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Filed under: Airlines Travelers flying on AirTrain Airways will be spending a lot more time in Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson Airport, thanks to the completion of a seven-year master lease agreement for facilities, signed earlier this week. AirTran Airways, based in Orlando, Fla., operates the world’s largest low-cost carrier hub at Hartsfield-Jackson and has a considerable economic impact on the city, state and region. The low-cost carrier is the 25th largest employer in Atlanta and employs… Read more

Filed under: Asia, Singapore, AirportsAirports are always looking for ways to make their visitor’s travel time experience more enjoyable. And travelers to Singapore’s Changi Airport now have a new way to pass the time: On a super-long indoor slide. The Slide in Singapore Airports Terminal 3 is considered the longest slide in Singapore, topping out at 40 feet tall, and reaching speeds of around 19 miles per hour. (Scary!). The airport also contains an outdoor butterfly sanctuary, rooftop… Read more

Filed under: Africa, Europe, France, Airports, NewsResearchers studying customs seizures at Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris have discovered that smuggling of illegal meat is a huge problem. Up to 270 tons of illegal meat may be coming into Europe from Africa every year. The study made its estimate based on customs searches over a 17 day period involving 134 passengers from 14 African countries. Nine people were caught with bushmeat weighing a total of 188 kilos (414 lbs). The defendants had… Read more

Filed under: Airlines, AirportsLast year, Clear abruptly shut down – but after a bankruptcy hearing last month, a large portion of the business has been handed over to new owners. And these owners are very serious about getting the service back online as soon as they can. With Clear, passengers paid a yearly subscription fee, and were able to jump to the front of the line at airport security checkpoints. The service was fairly successful, but obviously not enough of a success to stay… Read more