Our pre-Thanksgiving travel news roundup is all about transportation, from flight attendants’ holiday survival tips to Egypt’s new high-speed rail and how the world’s oldest passenger ship began a new life on land.

A unique airport and a unique plane

Maho Beach, on the Caribbean island of Saint Martin, is a paradise for plane fans and thrill-seekers. The landing strip at Princess Juliana International Airport is separated from the beach by a single road, meaning that at peak season up to 70 flights a day come whizzing over the sand, almost close enough to touch .

“It’s scary,” says airport worker Franklin Wilson. “It feels like it’s coming straight at you.”

For many pilots, however, it’s a dream come true, says Wilson’s colleague Irving Maduro. “They love seeing the people on the bea

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