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Airport Check-in: Why Do They Ask Business or Pleasure?

Airport Check-in: Why Do They Ask Business or Pleasure?

ByKaylee Good January 5, 2021

For business or pleasure? It is a simple question you often hear at the airport check-in or when you reserve your plane ticket online. You may think it is just a nice way for the…

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Why Are So Many Airports Located Near Bodies of Water?

Why Are So Many Airports Located Near Bodies of Water?

ByBenedikt Hill December 20, 2020

If you are a frequent flyer, you might have experienced a final approach over water all the way to the runway. This makes a lot of people think that most airports are next to a…

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How Do Airports Prepare and Deal With Extreme Weather?

How Do Airports Prepare and Deal With Extreme Weather?

ByNathan Taylor December 17, 2020

Catching a flight can be stressful enough, scrambling around for your tickets and passport, queuing for security, and trying to find your gate. Now imagine all the usual anxiety involved with being in an airport…

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Curious About Airport Moving Walkways? Here’s the Scoop

Curious About Airport Moving Walkways? Here’s the Scoop

ByKaylee Good December 12, 2020December 12, 2020

Moving walkways, people movers, ground-level escalators, travellators, moving sidewalks…whatever you want to call them, if you have traveled through airports, you have likely ridden on one of these moving walkways. Moving walkways are essentially escalators,…

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Where Do Airports Get Their Fuel?

Where Do Airports Get Their Fuel?

ByJames Gann December 6, 2020December 12, 2020

Fuel is the lifeblood of any successful airline. Without it, aircraft would be grounded indefinitely. Busy airports can need to refuel over 1600 aircraft a day, that?s a lot of fuel! But where do they…

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