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Watch These Airport Reunions — Daily Distraction
Waiting for your loved one to finally come home can take forever, but when he or she finally does show up, that's a wonderful feeling.
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New Airport Body Scanners Could Reveal More About You Than You Realize
If you think airport security screenings are already too invasive, you probably won’t like this.
Within the next couple of years, the Department of Homeland Security will begin using laser-based molecular scanners at airports and border crossings. And what they reveal could surprise you.
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Parking Help For Minneapolis Airport
May 16, 2012 As the summer vacation season starts to heat up, Northlanders heading to the Minneapolis-Saint Paul Airport should know that there are new ways to get current parking information around the terminals
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TSA Defends Interrogating 4 Year Old
April 24, 2012 TSA officials are defending their actions after interrogating a 4 year old girl at a Montana airport.
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Minneapolis Airport Offers Movies For Your USB Flashdrive
April 3, 2012 Sometimes new inventions make you stop and think: why didn't someone think of this sooner? Travelers departing from MSP now only need a USB flashdrive and a computer to rent an in-flight movie
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Your Tax Dollars Pay To Fly Planes Without Passengers
August 12, 2011 The Essential Air Service Program provides Federal subsidies to operate and maintain airports in rural areas that don't see enough passengers to fiscally keep it open.
The airport at Ely, Nevada is one example:
Federal statistics reviewed...Press show that in 2010, just 227 passengers flew out of Ely while the airline got $1.8 million in subsidies. The travelers paid $70 to $90 for a one-way ticket. The cost to taxpayers for each ticket: $4,107.
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Bag Fees Equal Big Money For U.S. Airlines
June 13, 2011 The fees — typically $50 round-trip for the first piece of checked luggage — are one of the few bright spots for an industry that is caught between rising fuel costs and customers who expect rock-bottom airfares