Tag: Denver International Airport
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Federal shutdown spurs Denver airport delays
The shutdown of the federal government has begun to palpably affect the country’s airports, including at Denver International Airport, which is seeing staffing shortages, according to officials. By Monday evening, the Federal Aviation Administration was reporting that staffing shortages were creating delays at DIA, as well as airports in California and New Jersey. Denver International…
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Staffing shortages lead to delays at DIA, other airports
DENVER — The federal government shutdown resulted in staffing issues at several airports across the country Monday, including Denver International Airport. A Federal Aviation Administration advisory issued Monday said flights to DIA were being delayed an average of 40 minutes due to staffing. As of 8 p.m., more than 570 flights to and from the airport had…
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Shelter services and transportation on Denver City Council agenda
On Monday, the Denver City Council will consider multiple resolutions tied to the city’s homeless shelter operations. Of particular interest is Council Resolution 25-1383, which amends an agreement with U.S. Motels Denver North, Inc. by adding nine months and $2.5 million to provide non-congregate shelter units, as well as congregate shelter space when the city’s…
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Air traffic controllers report to work, as Denver airports brace for impact should federal shutdown linger
After Democrats and Republicans failed to agree on a plan to keep the U.S. government funded, several federal agencies, including the Federal Aviation Administration, are preparing to wait out another government shutdown, the first since 2019. The FAA posted a warning, highlighted in red, that “portions of the Department of Transportation are currently in shutdown/furlough…
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Denver officials break ground on Green Valley Ranch fire station
City officials broke ground Wednesday on the Denver Fire Department’s newest fire station, which will serve residents in the Green Valley Ranch neighborhood, near Denver International Airport, as well as a stretch of Peña Boulevard. The $19.8 million Fire Station No. 40 will be constructed on a 5.48-acre site east of Peña Boulevard, north of…
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Nuclear power to fuel Denver International Airport?
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Denver International Airport officials announced on Wednesday that they are soliciting a study on the feasibility of building a nuclear power plant to take the airport to energy independence using a small modular reactor on its 34,000-acre facility. The study will examine questions about nuclear…
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Denver International Airport introduces touchless TSA PreCheck ID lanes
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Denver International Airport and the Transportation Security Administration introduced two new TSA PreCheck Touchless ID lanes as part of the new West and East Security Checkpoints. These limited-access lanes use facial recognition technology for what DIA officials said is faster, more efficient identity verification. The…
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Denver International Airport opens new East Security Checkpoint
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The days of waiting in one long, snaking line at Denver International Airport’s South Security Checkpoint are over. On Monday, airport officials gathered to celebrate the completion of the airport’s new Transportation Security Administration East Security Checkpoint, equipped with 17 new screening lanes. Located on…
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Frontier flight safely lands at DIA after threatening notes were found
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A Frontier Airlines flight stayed on the taxiway at the Denver International Airport for nearly 50 minutes due to threatening notes that were found on board the plane. Frontier Flight 3406 was on it’s way from the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to DIA when crew members…
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10th Circuit dismisses trip-and-fall lawsuit against DIA
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Colorado-based federal appeals court dismissed a woman’s lawsuit against Denver last month, which attempted to hold the city liable for her trip-and-fall on a floor mat in the security screening area of Denver International…