Tag: Denver International Airport
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RTD A Line crashes into truck in Aurora, passenger injured
One person was hospitalized with minor injuries after the Regional Transportation District’s A Line crashed into a truck in Aurora Tuesday morning. The crash took place at Sable Boulevard and East Smith Road, according to a Tuesday afternoon statement from the Aurora Police Department. The injured person was a passenger on the train. Investigators believe…
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Denver airport takes #1 spot for most domestic destinations
Denver International Airport had the most domestic nonstop connections in the U.S. out of any airport in 2025. The airport announced it ranked No. 1 in its domestic flight network this year, a first for DIA. Denver beat Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport and Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport, which each had 195 domestic connections. DIA offers…
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Over 500 flights delayed at DIA as Denver gets 2 inches of snow
As Denverites woke up to a blanket of fresh snow Sunday, those traveling in and out of Denver International Airport were also feeling the effects of the late-December storm. As of 2:30 p.m. Sunday, over 500 flights at DIA had been delayed, with eight canceled entirely, according to flightaware.com. Of the delays, 180 were Southwest…
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Polis calls out Xcel as provider says work to restore power delayed as late as 10 p.m. Friday
Gov. Jared Polis called out Xcel Energy Friday afternoon, saying the utility had to do a better job at communicating how long its outages would last. The statement comes at the end of a week of severe wind in the Front Range, with Xcel intentionally turning off the power to at least 48,000 customers on…
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Denver’s construction contractor verification still lacking, audit finds
A new follow-up audit says Denver still doesn’t adequately verify businesses, leaving it at risk of contracting with unqualified or ineligible businesses for large construction projects. In January 2024, auditors reviewed the city’s construction contractor prequalification process and found that the methods for assigning and communicating construction contractors’ financial limits lack transparency. Denver’s City Charter…
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Could Denver’s refusal to approve Key Lime Air contract be a risky move?
The Denver City Council recently voted down a contract to expand Key Lime Air’s operations at Denver International Airport, citing disagreement with the company’s suspected operation of federal deportation flights on behalf of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. But in doing so, could the city be rolling the dice with federal grant money the airport…
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Children revel in holiday spirit during United Airlines annual ‘North Pole’ flight
It wasn’t “Elf,” but it seemed as if one United Airlines plane was flying more on Christmas spirit than it was on jet fuel Saturday afternoon. Continuing an over-30-year annual holiday tradition, the airline hosted over 100 children on its Fantasy Flight to the “North Pole,” and a meeting with Santa Claus, from Denver International…
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Swire Coca-Cola, USA announces $475M investment in Colorado Springs
Swire Coca-Cola, USA will establish a new state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Colorado Springs, the company announced late Wednesday afternoon. The Draper, Utah-based company plans to break ground next year on a 620,000-square-foot facility at Peak Innovation Park, the 1,600-acre business park at the entrance to Colorado Springs Airport on the city’s southeast side. Swire Coca-Cola,…
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Denver airport train to terminal resumes Wednesday afternoon after smoke in construction area
The train to the terminal at Denver International Airport was resuming service to the terminal after it was suspended for smoke, airport officials said Wednesday. The airport first posted on social media just before noon saying that the train was currently not serving the main terminal due to a smoke alarm, and that travelers would…
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Flights delayed, traffic slowed as Denver receives first major snow
Denverites woke up to a winter wonderland, with over two inches of snow blanketing the city by rush hour Wednesday morning. That number was a low point along the Front Range, according to the National Weather Service Boulder. Fort Collins and Boulder each received nearly three inches overnight; Colorado Springs closer to four. Despite the…