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Tidbits for Travelers: New link to SEA and new dining and discounts at MSP

11/14/09

Great news for travelers heading to or from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) this holiday season: The Airport Station of Sound Transit’s Link light rail system between downtown and the airport will open at 10 a.m. on December 19, 2009. That means that instead of getting shuttled by bus between the airport and a light rail →

Car versus airplane: which is faster?

09/07/09

Changi Airport held a race between a Jett8 Airlines Boeing 747 and a Porsche 911 GT3 as part of Grand Prix-related activities in Singapore. Which one do you think won? Here’s a video of the race, complete with corny soundtrack. →

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Get a downloadable guide to JFK’s AirTrain – in Chinese or Russian

08/27/09

It makes a city seem so civilized when there’s a fast, easy, inexpensive way to get to and from the airport. The Port Authority of NY & NJ insists that the 24-hour AirTrain JFK puts JFK airport into that smart and classy category, even though taking the system is a tad complicated for an out-of-towner. →

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What’s faster? A car or an airplane? Changi Airport to find out.

08/19/09

Well, what is faster? A car or an airplane? No brainer, right? Well, they’re going to test it out at Singapore Changi Airport. To prep for the Changi GP Festival, on September 5th the airport is hosting the Changi Airport Race. They’re billing it as the first-ever jetliner versus car race in Asia and it →

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Shuttle-bus yoga coming to airport parking lots

11/21/08

Everyone seems intent on helping travelers stay cool and calm this Thanksgiving season. Some airports are rolling out entertainment programs. In others, travelers will be able to take advantage of free massages, snacks and other services. Now an off-site parking company is getting in on the stress-relief action. On Nov 25th and 26th, travelers parking →

LAX FlyAway bus raises fares

10/09/08

The last time I visited Los Angeles it cost close to $50 to take a (not very clean) cab ride from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to a downtown hotel. The ride back to the airport on the clean, comfortable, and non-stop LAX FlyAway bus from Union Station cost just $4. There was even free →

“Cheap” helicopter rides between JFK and Manhattan on Delta

09/10/08

I usually pass right over announcements about helicopter service from any city to any airport because the ticket prices seem so outrageous. But today, perhaps because I’ve just written a column for USA TODAY about cheap excursions from airports, this notice caught my eye. And while $45 is not cheap, an eight-minute helicopter ride between →

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What to do on a layover at LAX

08/04/08

There’s an article in USA TODAY this morning about a Transportation Research Board report that found that: “At many of the USA’s largest airports, more than 90% of passengers arrive or leave in taxis or private cars.” One airport trying to change that is the Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), which has a fast, popular →

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Cars, couriers, and fast cross-country plane rides

07/04/08

Flying anywhere this holiday weekend? I volunteered to serve as a courier and will be heading to the Montréal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL) to pick up Joplin, a retired service dog being adopted by a friend. While I’m there, I may have just enough time on the ground to do a little shopping for →

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