Tag: Airplanes
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DIA power outages cause flight delays, cancellations
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A power outage at Denver International Airport Wednesday afternoon caused hundreds of delays, and several cancellations, officials reported. While DIA officials couldn’t provide an estimate of flights impacted – they encouraged Wednesday travelers to contact…
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Phase two improvements begin on DIA Great Hall
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The north end of Denver International Airport’s terminal is about to become unrecognizable when Hensel Phelps begins building new security checkpoints as part of the Great Hall phase two improvements. Plans call for three escalators to move people from the new sixth-floor security station directly…
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Washington touts his experience as Council begins nominee approval process
The Denver City Council on Wednesday begins the formal process of reviewing Mayor Michael Hancock’s nominee to be the next leader of Denver International Airport, third busiest in the country. Phil Washington, former leader of the Regional Transportation District and most recently chief executive officer of Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LA Metro), was…
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Southwest Airlines still working through tech-caused glitches
Southwest Airlines worked Wednesday to clear the remaining technical issues that continued to delay and cancel fights from Denver International Airport. DIA was leading the nation on tracking service FlightAware’s “Misery Map” on Wednesday morning with 22 delays and three flights canceled. The Dallas-based airline, the nation’s fourth largest, experienced 566 cancellations Tuesday and 1,800…
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Hancock nominates former RTD head Phil Washington to be next CEO at DIA
Former Regional Transportation District head Phil Washington was nominated Monday by Mayor Michael Hancock to be the next CEO of Denver International Airport. Washington would replace current CEO Kim Day, who is retiring in July after 13 years in the position. Washington would need to be approved by the Denver City Council. Washington left RTD…
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Icelandair resumes Denver flights to Reykjavik
It’s been more than a year, but Icelandair Monday resumed nonstop service from Denver International Airport to Europe. The airline plans four flights per week on a Boeing 757-200, ramping up to five flights weekly starting mid-June. “Iceland has recently opened its borders to all U.S. vaccinated travelers and Icelandair is excited to return to…