Tag: airport

Rare aircraft designed for bulky loads touches down at Denver airport

DENVER (KDVR) — Denver International Airport visitors might have seen a big surprise on one of the airport’s runways Tuesday as one of the world’s largest aircrafts touched down. There are only 26 Antonov An-124 Ruslan planes in commercial service across the globe. One of them had a job that led it from Milan, Italy, […]

Austin airport offering new TSA PreCheck enrollment option, no appointment required

Editor’s Note: The above video shows KXAN News’ top morning headlines from Wednesday, June 26, 2024. AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) announced Tuesday the airport was offering a new TSA PreCheck enrollment option. The airport also said no appointment was required. According to AUS, CLEAR, a secure identity platform, was now offering TSA […]

North Korean trash balloons briefly close Seoul airport runways

Takeoffs and landings at South Korea’s Incheon International Airport were disrupted on Wednesday for about three hours before dawn because of balloons launched by North Korea filled with refuse, an airport spokesperson said. One balloon landed on the tarmac near passenger Terminal 2 and the three runways at Incheon were temporarily shut down, the spokesperson […]

Travel rises by 5% at Harry Reid International Airport in May

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) – A recent report from Harry Reid International Airport indicated an uptick in travelers heading to Las Vegas despite the current financial strain for many. Passenger traffic up 5.2% at Reid International Airport in May, report shows “I know how to have fun on a dime, so I booked my rooms early […]

Ryanair cites environmental grounds in challenge to Dublin Airport tunnel

Bats, waterways and “very significant carbon emissions” have been cited by Ryanair in its High Court challenge to plans to construct a €200 million underground cargo tunnel at Dublin Airport. The airline also complains that the loss of two aircraft stands, as a result of the project, contradicts the Dublin Airport Local Area Plan. It […]

Foreign diplomats tour Beirut airport after weapons claims

Senior Lebanese officials on Monday defended procedures at Beirut airport during a tour for journalists and diplomats, a day after a British daily alleged Hezbollah was storing weapons at the facility. The accusations came during escalating exchanges of fire and bellicose rhetoric between Lebanon’s Hezbollah movement and Israeli forces, which have engaged in near-daily fire […]