International Airports

Chicago O'Hare International Airport Unveils New Site

Armen Hareyan — Fri, 22 May 2009 07:56:53 -0500

Chicago's O'Hare International Airport today unveiled it's new website for for travelers and visitors. O'Hare's web administrator Natalia Klimovich sent us the following information.

Southwest Airlines Plane Fire: Passengers Evacuated

Armen Hareyan — Tue, 12 May 2009 21:27:56 -0500

Southwest Airlines plane is seen in this video catching fire during landing. Thank God, all passengers and the crew safely flee the plane and are evacuated.

The incident happened today in Houston's Hobby Airport.

According to Houstonist the following is the description of the incident.

Denver International Airport Is Open Despite Storm

Armen Hareyan — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 13:28:18 -0500

Denver International Airport is in the midst of a significant spring snowstorm.

O'Hare International Airport Gives Holiday Travel Tips

Armen Hareyan — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 08:49:46 -0600

Chicago's O'Hare International Airport, known as the busiest airport in USA gives Holiday Travel Tips to the air travelers to help them to avoid the travel hassle associated with the busy holiday travel season.

Snow In Las Vegas, But Mccarran Airport Not Closed

Armen Hareyan — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 21:39:41 -0600

Severe winter weather is affecting McCarran International Airport as the snow falls in Las Vegas.

Second Bangkok airport closed, protests continue

Armen Hareyan — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 07:49:17 -0600

Following on from Tuesday night's invasion of Bangkok's new international airport, Suvarnabhumi, the People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) has now taken over the Thai capital's old Don Mueang International Airport, forcing the Thai authorities to shut it down.

Karzai opens new terminal at Kabul International Airport

Armen Hareyan — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 12:02:31 -0600

Hamid Karzai, president of Afghanistan, has opened a new terminal at Kabul International Airport. The US$35m (£22m) two-story structure was gifted by Japan as the old terminal building had become badly damaged by decades of war.

Cathay Pacific builds cargo terminal at Hong Kong airport

seher — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 12:31:09 -0500

Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd., Asia's third-largest air-freight carrier, will invest HK$4.8 billion ($618 million) in a cargo terminal at Hong Kong airport as China's surging exports boost air-freight traffic.

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.

Computer glitch leaves intl passengers stranded at LAX

Armen Hareyan — Sun, 12 Aug 2007 16:07:23 -0500

About 2,500 international passengers were stranded for as long as five hours on planes and in terminals at Los Angeles International Airport because a computer shutdown prevented them from passing through customs, authorities said.

Armenia Starts Fingerprint Passenger Control System As Tourism Grows

Armen Hareyan — Mon, 30 Jul 2007 08:07:21 -0500

The New Airport in Yerevan, Armenia's Capital, is Among Those Pioneering the use of This Technology Worldwide. - Our goal is to make Zvartnots a reference point among European airports. This is why we're committed to this biometric method of passenger control, says General Manager Marcelo Wende.

Body Found In Wheel Well Of A Plane Flying to SF From China

Armen Hareyan — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 15:47:34 -0500

Male body is found in the Boeing-747 wheel well that flew from China to San Francisco.