Airport expansions in places like Venice, Barcelona and the Spanish island of Mallorca can undermine local efforts to restrain overtourism, and can even enable more tourists to come.
Category: Airports
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Nashville Says Yes to Renaming Airport for Dolly Parton
The New York Times – Travel:A board voted unanimously to honor the country star, philanthropist and Tennessee native. If the effort clears all hurdles, fliers will be “departin’ from Parton.”
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TSA May Allow Passengers With PreCheck to Bring Water Through Checkpoints
The New York Times – Travel:Bottles of water could soon be allowed through security checkpoints at some airports, relaxing a strict policy in place for more than 20 years.
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Gander Welcomed Americans in 2001. Now, U.S.-Canada Tensions Hit Home.
The New York Times – On the Runway:The Newfoundland town welcomed thousands of frightened airline passengers on Sept. 11, but 25 years later, mixed emotions run through anniversary plans amid an escalating trade war.
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Misery at Heathrow: ‘Never Seen Chaos Like That’
The New York Times – Travel:Over 2,000 flights have been disrupted in the past two days, as an air-traffic control problem has stymied British airports.
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Travelers Face More Delays After Major Disruption at British Airports
The New York Times – Travel:An air traffic control problem caused more than 1,000 flight cancellations on Tuesday, and airlines warned that the effects could linger.
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TSA PreCheck Now Unlocks Access to Visit Airports Without a Plane Ticket
The New York Times – Travel:At more than a dozen U.S. airports, T.S.A. PreCheck members can now apply to enter the secure area, even if they’re just going to meet someone on a flight.
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Officials Search for Answers After Fatal Miami Airport Cargo Plane Crash
The New York Times – On the Runway:The cargo plane, operated for Amazon, plowed into a public road and crashed into vehicles, killing five people and disrupting more than 200 flights over Labor Day weekend.
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Cargo Plane Overruns Runway at Miami Airport
The New York Times – Business:Thick black smoke was visible from a Boeing 767-300 cargo plane after it overshot a runway after landing at Miami International Airport, video showed.
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Southwest to Open Premium Airport Lounges Across the Country
The New York Times – Travel:The airline said that lounges in Baltimore, Honolulu, Nashville and Austin, Texas, would debut starting late next year, and that seven more were in the works.
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The T.S.A. Abruptly Scraps Its New Private-Security Model
The New York Times – Travel:Under new leadership, the agency scrapped Gold+, which would have allowed private companies to provide the full scope of screening services, technology and maintenance.
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On Night of Deadly Air Canada Crash, Two LaGuardia Controllers Left Early
The New York Times – On the Runway:The two controllers are among a dozen that the Federal Aviation Administration has taken steps to fire as part of an inquiry into timecard fraud, according to people familiar with the matter.