Apr
21
2023
Here’s why minimum wage advocates focus on airports for the highest wages (and why similar logical might apply at hotels, too).
LA City Council Considering $30 Minimum Wage For LAX Airport And Hotels
Airports
Category Archives for Airports.
The TSA, Bear Spray And A Janitor Cause Evacuation Of Nashville Airport
Apr
20
2023
The TSA missed a can of bear spray going through the checkpoint. But after clearing security a passenger realized it was in their bag and threw it away. A custodian accidentally set it off.
Flights Stopped, Planes On Fire And Passengers Killed As Rebels Take Busy Khartoum Airport
Apr
15
2023
Sudan is facing a coup, with the Rapid Support Forces seizing Khartoum International airport along with the presidential palace and army head’s residence. The group also says they’ve taken over airports in Merowe and El-Obeid. The country’s army says it’s fighting back, and footage shows commercial aircraft on fire in the capital city of Khartoum.
This LaGuardia Airport Restroom Cleaner’s Pride In His Work Is Everything
Apr
13
2023
Restrooms are often the most important place in an airport for passengers. They’re the first place many people visit when they’re departing on a trip, and even more often the last place they stop before departing the airport when they land. But they’re often run down and dirty. Nowhere has that been more the case than airports managed by the Port Authority of New York New Jersey. Yet LaGuardia has had a massive facelift.
And in a real turnaround, prior to the pandemic a restroom in New York LaGuardia’s terminal B was called the best public restroom in America. Now that Delta’s terminal C is open, it has the advantage of being both a little bit newer – and of employing this man who takes pride in his work keeping it clean and sharing his confidence in cleanliness with passengers.
1000 Year Storm Shuts Down Fort Lauderdale Airport, Traps Passengers
Apr
13
2023
Fort Lauderdale airport received roughly double its previous record of rain in a single day, set in 1979 when 14.59 inches fell. (Some parts of the city received ‘only’ 15-20 inches.) While on average Fort Lauderdale receives 3 inches of rain in April, the airport surpassed its rainfall record for an entire month of April yesterday.
The Secret Story How Washington National Airport Got Ronald Reagan’s Name
Apr
09
2023
I lived in the Washington, D.C. area for 18 years and it remains my most frequent travel destination for work. And one of the most unintentionally controversial things that I write – triggering many readers – is referring to my preferred airport as “National” rather than “Reagan National.” It’s an interesting story how the airport’s name was changed.
Airline Forgets To Send Arriving Passengers To Customs, Now They Have To Return To JFK Airport
Apr
06
2023
A passenger off of a transatlantic flight to New York has shared what happened when they were accidentally directed straight out of JFK airport – instead of being directed to immigration.
They were sent a note by the airline that they had to return to New York JFK airport the next day and given a specific time to do so in order to present themselves to the U.S. government.
First London Airport Scraps Liquids Ban, Will U.S. Follow Suit?
Apr
04
2023
The U.K. has set a June 2024 deadline to eliminate the ban on liquids over 100 milliliters at airport security checkpoints, with the widespread use of scanners that also mean travelers will no longer have to remove electronics from their carry on luggage.
20 Years Ago The Chicago Political Machine Broke Federal Law And Shut Down An Airport
Mar
31
2023
In the early morning of March 31, 2003, Chicago Mayor Richard Daley ordered city bulldozers to gouge the surface of the single runway at Meigs Field airport adjacent to downtown Chicago with large X’s in the surface. He had announced his intention to close the airport 9 years earlier and finally decided to just destroy it, since he couldn’t close it.
The next day he announced that he was just trying to create a smooth process, and save the city money. There was no longer a reason to spend money litigating the issue in court, since there was no more airport to save.
New Legislation Would Create No Fly List For Violent Passengers
Mar
29
2023
Violent passengers on planes should be addressed by prosecuting those passengers for their behavior and imposing punishments according to law, not by layering on administrative travel bans. Any punishment that encumbers an American’s right to travel should be subject to an appropriate level of judicial review and scrutiny.
