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Spirit keeps the pressure on legacy carriers

Spirit strikes again…this time with more non-stops from Philadelphia The ultra-low-cost carrier is taking on JetBlue and American this time, with non-stops from Philadelphia to Fort Lauderdale and Detroit. The Spirit “bare-fare” services that it hopes will win it market share competing with the majors on high-density has already pushed all three of the big legacy carriers—Delta, United and American—into offering no-frills fares in competition. (For Gumbo’s coverage of that…

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Runway delays grow at U.S. airports

The time between pushback from the gate and actually flying is getting longer at U.S. airports; for the first nine months of this year, it averaged over 23.5 minutes, according to the Associated Press.   That’s almost a minute longer than last…

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Airport playgrounds take off for kids

The GO Group supplies limos and shared shuttles at airports, but they’ve also taken a look at what goes on inside the airports, and found what they call the Top Five Airport Playgrounds for Kids, including the “Kids on the Fly” shown below at…

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No “Love” in this battle for Dallas airport gates

Southwest, which already controlled 16 of the 20 gate spots at Love Field, Dallas’ second airport, has been approved to buy two more from United, in a move that could freeze Delta out altogether.   The gate slots are highly prized because the…

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DFW Gets Rail Link to Downtown Dallas

Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport is now a one-seat rail ride away from downtown with the opening of a 5-mile extension of the area’s DART Orange Line to a new station at Terminal A, with elevators direct to arrival and departure areas….

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Spirit keeps the pressure on legacy carriers

Spirit strikes again…this time with more non-stops from Philadelphia The ultra-low-cost carrier is taking on JetBlue and American this time, with non-stops from Philadelphia to Fort Lauderdale and Detroit. The Spirit “bare-fare” services that it hopes will win it market share competing with the majors on high-density has already pushed all three of the big legacy carriers—Delta, United and American—into offering no-frills fares in competition. (For Gumbo’s coverage of that…

Read More

Runway delays grow at U.S. airports

The time between pushback from the gate and actually flying is getting longer at U.S. airports; for the first nine months of this year, it averaged over 23.5 minutes, according to the Associated Press.   That’s almost a minute longer than last…

Read More

Airport playgrounds take off for kids

The GO Group supplies limos and shared shuttles at airports, but they’ve also taken a look at what goes on inside the airports, and found what they call the Top Five Airport Playgrounds for Kids, including the “Kids on the Fly” shown below at…

Read More

DFW Gets Rail Link to Downtown Dallas

Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport is now a one-seat rail ride away from downtown with the opening of a 5-mile extension of the area’s DART Orange Line to a new station at Terminal A, with elevators direct to arrival and departure areas….

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