airports
UK OKs 3rd Runway for London’s Heathrow Airport
Britain’s government has given the go-ahead for the construction of a third runway at London’s Heathrow Airport — a decision that paves the way for the long-running issue to be put up for a parliamentary vote.
Read moreNurse Says Customs Agents Took Money for Nigerian Clinic
A Texas nurse traveling to Nigeria claims in a class action that U.S. customs agents wrongly seized over $41,000 in cash from her that was meant to start a clinic for women and children in the West African nation, and have refused to return it unless she signs a waiver.
Read moreJudge Declares ‘Serial Stowaway’ Unfit for Trial
A woman dubbed a “serial stowaway” for repeatedly trying to sneak onto commercial jets without a ticket has been ruled unfit for trial, a judge ruled Thursday.
Read moreStowaway Pleads Not Guilty After Chicago to London Flight
An Illinois woman with a history of sneaking onto planes pleaded not guilty Wednesday to felony theft, burglary and other charges for allegedly thwarting security at a Chicago airport and flying to London before anyone realized she didn’t have a ticket.
Read moreLondon City Airport Shuts Down Due to Unexploded WWII Bomb
All flights in and out of London City Airport were canceled Monday after a 1,100-pound unexploded World War II-era bomb was found nearby in the River Thames.
Read moreElon Musk Among Bidders to Build O’Hare Express Train
Four firms, including an Elon Musk company, announced their interest in submitting a bid to build a private express train from O’Hare International Airport to downtown Chicago, in the revival of a project with a troubled history of government waste.
Read moreAcrobat’s 7-Foot Unicycle Stolen at San Francisco Airport
Someone at the San Francisco airport stole a 7-foot unicycle used by the Red Panda Acrobat for her plate-juggling routine and the legendary performer is offering a $2,000 reward to get it back.
Read moreEx-Sheriff Cleared in Free-Speech Case Over Facebook Taunts
A federal jury found Monday that former Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke did not violate a Wisconsin man’s free-speech rights by mocking him on social media about an airport encounter stemming from the man shaking his head at the sheriff during a flight last year.
Read moreWrongful-Death Lawsuit Filed Over Florida Airport Shooting
The son of an elderly woman fatally shot in the 2017 Fort Lauderdale airport massacre sued Delta Air Lines, claiming lax security protocols allowed the shooter to pick up his checked gun from a baggage service station and freely tote the weapon through a terminal before opening fire on a crowd.
Read moreJFK Airport Tries to Catch Up, Vows to Probe Weekend of Woes
Frazzled travelers snoozed on floors, and dozens of suitcases sat unclaimed as a welter of wintry problems — from a snowstorm to a burst water pipe — extended flight delays at Kennedy Airport into a fourth day Monday. The agency running the airport vowed to investigate the fiasco.
Read moreEx-Sheriff Accused of Threatening Traveler Must Face Trial
A federal judge ruled Friday that former Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke will go to trial later this month over claims he threatened a Wisconsin man online after an airport encounter stemming from the man shaking his head at the sheriff during a flight last year.
Read moreCleveland Accused of Backing Out of Airport Land Buy
A suburb claims in court that Cleveland reneged on an agreement reached 16 years ago to buy property for the expansion of Hopkins International Airport.
Read moreHeathrow Launches Probe After Queen’s Security Details Found
Heathrow Airport has launched an investigation after a memory stick containing confidential security information was found on a London street.
Read moreJFK Airport Described as Hotbed of Sexual Misconduct
Hitting the security contractors for Kennedy Airport with a federal complaint, a fired guard says the Queens hub is overrun with porn-watching bigots.
Read moreAirport Security Firm Must Rehire Fired Union Workers
A federal judge ordered that two airport security guards must be given their jobs back after they were fired for talking to the press about a union strike last year.
Read moreFired Whistleblower Sues Orlando Airport Security Firm
A Florida man sued his former employer Tuesday in Orange County, Florida after being fired following an investigation into the company’s airline passenger-screening procedures.
Read moreO’Hare Airport Officers Sue to Regain Police Title
Aviation security officers at O’Hare and Midway airports sued Chicago on Thursday over a decision to strip them of their police title and functions after O’Hare officers violently dragged a Louisville doctor off a United Airlines flight.
Read moreDispatch Sues San Diego Airport Over Unapproved Trip Tax
A class action complaint filed Tuesday claims a trip fee the San Diego County Regional Airport Authority requires passengers hitching rides to the airport to pay is really a tax that wasn’t voter approved.
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