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    “I’m so nervous!” I said to my sister as we stepped out of the car grabbing our luggage and making our way into the airport. When we got in, I took a long glance of everything around since this was a completely new experience to me. The ceilings were high, the lines were very long, spaces were cramped, and there were many stores full of souvenirs and anything you could think of. I wasn’t expecting it to be so busy and packed since it was like 5 o’clock in the morning. I didn’t know what I had to

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    The article “TSA Sends Site Survey Teams to 33 Additional Airports” published on US Newswire discussed the increase in security at airports. Published on August 12, 2002, the report discussed both the new Transportation Security Administration policies and how the policies would help create safer airports and planes. This article was published nearly a year after September 11, 2001 attack. It explained the new baggage screening, checkpoints, and explosion detector equipment. The new security devices

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    Commercial Airports There are a lot of strange and unique airports and airstrips out there but not all of them are accessible to the general public. This is a list of a few strange airports that you and me can get a ticket and fly to, that is, if you have to nerves to fly to some of these unique feats of engineering. 1. Mataveri International Airport (IPC) The Mataveri International Airport or Isla de Pascua Airport located on Rapa Nui (Easter Islands) is the most remote airport in the world

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    Airport Passenger Process Mapping and Evaluation Sofia Airport is the largest and one of the three currently functioning airports in Bulgaria. It is built in 1937 and continues to serve flights and today. It consists of two terminal buildings - Terminal 1 and Terminal 2. Terminal 1 was the original airport site until 27th of December 2006 when the airport expanded and Terminal 2 started functioning as Terminal 1’s capacity was insufficient to serve all the flights. According to AIP at EUROCONTROL

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    The Ft Lauderdale airport (FLL) serves the Fort Lauderdale, Hollywood, and Dania Beach region as well as acting as a hub for further travel south into the Caribbean. Southwest, JetBlue, Spirit, and Delta make up the majority of the airline traffic, and Spirit Airlines utilizes Ft. Lauderdale as a hub for its operations in the region. The Ft. Lauderdale airport is currently the 22nd busiest airport in the United States, serving 89,330 scheduled flights in 2016 and 10.7 million passengers. (Bureau

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    Integrated Airport Systems (NPIAS) forever changed the way airports were classified when it was unveiled in 1982 (Wells, 2011). The aviation industry had grown significantly since deregulation went into effect, and a new system needed to be put in place that would distinguish airports with incredible growth and expansion from those that served niche markets or flight training (Wells). Under the NPIAS, airports were broken down into three major categories: commercial services airports, reliever airports

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    Lisbon Portela Airport (IATA: LIS, ICAO: LPPT) is located 4.5 miles from city center of Lisbon, Portugal. Lisbon Airport is an international airport that has grown over the years fortifying the gateway to Europe, South America and Africa. The airport has two runways: runway 03-21 (148ft x 12484ft) and runway 17-35 (148ft x 7874ft). Lisbon Airport has two terminals, the main terminal: terminal 1, and terminal 2, where most of low cost carriers operate. The airport serves as a hub for TAP

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    trying to get to the airport on time ahead of a holiday or business trip, but by using airport transfers Gatwick, travellers can enjoy arriving for their flight ahead of time, feeling relaxed and refreshed. Many people use airport transfers Gatwick, from business travellers who do not have the time to grapple with public transport, or families taking their summer break who want to be able to travel with a large volume of luggage. Here at Airport Cars, we specialise in airport transfers Gatwick and

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    currently congested airport or future congested airport in specified FAA national airport capacity studies. For congested airports, the 2008 amendment provides for the following: Confirms the right to establish a reasonable, properly structured peak and off peak fee system so long as total revenues do not exceed allowable costs; Permits a congested airport to increase its fees to subsidize FAA designated secondary airports in the system, and thereby encourage the use of the secondary airports, provided that

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    government to privatize their airports. In basic terms Privatisation is essentially the shift of assets from the public or government owned sector to the private sector, an important point to note is that privatisation doesn’t always refer to ownership, but can also refer only to the management of an organisation. The advantages of privatisation include greater efficiency and fewer limitations involved in government spending allowances. Up until the 1990’s privatisation of airports was mainly within the

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