check one to check out soaring pump prices, two for cop and squirrel or, three, to go inside a school that teaches you how to be a princess. the winning story s going to air the winning story s going to air in the next hour. captions by vitac www.vitac.com top of the hour, i want to get you up to speed. we ll start with breaking news.
for example, take your keys out of the pocket, and your cell phone and belts and take those off before you get to the security line and put them this bag so you can place them on the x-ray machine and they will go right through. when i go shopping, i look for a belt or shoes that are called tsa-friendly and the belt does not have to come off, because it is made of a particular plastic and the shoes don t have metal contact in them. you have to take the shoes off, but it will help. stay tuned for another fix my flight report, and we will have tips of packing for the airlines to avoiding that dreaded middle seat. too many bodies and not enough clues. a desolate beach front in long island for months and maybe years is a dumping ground for a possible serial killer. some of the grisly discoveries are representing the ninth and maybe the ninth and tenth victims whose remains have been found since december. all of the remains were found on
novel, two magazines and an ipod. you won t use all of those things. be more realistic of what you will need on the aircraft. and be more organize and be familiar with where you are seated. i think that the first thing that i would talk about when we put on the seat belt sign. if you are a passenger traveling and you use the bathroom in the terminal before you get on the aircraft, and that is one of the largest problems we have out there. we cannot move if someone is standing up. so we have to stop. and we are in largest and busiest airports in the world like here at hartsfield-jackson, that would cause 10 or 15 aircraft behind us from stopping. the only thing we want to do is to get you to point a to b in the most convenient and safe way. we want to get to the hotel as much as you do, i guarantee it. stay with us for another fix my flight report. next hour, richard branson and his plans for space adventures and how to save the american