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Miami International Airport is among the busiest airports in the world, and a major economic engine for Miami-Dade County. Operated by the county's Aviation Department, MIA was the nation's third busiest airport in foreign arrivals and departures in 2006, handling 14.7 million passengers. Another 17.5 million domestic travelers passed through the facility in 2006. The county estimates the airport's annual economic impact at $19.1 billion, chiefly in tourism, international banking and trade, and has a direct or indirect role in creating more than 240,000 local jobs. The airport is served by more than 80 airlines flying to some 150 destinations. Jose Abreu, is the Director of the Miami-Dade Av...
Miami International Airport is among the busiest airports in the world, and a major economic engine for Miami-Dade County. Operated by the county's Aviation Department, MIA was the nation's third busiest airport in foreign arrivals and departures in 2006, handling 14.7 million passengers. Another 17.5 million domestic travelers passed through the facility in 2006. The county estimates the airport's annual economic impact at $19.1 billion, chiefly in tourism, international banking and trade, and has a direct or indirect role in creating more than 240,000 local jobs. The airport is served by more than 80 airlines flying to some 150 destinations. Jose Abreu, is the Director of the Miami-Dade Aviation Department.
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Given failed war on drugs, Lewis charges no surprise
ALITTLE news for the many Jamal Lewis fans -- of whom I am one -- who think the Baltimore Ravens' great running back is a victim of an overzealous federal prosecutor reaching too far to make a case out of the word "Yeah," uttered during a cellular...Tags: National or Ethnic Minorities, Prosecution, Prisons, Sting, Jamal Lewis
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Florida's Dr. Snakehead is making a house call
Sun StaffGAINESVILLE, Fla. - Few people in this country know more about the sharp-toothed Asian fish that has invaded a Crofton pond than the man some here call Dr. Snakehead. For the past year, Walter R. Courtenay Jr. has pored through reams of papers in a...Tags: Science, Natural Resources, Hospitals and Clinics, Cesarean Section, Tampa
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Sept. 11 hijacker raised suspicions at border
Sun National StaffWASHINGTON - A U.S. border agent said yesterday that Mohammed Atta, the suspected ringleader of the Sept. 11, 2001, plot, aroused enough suspicion at the border with his polished appearance and a suspicious student visa that he should have been refused...Tags: Terrorism, Armed Conflicts, Interior Policy, Immigration, Aircraft Hijacking
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'Outrageous, disgusting, abhorrent' lawyers raise federal judge's ire
Two lawyers behaved so outrageously in a South Florida case that a federal judge held them in contempt of court and ordered them to pay back every dime of an astounding $275,800 in fees they wrung out of their client's family. Then it got even worse:...
Tags: Lawyers, London (England), Prosecution, Haiti, Prisons
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'Outrageous, disgusting, abhorrent' lawyers raise federal judge's ire
Two lawyers behaved so outrageously in a South Florida case that a federal judge held them in contempt and ordered them to pay back every dime of an astounding $275,800 in fees they wrung out of the client's family. And then it got even worse —...Tags: Lawyers, Prisons, Trials, Witnesses, England
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Russia's Aeroflot to start flights to Miami in October
Get ready for more Russian tourism to South Florida. Aeroflot Russian Airlines plans three flights per week from Moscow to Miami International Airport starting Oct. 28, using Airbus A330-200 aircraft. Adding to existing service by Russian carrier...
Tags: Moscow (Russia), Russia, Tourism and Leisure
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Miami airport: April passengers up 6.4 percent
Miami International Airport continued to show strong passenger growth in April, though slower than the first quarter. The April passenger count rose 6.4 percent from a year earlier to reach 3.16 million, roughly the population of Chicago. That number ...
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Passenger who rushed cockpit at Miami airport in custody, FBI says
An unruly passenger was taken into federal custody following his attempt to rush toward the cockpit of an American Airlines plane after it landed at Miami International Airport on Friday, the FBI said. Ryan Snider, 24, of Canada, was arrested after the...
Tags: Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, Federal Aviation Administration, Transportation Accidents, American Airlines, Inc.
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American Airlines passenger questioned
Police are questioning an American Airlines passenger who is described as disoriented. While the airplane was taxing to the gate after landing at Miami International Airport, the man stood up as the plane was moving. After being ordered to sit down,...
Tags: American Airlines, Inc., Air Transportation Industry
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Report: Passenger rushes cockpit of Miami jet
From the WebA passenger was taken into custody after trying to rush the cockpit of a jet at Miami International Airport, WSVN-Ch. 7 reported. The incident took place aboard an American Airlines flight from Montego Bay that landed in Miami shortly before 10:30 a.m....Tags: American Airlines, Inc.
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"Disoriented" Passenger Restrained on AA Flight in Miami
CNNMiami -- A 24-year-old Canadian man will probably face federal charges after allegedly rushing to the front of an American Airlines aircraft after it landed in Miami on Friday, the FBI said. Two passengers on Flight 320 from Montego Bay, Jamaica,...Tags: Police Investigations, CNN (tv network), American Airlines, Inc., FBI, Air Transportation Industry
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Gov. Scott talks about elephant faux pas with Spain's king
MIAMI — Florida Gov. Rick Scott decided not to ignore the elephant in the room upon returning Thursday from a weeklong trade mission to Spain.
Scott told reporters at Miami International Airport he apologized if he had done anything wrong in Madrid...Tags: Financial Markets, Rick Scott, Executive Branch, Spain, King of Spain Juan Carlos I
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