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Going the distance at airports

06/09/15
Sometimes that walk – more often, that dash – between gates for a connectintg flight feels like a mile. Or more. But how long is that walk really? And what is the longest distance a passenger would have to walk to make a connection at a U.S. airport? With the help of airport record keepers […]

Airports celebrate National Doughnut Day

06/05/15
The first Friday in June is National Doughnut Day and it’s a good bet you’ll be able to find fee donut offers and lots of interesting donut delights at airports across the nation. For example, many – but not all – airport branches of Dunkin’ Donuts will be participating in the chain’s offer of a […]

Fresh art at Boston Logan Int’l Airport

06/04/15
There’s a new aviation-themed piece of public art in the United Airlines Terminal B at Boston Logan International Airport. Created by Jacob Kulin and called “Flyby,” the sculpture pays homage to flight and themes of movement and is 18 feet tall and 26 feet long. It’s made of anodized aluminum, powder coated steel, stainless steel […]

California airports dealing with drought

06/02/15
Airports in California must obey strict local and state water conservation rules, but the topiary bear that greets arriving motorists at Mineta San Jose International (SJC) needn’t sweat. The 12-year-old bear is well-established and, along with nearby native and drought-tolerant plantings, gets by with a sip of recycled water delivered every two weeks by the […]

Pot smuggling ring foiled at OAK Airport

05/19/15
Three baggage handlers working for Southwest Airlines were among more than a dozen people arrested in what federal authorities allege was a long-running marijuana shipping operation that took advantage of the special security access bag handlers enjoy at California’s Oakland International Airport. The baggage handlers allegedly used their ability to avoid security checkpoints to gain […]
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