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Airports
Can $8B in grants smooth out U.S. airports' uneven recovery?
Jun 23, 2021
Passenger numbers are bouncing back. But for business destinations and international hubs, the recovery is taking longer.
Airports explore new ways to forecast travel amid pandemic
by
Leoneda Inge
Jan 11, 2021
A travel analytics firm is helping the Raleigh-Durham International Airport forecast using data officials haven't tapped before.
Airlines push for more COVID tests, fewer quarantines to get more people traveling
by
David Brancaccio
, Nova Safo
and Alex Schroeder
Oct 19, 2020
Airlines believe the fear of sitting next to an infected passenger and 14-day mandatory quarantines are keeping more people from flying.
Passenger airports are struggling to make ends meet
by
Erika Beras
Aug 10, 2020
The downturn in air travel has slashed airport revenue, with fees plummeting for landings, passenger use and parking.
Furloughed pilot's new project helps frontline health workers
by
Victoria Craig
and Alex Schroeder
Jun 22, 2020
Through Project Wingman, airline crews visit hospitals to provide company and support to health care workers.
Your local airport could be getting a gym soon
by
Andie Corban
and Amy Scott
Nov 28, 2019
There's growing demand for more health conscious airports, according to Alison Sider of the Wall Street Journal.
Tampa International Airport is inviting nonflyers to dine at its terminals
Jun 18, 2019
You no longer have to be passenger to eat beyond the security checkpoint.
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Expanding airports are banking on local retailers to add value
by
Renata Sago
Nov 6, 2018
Terminals in major cities are undergoing renovations and relying on the allure of local shops to keep travelers spending.
Brookstone saves airport-based stores from the chopping block. Here’s why.
by
Reema Khrais
Aug 2, 2018
Brookstone, the specialty retailer that sells eye masks, massage chairs and other gadgets, filed for bankruptcy protection for the second time Thursday. The company says it’s going to shut down its roughly 100 mall-based stores. They’ve become less of an attraction as more shopping moves online. The company’s 35 airport-based stores are doing much better. […]
Biometric screening is coming to the airport of the future
by
Eliza Mills
Jul 14, 2017
Would you use fingerprint scanning and facial recognition to get through the airport faster?