airports

Orbitz Reveals Busiest Airports for Thanksgiving Travel 2009

Cheryl Phillips — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:19:09 -0600

Internet travel company Orbitz release the Insider Index that lists the busiest airports in the U.S. for Thanksgiving 2009. The Index also reveals the least busy airports which may help travelers who have not purchased a ticket yet so they can decide what their best route will be.

AirTran Airways Offers Thanksgiving Travel Tips

Cheryl Phillips — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:10:08 -0600

AirTran Airways has been offering helpful holiday travel tips for eight years. With surcharges, baggage fees and even a fee for seat reservation, the price of travel is a major stress for travelers. AirTran Airways keeps offering their tips for holiday travel each year in hopes that some of that stress will be reduced.

Free Wi-Fi At 47 US Airports

Jesse Slome — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 08:08:59 -0600

Here is a nice holiday gift from Google. The company will provide free Wi-Fi at US airports through January 15, 2010.

Gaza Airport In Ruins, Clinton Skips

Armen Hareyan — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 08:16:41 -0600

As Hillary Clinton skips Gaza in her tour of Israel and Palestine, this video shows the abandoned and ruined airport of Gaza city and reminds of the past good times when president Clinton visited it to make the opening.

London Airport Closed Due To BA Crash Landing

Armen Hareyan — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 14:54:22 -0600

There is a note on the website of the London City Airport, which informs of the airport closing "due to incident." Skye TV reports crash landing of British Airways plane. Passengers are evacuated. All passengers survived.

Denver News Update On Plane Crash And Airport

Armen Hareyan — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 06:47:38 -0600

Last night at least 38 passengers were injured when the Continental Airlines's plane crashed during the take off. The jet veered off Denver runway and catched fire.

LAX Soundproofing Contracts To Reduce Sound For Residents

Armen Hareyan — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 19:20:28 -0600

The Los Angeles Board of Airport Commissioners today awarded a contract to DAB Construction, Inc., of Los Angeles for a portion of the Los AngelesInternationalAirport’s (LAX) Residential Soundproofing Program.

Low-cost airlines are now new major players

harminka — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 12:05:52 -0500

Leading low-cost airlines with a preference for small, inexpensive airports are now the largest airlines in the United States and Europe, according to an MIT expert on airport design and operations, who said that airport planners in major metropolitan areas need to accept this paradigm shift and build flexibility into airport design.

Heathrow's New Terminal 5 Still In Chaos

Armen Hareyan — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 07:20:34 -0500

In UK, flights at London Heathrow airport's Terminal Five are subject to delays for the second day running due to chaos at the baggage-handling department. On Thursday, thousands of passengers were stranded, with many of them having to be put up in hotels.

Environmental Activists Target Airport in Malmo

seher — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 13:02:14 -0600

Seven activists from a climate action group were taken into custody Friday afternoon at Malmö Airport.

Wuhan airport reopens but delays continue

seher — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 12:51:48 -0600

The airport in Wuhan in the capital of Hubei province reopened on Tuesday after being closed for several days due to heavy snow. But Deng Shengtao's flight to Beijing remained on the cancelled list.

British Air Jet Lands Short of Runway in London's Heathrow

Armen Hareyan — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 09:40:46 -0600

Inbound British Airways passenger jet lands short of runway at London's Heathrow Airport. BA flight 38 from Beijing, China, touched down several hundred meters short of the airport's south runway, close to a perimeter road, with its emergency chutes deployed.