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Portland Int’l Airport needs a superhero

The Oregonian is reporting that Portland International Airport (PDX) is back in business after diverting 18 flights Saturday night due to fog and a problem with a malfunctioning computer-operated navigational tool.

As the impressive photo from the Oregonian’s article shows, fog isn’t all that rare in Portland this time of year.  But broken navigational systems are.

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While we’re stuck at  PDX, if you’re a resident of Oregon or Washington you have until March 20th to enter the PDX  “Be a local super hero” video contest.

All you have to do is make a 60 second video about the airport’s non-stop international service.  Contest entrants are encouraged to wear their own super-hero costume (!), but steer clear of doing anything dangerous.

First prize:  four coach tickets to fly – non-stop- from Portland to Frankfurt, Tokyo or Amsterdam, plus $2,000 spending money.  Second and third place winners get two coach tickets to Frankfurt, Tokyo or Amsterdam, but no spending money.

Sounds like fun.  Here’s a link to enter the PDX Be a local super hero contest.

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