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This week: No Harvey Milk SFO, Abu Dhabi’s sleep pods & more

It’s been another busy airport week with stories pouring in from all corners of the world. It’s equally been a busy week here at LateDeparture

May 10, 2013 Airports, Americas, Europe ...
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This week: Berlin builds airport, Denmark has wayfinding app & more

We’re back from our little break and have quite a number of interesting stories from the past week or so. Three stories come from Europe

April 14, 2013 Airports, Europe, In the News ...
Dancing at LAX airport 0

This week: festive season recap

It’s a new year and we’re back in action. We trust, you all had a nice Christmas and a Happy New Year. On our end,

January 25, 2013 Airports, Americas, Europe ...
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This week: Ankara grounds Syrian plane, Ryanair out of Stansted bid

We try to stay out of global politics, however, when those politics affect flying passengers at airports around the world, we surely want to report

October 02, 2012 Airlines, Airports, Asia ...
Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca 0

This week: Pilgrims stranded, a fake pilot, refuelling problems & more

It’s the last week in September and it seems to have been a very busy finish of the month in regards to airport related news.

September 37, 2012 Airports, Americas, Europe ...
Baby smuggled through hand luggage and discoverd by Xray machine 0

This week: baby smuggle discovered in Xray, sinkholes in Bangkok and more

Every now and then you get a week with a lot of slightly out-of-the-ordinary airport news all coming in at the same time. This has

July 33, 2012 Airports, Americas, Asia ...
Incheon International Airpot's interior - Winner of the 2012 Skytrax World Airport Awards 2

Seoul’s Incheon wins Airport of Year Award 2012 – yawn!

It was this time of the year again when the World’s Best Airports are named at the annual Skytrax World Airport Awards. Last Year Hong

April 36, 2012 Africa, Airports, Americas ...
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This week: a fire, a birthday and 247 snakes

Righty-o, here we go! It’s still a very young 2012 yet airport related news have already been pouring in left, right and center. And as

January 43, 2012 Airports, Americas, Asia ...
Dubai Terminal 3 1

Dull, duller, dullest: Dubai Airport, Terminal 3

I’ve always admired the United Arab Emirates for their sense of business! With the world’s seventh largest oil reserves, it possesses one of the most

May 35, 2010 Middle East, Reviews, Top-X-Things ...

Black gold and camels at Abu Dhabi airport?

I counted 34 camels and found millions of barrels of black gold at Abu Dhabi International Airport (Arabic: مطار أبو ظبي الدولي‎; IATA: AUH). Well,

May 56, 2009 Airports, Middle East, Reviews ...