Airport News

SHARJAH — The Department of Civil Aviation in Sharjah yesterday announced that the new baggage rules restricting volume of liquids, gels and aerosols in hand baggage will come into effect at Sharjah International Airport from June 30.

A billion dollar improvement project underway should making flying in and out of Mineta San Jose International Airport a lot more convenient.

Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport's long planned access road from Interstate 540 to the airport may be split into two phases.

Lexington (AP) -- From mint juleps to horse-related souvenirs, airport officials want travelers to experience a bit more of the bluegrass.

In July, travelers to Mineta San Jose International Airport will notice numerous changes as part of the airport's $1.3 billion expansion, airport officials announced Monday.

Dallas Fort Worth International Airport, the world's third busiest airport, will make a major announcement on new international service. DFW Chief Executive Officer Jeff Fegan will be making the announcement from the United Kingdom.

The Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport Fire Department will run live-fire training this Tuesday through Thursday.

Fire sprinklers at a Los Angeles International Airport terminal turned on Sunday after a water pipe broke, dousing passengers waiting for flights or picking up their bags.

Broken Water Pipe at LA Airport Activates Sprinklers, Dousing Hundreds

Bangor International has banned volunteer greeters from passing out homemade cookies, pie and brownies to troops en route to or from the Middle East. Rebecca Hupp, airport director, says it's a matter of assuring food safety.

A bomb hoax at the airport here kept officials and security personnel under tenterhooks for nearly three hours early today. An unidentified person telephoned around 3 am claiming that a bomb has been planted at the international terminal and would explode in the morning, airport sources said.

A bomb hoax at the airport in Chennai kept officials and security personnel under tenterhooks for nearly three hours early on Monday.

DUBAI — Dubai Airport Customs Centre officials yesterday seized more than 3kg of heroin when they inspected a suspect who was wearing a white belt around his waist.

Airport officials said it will fill a void in their flight path. The city's been talking about building a hotel at the airport since 2001. A contract was finally approved with the Hilton in February.

Fire sprinklers at a Los Angeles International Airport terminal turned on Sunday after a water pipe broke, dousing passengers waiting for flights or picking up their bags.

City officials are trying to persuade the Naples Airport Authority to pitch in more money than it has already pledged to repave North Road.

LOS ANGELES – Fire sprinklers at a Los Angeles International Airport terminal turned on Sunday after a water pipe broke, dousing hundreds of people, an airport official said.

Fire sprinklers at a Los Angeles International Airport terminal turned on Sunday after a water pipe broke, dousing passengers waiting for flights or picking up their bags. Terminal One was temporarily evacuated, and the baggage claim and screening areas experienced minor flooding, said airport spokesman Marshall Lowe. Lowe didn't know how long the sprinklers were on or how many people got wet, or ...

Many passengers awaiting flights or picking up their bags were doused with water at Los Angeles International Airport's Terminal One Sunday from fire sprinklers that came on after a water pipe broke.

The Khabarovsk airport owned by JSC Alliance-Prom Company requires at least $300 million to be turned into the Far Eastern hub, Khabarovsk Governor Viktor Ishayev announced Thursday.