Archive for April, 2008

Airport, Travel Industry & Airport Parking Weekly Link Roundup: April 22, 2008

Posted by FeedAdmin on April 22nd 2008 in Link Roundup

Here’s our weekly roundup of the previous week’s select Airport & Airport Parking links spanning the globe. Recommended links include coverage of parking at major international airports, interesting personal blog posts and other content regarding the airport and airport parking industries. Here are links of note from the week of April 14 - April 21, 2008:

Airport screeners to get more security training
WZTV - Nashville,TN,USAWASHINGTON (AP) — Airport screeners will soon undergo new training to help them think creatively about possible threats. The TSA says it has to prepare for

Clear Channel ad division signs airport deal
Arizona Republic - Phoenix,AZ,USAClear Channel Communications’ Phoenix-based outdoor-advertising division said Thursday it signed a nine-year contract with Budapest Airport to sell and

Airport scanner a ‘virtual strip search’
Telegraph.co.uk - United Kingdom
After the normal airport routine of walking through metal detectors, some travellers will be selected at random to go through the scanning devices,

No Delta employees will be laid off at Salt Lake airport, CEO says
Deseret News - Salt Lake City,UT,USA
By Jared Page No employees at Salt Lake City International Airport will be laid off as result of Delta Air Lines’ pending merger with Northwest Airlines,

Airlines resist US plan to unclog LaGuardia
USA Today - USA
LaGuardia would become the third major airport serving New York City to have flights reduced in recent months as the federal government tries to come up

Lambert Airport to receive $11M in federal grants for runway
Bizjournals.com - Charlotte,NC,USA
The US Department of Transportation will provide Lambert-St. Louis International Airport with two federal grants worth a total of $11.14 million to be used

Jokes at the Airport Security Check Point are Unwelcomed by All
By The Donkey
Lesson 21: Don’t suggest to the airport security that your wife receive a full cavity search. While my wife and I were in the makeshift security screening room, I leaned over to the woman screening my wife and said, “I think you should

Airport slated for Tibetan region of western China
The Associated Press -
BEIJING (AP) — China has approved a new airport to be built in a Tibetan area of western China hit by recent anti-government riots, government media

An international airport from the perspective of children
A drawing competition attracts children no matter which language they speak and which nationality they have. Children love drawing Max, Copenhagen Airports mascot, as can be seen from the …

Question security at Chicago airport
United Press International - USA
CHICAGO, April 14 (UPI) — The Chicago Department of Aviation is refusing to comment on a report of a security breach at O’Hare International Airport

Airport, Travel Industry & Airport Parking Weekly Link Roundup: April 15, 2008

Posted by FeedAdmin on April 15th 2008 in Link Roundup

Here’s our weekly roundup of the previous week’s select Airport & Airport Parking links spanning the globe. Recommended links include coverage of parking at major international airports, interesting personal blog posts and other content regarding the airport and airport parking industries.Here are links of note from the week of Monday April 7– Sunday April 13, 2008:

Why: Heathrow Airport Terminal 5’s High Tech Failings
By Brian Lam
Much of the press was quick to say that tech was the source of the failings in parking, luggage handling and check in, but here are the details I can find on what exactly caused endless lines and delay for so many passengers of Terminal Read the rest of this entry »

Airport, Travel Industry, & Airport Parking Weekly Link Roundup: April 7, 2008

Posted by FeedAdmin on April 7th 2008 in Link Roundup

Here’s our weekly roundup of the previous week’s select Airport & Airport Parking links spanning the globe. Recommended links include coverage of parking at major international airports, interesting personal blog posts and other content regarding the airport and airport parking industries. Here are links of note from the week of Monday March 31, 2008:

Two men arrested at Los Angeles airport
United Press International - USALOS ANGELES, April 6 (UPI) — Two men with a case containing high-tech recording devices were arrested at Los Angeles International Airport before boarding

Airport Hotels are Going to the Dogs
(Dr. Carol Osborne) Canine resorts are popping up at some of America’s largest airports. A growing number of airports are seeing 24-hour pet hotels being built inside or near their compounds, saving travelers the headache of scrambling to drop off their Read the rest of this entry »