News and notes from around the interweb:
- Atlanta airport again looking at an on-property hotel
But the original vision for a $350 million, 14-story, 541-room InterContinental or Hilton hotel and additional development next to the terminal failed to materialize, and was never built. That hotel project, which had been envisioned since 2014 under then-Mayor Kasim Reed’s administration, was delayed for years and finally canceled by the developer, Majestic Carter, last year.
Airport officials think there is still the possibility of a hotel, this time aiming for a mid-tier property with around 350 rooms — though they are still working with consultants.
- Visualization. Of course this doesn’t show ‘how close to a larger airport is each EAS city’?
A lot of people have been asking what the biggest hubs are for Essential Air Service (EAS) and how the country is broken down by hub. So, I decided to make a map of what hubs each EAS community is served by… ta da! pic.twitter.com/OgOqhDy8hX
— Gerardi Aviation (@GerardiAviation) August 16, 2023
- Beenie Man is the best fellow passenger to have during a flight delay
- Even with the opening of the new JFK Sky Club…
The wait for the Delta lounge at JFK is wild. pic.twitter.com/ZFubsDgJ6q
— Nomadic Matt (@nomadicmatt) August 17, 2023
- FAA allowing some Afghanistan overflight
- LA Hotel Converted to Homeless Housing Suffers $11.5 Million in Damages
- Listen to air traffic control chatter, paired with lofi hip hop because reasons, yet somehow it works. (HT: D.R.)
- Ford Trucks Keep Getting Stolen at the Denver International Airport. More than 100 Ford F-150s have been taken from the area surrounding DEN since the start of 2023.
If my flight was delayed on the tarmac and people started singing I’d want to kill myself.
You must be fun at parties, Dan.
I’m with Dan. I have my phone,my kindle and my PC. Don’t need live entertainment.
I like in-terminal hotels usually. The MCO Hyatt is especially relaxing. But given the several Gateway hotels at ATL (one stop away on a shuttle that comes every 3 minutes) I’m not seeing a need for one there … just build another at the Gateway. Unless, of course, Marriott owns everything there, and Hilton/IHG can’t.
I love Beenie Man. Not a fan of killjoys. You know who you are.