Category: Airports

Wildfire Smoke and Airport Chaos: My Summer Vacation From Hell

The New York Times – Business:
Used to chronicling other people’s vacation disasters, a travel reporter faced the new normal on her own long-awaited family trip.
These New Travel Initiatives Could Slash Airport Wait Times

The New York Times – Travel:
U.S. airlines and airports are experimenting with initiatives that screen passengers and their bags more efficiently in an effort to slash wait times.
Airport chaos, delays as E.U. debuts biometric border system

The New York Times – Travel:
The biometric system for non-E.U. citizens is causing long delays and short tempers at airports. Officials say the rocky rollout will get better and will improve security.
Dulles Airport’s Reviled ‘People Movers’ May Be Lurching Into the Sunset

The New York Times – Travel:
A $22.5 billion redesign plan eliminates the “mobile lounges,” which were conceived as a way of making air travel more efficient. Many passengers found the opposite to be true.
T.S.A. Finds 5 Civil War Cannonballs in Passenger’s Luggage in Alabama

The New York Times – Travel:
The inert relics, some as big as a grapefruit, were detected when agents X-rayed checked bags.
EU Rejects Plea to Pause Troubled EES Biometrics System at Airports Ahead of Summer Rush

The New York Times – Business:
E.U. leaders rebuffed a plea from the aviation industry to pause the biometric checkpoints, which have caused long lines and missed flights. Summer travelers beware.
How Delta Steered Around Airline Industry Chaos

The New York Times – Business:
The carrier has become the country’s most profitable by catering to affluent travelers, but it is facing stiffer competition from United.
TSA Pushes to Expand Private Security at Airport Checkpoints

The New York Times – Business:
Driven in part by the chaos of the last shutdown, the government is expanding efforts to use private security staff instead of federal employees at more airports.
Spirit Was the Only Airline in Town. Now What?

The New York Times – Business:
Spirit’s presence was a point of pride in Latrobe, Pa., where the security lines were short and airport parking is free. Residents are mourning the loss.
Frontier Jet Hits Person on Runway During Takeoff at Denver Airport

The New York Times – Business:
The plane reported an engine fire and aborted its takeoff. Those on board were safely evacuated.
For Struggling JetBlue, Spirit’s Demise May Offer an Opportunity

The New York Times – Business:
JetBlue Airways is adding flights at Spirit Airlines’ former home airport as it tries to turn a profit again.
Tractor-Trailer and Light Post Damaged as Plane Lands at Newark Airport

The New York Times – Business:
The tractor-trailer was on the New Jersey Turnpike on Sunday when it was damaged, the authorities said. Its driver had minor injuries and no one aboard the plane was hurt.