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Travelers determined to have a vacation — within a budget
Money may be tight, but not enough for most of us to forgo a summer vacation.
A recent survey by travel site Orbitz.com found that nearly eight of 10 respondents will be taking a vacation this summer. Some plan to spend more than last year, but nearly...Tags: Transportation, Travel Alerts, Budgets and Budgeting, Vacation and Timeshares, Rooms and Sublets
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SpaceX pushes back the final frontier
If all goes as planned, sometime this morning a spacecraft will blast off from its launchpad in Cape Canaveral, Fla., and ride a fiery plume of contrails upward through the pre-dawn darkness to begin a two-week journey to the International Space Station...
Tags: Science, Tom Hanks, Orbital Sciences Corporation, Transportation, Neil Armstrong
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Southwest takes off with new jet
After two years of comfort-testing its new jets on human bodies of all shapes and sizes, Southwest Airlines was ready to let 153 of its most important bodies — paying customers — aboard Wednesday morning at BWI Marshall Airport.
The maiden...Tags: Midway Airport, Transportation, Doughnuts, Foods and Beverages, Fort Lauderdale
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Southwest to launch new, and improved, jets this month
Longer and more comfortable, and able to make flights to the Caribbean, Mexico and Hawaii, the first of Southwest Airlines' new Boeing 737-800 jets is set to arrive in Baltimore next week. The new cabins are the company's first redesign in a decade, with...
Tags: Transportation, Boeing Co., Thurgood Marshall, Southwest Airlines Co., Air Transportation Industry
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JetBlue (Southwest, too) offering 24-hour airfare sale
Baltimore Sun reporterJetBlue is offering a one-day airfare sale good for travel booked by 11:59 p.m. tonight. The airline's flash sale includes discounts on just about every route it flies and comes in the wake of last week's in-flight meltdown by one of its pilots. Capt....Tags: Transportation, Prisons, Trips and Vacations, Southwest Airlines Co., Air Transportation Industry
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Greater Loch Raven: Holiday dreams delivered in automobiles, airplanes
Although the holidays are over, several events that took place close to Christmas certainly warrant mentioning. First, kudos to the staff at Bob Davidson Ford Lincoln on Joppa Road, who hosted two different toy drives to benefit area children. The...Tags: Science, Pleasant Plains, Transportation, Randallstown, Ronald McDonald (fictional character)
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Flight ready
If you're traveling through Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport this holiday season, you may notice a few new additions. As BWI embarks on a $100 million expansion project, fliers will notice differences in airline locations,...Tags: Concourse, Transportation, Security Measures, Hybrid Vehicles, Dining and Drinking
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State approves $100 million renovation of BWI
The state set in motion Wednesday an "aggressive" $100 million renovation of BWI Marshall Airport that will streamline security check-ins, eliminate a major passenger bottleneck and give its No. 1 carrier room to grow.
With minimal discussion, the...Tags: Concourse, Transportation, Tourism and Leisure Industry, Southwest Airlines Co., Air Transportation Industry
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Foxborough or bus: Are we there yet?
The Baltimore SunRavens fans are practically packed and ready to go to Foxborough. A spokesperson from StubHub.com told TicketNews that the site has had more buyers from Maryland (29 percent) than from Massachussetts (26 percent) for Sunday's AFC Championship game...Tags: U.S. Airways, Transportation, Trips and Vacations, AFC Championship Game, Southwest Airlines Co.
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New airline pricing rules go into effect today
The Baltimore SunIf you're booking a flight today, airfares may appear higher than yesterday but they're really not. That's because the Department of Transportation's new rules on advertised airfares goes into effect today. The new rules require that airlines published...Tags: Expedia Incorporated, Transportation, Air Transportation Delays, Spirit Airlines, Air Transportation Industry
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Abbey Victor Kovens, travel agent
Abbey Victor Kovens, a Baltimore travel agent who during the 1970s circled the world in record time, earning him a mention in the Guinness Book of World Records, died Wednesday of complications from heart disease at his Owings Mills home.
He was 67.
The...Tags: Owings Mills (Baltimore, Maryland), Transportation, Judaism, College Sports, Colleges and Universities
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For second year in a row, BWI sets passenger record
For the second year in a row, passenger traffic set records at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, with 22.39 million ticket holders passing through the gates in 2011. The 2.1 percent increase came as airport officials...Tags: Concourse, Transportation, Boeing Co., Tourism and Leisure Industry, Southwest Airlines Co.
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