Airport

Berlin: New scandal, but no new airport yet

Germany’s reputation for precision, quality work and punctuality has already taken big hits because of construction delays and engineering errors at its still-under-construction new Berlin-Brandenburg airport for Berlin now has the additional…

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How loooong does it take to get to your airport?

A USA Today blogger recently published a piece pointing out that only three U.S. cities (Minneapolis-St. Paul, Honolulu and Chicago Midway) have public transportation that gets to the airport faster than a car, and that in some cities it can take…

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Airport trend: More local restaurants

Branch of Casavana, a Florida Cuban favorite, at Ft Lauderdale    Photo: Delaware North   A welcome trend in airports, especially for those of us who sometimes find airports so alike we wonder where we are: More airports are…

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Fiumicino, Italy. Where Gumbo was #123

  Gumbo was visiting a small city many people travel through, but few people stop to visit.  Gumbo was in Fiumicino, Italy.  Rome’s main airport, Leonardo da Vinci-Fiumicino (FCO) is situated a few kilometers from downtown…

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7-Eleven goes 6-Midnight for Airport Debut

7-Eleven, the iconic American convenience store that’s actually owned by a Japanese corporation, is bringing Slurpees and more to a U.S. airport terminal for the first time, with a store slated to open June 24 in the International Terminal at Los…

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Where are flights most often delayed? Now you know.

It’s not a trick question, and the answer is not “At the airport.”   The Telegraph (UK) has collected delay figures for summer flights involving popular holiday destinations, and fond that Portugal had the worst record last year, with 51 percent…

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Zipcar adds more airports; tests one-way rentals

Zipcar, which rents cars by the hour to its members for short-term use, is expanding its on-airport locations, adding seven more for a total of over 50. The new ones include Orlando and Tampa.   For those who aren’t familiar with Zipcar, it works…

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Berlin: New scandal, but no new airport yet

Germany’s reputation for precision, quality work and punctuality has already taken big hits because of construction delays and engineering errors at its still-under-construction new Berlin-Brandenburg airport for Berlin now has the additional…

Read More

How loooong does it take to get to your airport?

A USA Today blogger recently published a piece pointing out that only three U.S. cities (Minneapolis-St. Paul, Honolulu and Chicago Midway) have public transportation that gets to the airport faster than a car, and that in some cities it can take…

Read More

Airport trend: More local restaurants

Branch of Casavana, a Florida Cuban favorite, at Ft Lauderdale    Photo: Delaware North   A welcome trend in airports, especially for those of us who sometimes find airports so alike we wonder where we are: More airports are…

Read More

Fiumicino, Italy. Where Gumbo was #123

  Gumbo was visiting a small city many people travel through, but few people stop to visit.  Gumbo was in Fiumicino, Italy.  Rome’s main airport, Leonardo da Vinci-Fiumicino (FCO) is situated a few kilometers from downtown…

Read More

7-Eleven goes 6-Midnight for Airport Debut

7-Eleven, the iconic American convenience store that’s actually owned by a Japanese corporation, is bringing Slurpees and more to a U.S. airport terminal for the first time, with a store slated to open June 24 in the International Terminal at Los…

Read More

Zipcar adds more airports; tests one-way rentals

Zipcar, which rents cars by the hour to its members for short-term use, is expanding its on-airport locations, adding seven more for a total of over 50. The new ones include Orlando and Tampa.   For those who aren’t familiar with Zipcar, it works…

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