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Bob Hope ranks among magazine's top 8 alternative airports
Bob Hope Airport was among eight airfields across the nation that ranked in the top eight best alternative airports in the latest edition of Inc. magazine. Here's what the magazine had to say about Burbank's airport: With an on time departure rate...
Tags: Long Island, Bob Hope, Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, American Airlines, Inc., Los Angeles International Airport
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Man, 75, Makes Bomb Threat On Southwest Flight
wpix.comA Sunday afternoon flight from Chicago to Long Island MacArthur Airport was delayed for two hours after a 75-year-old Chicago man told a flight attendant he had a bomb in his carry-on bag. Draco Slaughter of Forest Avenue in Chicago was on a Southwest...Tags: Disasters and Accidents, Air Transportation Industry, West Palm Beach, Palm Beach (Palm Beach, Florida), Air Transportation Delays
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Rental-car damage becomes a whodunit
Tribune Media ServicesWe recently rented a car from Enterprise Rent-A-Car at Long Island MacArthur Airport in Islip, N.Y. When we picked up the car, we pointed out some nicks and scratches to a representative. She assured us we had nothing to worry about. We drove the car...Tags: Boca Raton, Vehicles, Car Repair and Maintenance Tips, Companies and Corporations
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Flash-Flood Watch In Effect; Storms Approaching Tri-State Area
A flash-flood watch is in effect for the metro area until Saturday morning, the National Weather Service said. Though the worst of the storms are still to come, according to forecasters, area airports are already experiencing weather-related delays of...
Tags: Travel, Disasters and Accidents, Weather, Air Transportation Industry, Floods
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Southwest Airlines Coming to The Big Apple
NEW YORK, N.Y. (WPIX) -- Southwest Airlines will soon be free to move about LaGuardia Airport. The air carrier will be setting up shop in June with eight daily non-stop flights to places like Chicago and Baltimore/Washington. To date, New York City...Tags: LaGuardia Airport, Travel, Air Transportation Industry, New York City, Southwest Airlines Co.
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MacArthur resumes normal operations after bomb threat
The boarding area at the Southwest terminal building at Long Island-MacArthur Airport was evacuated Friday morning after a bomb threat was received concerning a specific airplane, officials said. Town of Islip spokeswoman Catherine Green said the plane...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Fort Lauderdale, Disasters and Accidents, U.S. Airways, Long Island
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Suspected Pipebomb at MacArthur Airport
NEW YORK - A would-be passenger was in police custody Thursday morning after Long Island-MacArthur Airport security agents discovered a suspected pipe bomb in his baggage, airport officials said. Part of the Southwest Airlines terminal was evacuated...Tags: Suffolk County (New York), Travel, Transportation Security Administration, Disasters and Accidents, Air Transportation Industry
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