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airport stories: 88 news summaries

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 Airport Nabs Brit 
 With 1,000 Spiders 

Arachnid smuggler could get jail, $2M fine

Nov 13, 09 2:05 AM CST
(Newser) - A British pet shop owner was nabbed at the airport in Rio de Janiero this week after customs officers found 1,000 live spiders in his checked baggage. Police say it's the biggest seizure of wildlife ever made at the airport. The spider-smuggler now faces up to a year in... More »

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Brazil • airport • spiders • smuggling

 Free Holiday 
 Airport WiFi 
 From Google, 
 Microsoft 

Fight for market share finds willing fodder in snow-delayed fliers

Nov 10, 09 2:03 PM CST
(Newser) - There’s a new public option in town: free wireless from Google for the holidays. The search giant has partnered to provide WiFi gratis in 47 airports nationwide from now until the middle of January; the generosity even extends to in-flight access on continental Virgin flights, PC World reports.... More »

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Google • Microsoft • wireless • airport • search engine • WiFi • holiday travel • Internet access • Bing • snow delay

Pilots May Have Dozed Off Before Landing

Feds open investigation after plane overshoots airport by 150 miles

Oct 22, 09 3:47 PM CDT
(Newser) - Travel regulators suspect the pilots of a Northwest Airlines flight fell asleep in the cockpit yesterday. First clue: Controllers lost contact with the plane for more than an hour as it overshot its destination by 150 miles. The jet, en route from San Diego with 147 passengers aboard, finally turned... More »

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Northwest Airlines • airport • pilot • pilot fatigue • nap • National Transportation Safety Board

TRAVEL

 Best Layover Mini-Vacations 

Who needs the boring airport when you can get out and explore?

Sep 14, 09 5:33 PM CDT
(Newser) - Stuck with a long layover? You don’t have to idle in the airport. Condé Nast Traveler presents its readers' best suggestions for killing an hour or 4:
  • Honolulu: Take a 25-minute cab ride to Waikiki Beach to enjoy the sand, surf, and views of Diamond Head
... More »

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Minneapolis • San Francisco • London • Los Angeles • Singapore • airport • Honolulu • Vancouver • Jay-ZTV

 As Fewer Fly, 
 Airline Delays Nosedive 

Major airports see traffic fall 9%

Aug 24, 09 7:25 AM CDT
(Newser) - With fewer travelers taking to the skies, airline delays have dropped significantly compared to recent years, USA Today reports. Delays topping two hours fell by more than a quarter this year from 2008 and 2007 levels, while traffic at big hubs has dropped 9% compared to last year. Traffic at... More »

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airline industry • airport • Newark airport • air traffic • O'Hare International Airport • flight delays

Towns Pay Up
to Keep Airlines From Taking Off

Small cities pull out all the stops as airports threaten to close

Aug 18, 09 12:37 PM CDT
(Newser) - With airlines feeling the pain of the economic crash, many mid-sized cities, too big for federal help but too small to draw many travelers, have resorted to shaking the money tree to keep the planes flying, the New York Times reports. Some, like Myrtle Beach, have slashed fees across... More »

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airline industry • recession • airport • Myrtle Beach

(Newser) - A pilot was killed and at least ten passengers were injured when a plane skidded off the runway and crashed into an air traffic control tower on the Thai island of Koh Samui today,  AP reports. The Bangkok Airways plane, flying from the resort of Krabi, slid off the... More »

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Thailand • plane crash • runway • airport

TRAVEL

 Salt Lake Tops 
 Best Airports List 




Jul 25, 09 8:24 AM CDT
(Newser) - Some airports just seem to be charmed when it comes to on-time departures. Travel + Leisure ranks the 10 best in America based on percentage of flights delayed:
  1. Salt Lake City: Last year's winner continues its reign, cutting delays by 2% from 2008, to just 12%.
  2. Portland,
... More »

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Washington DC • airline industry • Detroit • San Diego • Salt Lake City • Orlando • airport • Tampa • air travel • Minneapolis airport • Los Angeles International Airport • Portland, Oregon • Reagan National Airport • Boston Phoenix

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 Newark Tops 
 Worst Airport List 






Jul 25, 09 8:14 AM CDT
(Newser) - With summer vacations increasing your chances of an extended stay at an airport, Travel + Leisure offers its annual list of airports likely to leave you grounded. The good news? Airports are getting better; even this year’s “winner” improved its delays by 3%. The list:
  1. Newark:
... More »

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travel • JFK Airport • list • airport • LaGuardia Airport • Newark airport • O'Hare International Airport • Miami International Airport • Dallas Fort Worth International Airport • San Francisco International Airport

OPINION

 Gawker Catches HuffPo 
 Falling for Hoax 




Arianna must be thrilled, Gawker blogger muses

Jul 22, 09 7:51 AM CDT
(Newser) - An airport in Central Park? Sounds ridiculous, but the Huffington Post fell for it yesterday—much to the delight and amusement of Gawker. HuffPo ran a satirical story on its homepage last night (caught in a screenshot by Gawker before it was removed) with what appeared to be a straight... More »

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online media • New York City • Manhattan • airport • hoax • Gawker • Central Park • Huffington Post

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 Best and Worst 
 Airports for Sleeping 

The budget traveler can save money, but should avoid certain airports

Jul 20, 09 6:31 PM CDT
(Newser) - Looking to save a buck or two on your next vacation? Consider sleeping in the airport: It’s not “just for the young budget traveler” anymore, says the Guide to Sleeping in Airports. The website ranks the best—and worst—to sleep in, Reuters reports. Best:
  1. Changi, Singapore
... More »

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travel • airport • travel tips • cheap travel • Jay-ZTV

(AP) - Hundreds of passengers on a British Airways 747 flight to London used slides to evacuate the plane last night on the Phoenix Airport runway, the AP reports. The jumbo jet had just pushed back from the gate when smoke and an acrid odor was reported in the cabin. By the... More »

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Arizona • Phoenix • British Airways • evacuation • airport • Boeing 747

(Newser) - Mating season came to a speedy end for some turtles who strayed onto a runway at New York's JFK airport yesterday, the New York Post reports. After a pilot told air control he had  run over some turtles on his way to take-off, wildlife workers shut down the runway for... More »

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JFK Airport • wildlife • runway • airport • turtle

 Seoul's Airport Is World's No. 1 

None in North America makes top 10

Jun 9, 09 2:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - Incheon International airport in Seoul, South Korea, is the world's best, according to a British survey that took into account passengers' experiences with check-in, departures, transfers, and arrivals. Two other Asian airports, in Hong Kong and Singapore, finished second and third, the BBC reports. More »

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San Francisco • South Korea • Seoul • Dallas • Hong Kong • Amsterdam • Zurich • Singapore • airport • air travel • Vancouver • Munich • Auckland • Incheon airport • Kansai • Kuala Lumpur • Nagoya

One in 3 Airports Hasn't Studied Bird-Strike Risk: FAA 

150 haven't taken required steps

Jun 5, 09 10:41 AM CDT
(Newser) - A third of US airports haven't completed a mandated study of their bird-strike risk, USA Today reports. "This problem has been ignored and shuffled to the side by the aviation community," said an airport wildlife-control expert. The 150 airports won't be named until the FAA has contacted each... More »

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FAA • US Airways • plane crash • wildlife • airport • airlines • bird strike

 Airport Hires 'Bird Collie' 

'Wildlife management canine' better than horns, whistles at preventing bird strikes

May 12, 09 2:59 AM CDT
(Newser) - An Oregon airport's specialist is doing a better job at scaring away birds than the horns, whistles and propane cannons she replaced, officials tell the Los Angeles Times. Border collie Filly—official title "wildlife management canine"—is employed to shoo flocks of geese and other winged hazards away... More »

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airport • dog • bird strike

 Plane-Bird Collisions Up: FAA 

Agency compelled to release statistics after Flight 1549

Apr 24, 09 12:01 PM CDT
(Newser) - Collisions between airplanes and birds have increased dramatically since 2000, with the number of instances at 13 major US airports doubling. New York’s JFK topped the list with the most avian accidents—30—since 2000, with California’s Sacramento International the runner-up at 28, the AP reports. Both are... More »

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FAA • JFK Airport • Sacramento • accident • airport • statistics • bird strike

 NJ Rep Attacked in Somalia Urges Support for New Gov't

Payne calls for world to support Somalia's new leaders

Apr 14, 09 3:45 AM CDT
(Newser) - A New Jersey congressman targeted by Somali militants didn't even know his plane had been attacked until it landed safely in Kenya, he tells the Newark Star-Ledger. Rep. Donald Payne, who escaped injury from the mortar barrage, said he doesn't believe the assault should deter other politicians from meeting Somalia's... More »

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Somalia • insurgents • Mogadishu • airport • insurgency • Donald Payne

Somali Insurgents Fire at
US Congressman's Plane

Three killed in following skirmish, locals say

Apr 13, 09 1:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - Somali insurgents fired mortars at a Somalia airport as a US congressman was departing, the AP reports. None of the six shells hit the airport, and New Jersey Rep. Donald Payne made it away safely—but 19 civilians were wounded when the shells landed in nearby neighborhoods, a hospital administrator... More »

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Somalia • insurgents • congressman • airport • attack • pirates • insurgency

Nap Traps
JetBlue Worker
in Cargo Hold

Sleepy stowaway survives NY-Boston flight below decks

Mar 31, 09 1:21 AM CDT
(Newser) - A JetBlue employee ended up flying from New York to Boston in a plane's cargo hold after dozing off while stacking luggage, the Boston Globe reports. The panicked baggage handler called the airline when he woke and realized he was airborne. The worker was uninjured, and was returned to New... More »

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JetBlue • airport • airplane • baggage handling

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