Top baby names for 2008 in New York City

Here is a breakdown of the top baby names for 2008 in New York City

	New York City	Hispanic	Black	White	Asian
Girls
1	Sophia	Ashley	Madison	Olivia	Sophia
2	Isabella	Isabella	Kayla	Esther	Chloe
3	Emily	Emily	Makayla	Sarah	Emily
4	Olivia	Brianna	Nevaeh	Sophia	Tiffany
5	Sarah	Mia	Jada	Rachel	Fiona
6	Madison	Samantha	Brianna	Emma	Isabella
7	Ashley	Sophia	Chloe	Chaya	Olivia
8	Mia	Melanie	Destiny	Ava	Sarah
9	Samantha	Genesis	Alyssa	Leah	Angela*
10	Emma	Kimberly	Gabrielle* Imani*	Miriam	Vivian*
Boys
1	Jayden	Jayden	Jayden	Daniel	Ryan
2	Daniel	Justin	Joshua	Joseph	Eric
3	Michael	Angel	Elijah	Michael	Jason*
4	Matthew	Anthony	Jeremiah	David	Matthew*
5	David	Christopher	Christian	Matthew	Daniel
6	Joshua	Daniel	Michael	Alexander	Ethan
7	Justin	Joshua	Justin	Jacob	Kevin
8	Anthony	Kevin	Daniel	Nicholas	Justin
9	Christopher	Brandon*	Ethan	Jack	Ivan
10	Ethan* Ryan*	David*	Tyler*	Samuel	Vincent

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AirFrance 2nd Bag Fee

Air France will introduce a fee for passengers checking in a second bag. The fee will be $50 for all flights departing from the USA and 50 euros for all flights departing from Europe.
Some exemptions apply.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

New York – October 19, 2009 – Effective with tickets issued November 1, 2009, Air France will introduce a revised baggage policy for customers traveling in Economy Class between the US and Europe including Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia (see complete list below*). Passengers will be able to check one bag, weighing up to 50 pounds (23 kilos), free of charge. If passengers would like to check a second bag, with the same maximum weight allowance, they may do so for a fee of $50 for all flights departing from the US or 50 Euros for all flights departing from Europe. Additionally, the fee for checked bags weighing between 50 and 70 pounds (23 to 32 kilos) will increase from 50 dollars or Euros to 100 dollars or Euros. Beyond the second checked bag, additional bags of the same maximum weight will be charged 200 dollars or Euros.**


The following customers continue to receive a baggage allowance of 2 pieces of checked baggage up to 50 pounds each in Economy Class free of charge:
• Flying Blue Platinum, Gold and Silver members
• SkyTeam Elite and Elite Plus Frequent Flyer members
• Passengers traveling on special Seaman’s fares.

The following customers benefit from a baggage allowance of 2 pieces of checked luggage up to 70 pounds each free of charge:
• Club 2000 and Skipper members
• Passengers booked in Air France’s new Premium Voyageur Class.

The baggage allowance rules have not changed for those passengers flying in First or Business Class.
For further information on the rules of baggage allowance visit airfrance.us.

*European countries: Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Faroe Islands, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Gibraltar, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Isle of Man, Italy, Jersey, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malta, Moldavia, Monaco, Montenegro, Morocco, The Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom.
**Size allowance remains the same.

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