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Tidbits for travelers: BWI Twitters, Southwest pampers,

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Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI) used its Twitter account during the recent east coast snowstorm to share information about weather conditions and flight delays and hopes you’ll sign up to get their tweets- including updates on parking – next time you’re headed that way.

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And Southwest Airlines rolled out yet another priority security lane for its Business Select and Rapid Reward A-List Customers. There are now “Fly By” lanes at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, Baltimore/Washington International, Dallas Love Field, Phoenix Sky Harbor International, Orange County John Wayne, Denver International, San Francisco International, and Los Angeles International.

Problems at PDX

Weather

Got this release this around 11 pm Saturday night from Oregon’s Portland International Airport. I’m not sure what they mean: “the removal of a key navigational aid…?”  Is it out for service? Stolen?

PDX Arrivals Currently Being Diverted

Due to a combination of weather conditions and the removal of a key navigational aid used to assist pilots in low visibility, between 20-30 flights destined for Portland are being diverted to other airports. Some passengers are returning to Portland via bus this evening.

Due to anomalies in the runway navigational aid, flights were diverted in the best interest of safety. The FAA will inspect the system tomorrow morning and with the go ahead, runways will resume normal operations. All passengers and those expecting to greet arrivals are encouraged to check their flight status before leaving for the airport.


Let it snow

Weather

You’d think snow – even a spring snowstorm – wouldn’t get much attention in Alaska. But last Friday the folks in Anchorage got hit with enough snow to set a record for the day and for the month.

According to the National Weather Service, which has an office near the Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport, 17.2 inches of snow fell in Anchorage and 22 inches of snow fell in northeast Anchorage on Friday and Saturday.

In any “normal” city, that amount of snow would shut down the airport.

Not in Anchorage.

In fact snow has never shut down the airport.

Ever.

And that’s probably why the airport sent out a press release reminding the world that the airport is a four-time recipient of the Balchen/Post award for excellence in the performance of airport snow and ice control.

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