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- BWI workers are raising safety concerns about leaking fuel trucks, which are being "examined and will be addressed, as appropriate" by airport officials.
- Spirit Airlines will begin offering flights from Baltimore to Nashville in October.
- An unknown substance found on a Southwest Airlines flight out of Baltimore Washington Thurgood Marshall Airport was deemed not hazardous, but led to delays and a new flight.
- Fire crews responded to a Spirit Airlines flight that was having difficulties at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport Wednesday morning.
- A software system airlines use to measure weight and balance planes went offline Monday morning, causing delays on airlines including Southwest, Delta Air Lines, American Airlines, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.
- Low-cost bus service Megabus is offering free rides in the U.S. to passenger stranded by WOW Air's cease of operations, including Baltimore residents.
- Icelandic budget airline WOW Air ceased operations on Thursday, stranding passengers across two continents.
- Disney’s reboot of “Dumbo” doesn’t come out until March 29, but BWI Marshall Airport got a sneak peek at the flying elephant with oversized ears Wednesday.
- A winter storm watch is in effect across Central Maryland, warning of chances for 3 to 6 inches of wet, heavy snow and as much as a quarter of an inch of ice through Wednesday. The National Weather Service said there is potential for "significant snowfall" and then sleet and ice.
- U.S. Customers is hiring officers for ports of entry during event at BWI Airport.
- The Maryland Transit Administration is offering free bus, light rail, metro and MARC service to unpaid federal government workers until the end of the partial government shutdown.
- Howard County has filed a petition against the Federal Aviation Administration in federal court, opposing the agency’s approval of a plan to expand BWI Marshall Airport over neighbors’ noise concerns, the county announced Wednesday.
- Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport’s security Checkpoint A has reopened Tuesday, after closing due to “excessive call-outs” by TSA agents who have not been paid in weeks because of the federal government shutdown, an airport spokesman said.
- Computer network problems caused travelers using Southwest Airlines major delays and flight cancellations Tuesday out of Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport.
- The jet bridge collapse that sent six people to the hospital this weekend was caused by a defective metal bracket, according to a statement from the Maryland Department of Transportation.
- Seven people were injured in an incident involving a jet bridge at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport on Saturday night, the airport said.
- Baltimore-area businesses weathered failed deals, layoffs, closings and restructuring in 2018. But some started new chapters by expanding or merging, and new development sprouted all over and one new industry spread like a weed.
- Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport announced Tuesday plans to add nonstop service to Denver via Frontier Airlines starting in March.
- Instead of grumbling about problems over you Thanksgiving meal, here are some tips for navigating the rights of travelers to lodge formal complaints.
- WOW air is launching service to Delhi, India through Iceland from BWI Marshall Airport next month, the Icelandic low-cost airline announced Wednesday.
- Allegiant Air is adding a twice weekly flight from BWI Marshall Airport to Sarasota, Fla., the spring training home of the Baltimore Orioles, in February.
- An “unknown substance” found in a restroom of a Southwest Airlines plane at BWI Marshall Airport Monday night prompted the BWI Airport Fire & Rescue Department to meet the aircraft when it landed, the airline said Tuesday.
- Baltimore has benefited greatly from having Southwest Airlines at BWI for the last 25 years.
- When Southwest arrived at BWI, it was a novelty with $39 fares to Cleveland. Twenty-five years later, it's applying a jet engine-scale boost to the regional economy.
- Southwest Airlines announced Thursday that it plans to build its first maintenance hangar in the Northeast at BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport, a move that further cements its ties to the airport and signals more growth for the airline in the region.
- BWI Marshall Airport fell two spots in the 2018 J.D. Power passenger satisfaction rankings of large airports, to No. 13, but tied Reagan National and beat Dulles International airports, its two competitors in the region.
- The airline was dealing with an outage at the domestic ticket counter, according to a tweet from the BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport account. The issue has since been resolved.
- Neighbors have petitioned the state to halt an expansion of BWI until measures are taken to reduce noise pollution.
- WOW air plans a fare sale to start service to Indira Gandhi International Airport, with one-way tickets offered at $199 for travel between January and March 2019.
- An officer with the Maryland Transportation Authority has been suspended after attempted to fly with a gun in April.
- WOW Air will offer $129 one-way flights to Europe this fall.
- Emotional support peacocks are not allowed on Southwest Airlines.
- Southwest Flight 1805 made an emergency landing at BWI Marshall Airport on Tuesday night because of an "issue" with the wing flaps. No injuries were reported, but the plane touched down 50 minutes after its scheduled arrival time and will now be taken out of service and inspected.
- A Westminster man managed to walk through a Transportation Security Administration checkpoint at BWI Marshall Airport with a knife in his waistband and no boarding pass on the night before the Fourth of July, authorities confirmed Thursday.
- Gov. Larry Hogan, Franchot and Treasurer Nancy Kopp, who make up the board, all voiced concerns about low-flying Southwest Airlines planes in new Federal Aviation Administration flight patterns that have irritated Marylanders who live beneath the paths of the planes.
- The Baltimore-Washington International Airport will receive $3.5 million from a Federal Aviation Administration grant for expanding a midfield cargo apron.
- With a 70 percent chance of precipitation, the Baltimore area could see showers and thunderstorms, flash flooding and damaging wind gusts Tuesday afternoon and evening, according to the weather service.
- Two new eateries, a bar and a travel bag shop have opened at BWI Marshall Airport, the concession operator announced Monday.
- Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport is planning a $60 million expansion to Concourse A to meet Southwest Airlines’ existing and projected demand.
- Amtrak joins airports, hospitals, stadiums and other businesses around the country that have improved accommodations for women who say they want to do what is best for the health of their babies, but get discouraged by the lack of support for breastfeeding.
- The flights — routed through Iceland, where the low-cost airline is based — will begin Dec. 5 to Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi.
- Passengers on board a Southwest Airlines flight from South Florida say a pickup truck hit their plane on the runway at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport.
- A Southwest Airlines was forced to land in Philadelphia after engine failure. Here's what you need to know.
- Howard County claims the state is using outdated data in an environmental study needed as part of expansion plans.
- Wind gusts over 60 mph ripped through the Baltimore region Friday, closing highway access in many areas due to accidents, high wind and felled trees, and causing more than a quarter million power outages. One Baltimore County woman was struck and killed by a falling tree.
- A windstorm that the National Weather Service is calling “one of the most powerful” in recent years is causing transportation cancellations and delays throughout Maryland.
- Mexican street food, soft-serve ice cream and burgers have joined BWI's offerings.
- A Southwest Airlines plane was taxiing before takeoff at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport Wednesday morning, when the Boeing 737 skidded while turning and came to rest with the front end of the plane hanging over the grass, according to a passenger aboard.
- Amazon will reportedly tell Baltimore officials how our HQ2 bid stacked up. But based on what the company said it cared most about, the city beats out others that made the top 20.
- BWI Marshall Airport reported record-breaking passenger traffic for the third year in a row.