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Making flying sexy: Hooking up at the airport is easy thanks to a new niche dating website

By Allegra Fradkin

05.20.13 | 3:20 pm

Missed your connection? Not necessarily. Long gone are the days of Ross chasing Rachel through the airport to tell her how he feels. Now all he has to do is create a profile at MeetAtTheAirport ...


Travel Buzz

Sleeping at the airport takes on a whole wild new dimension as mini suites spread

By Rachael Abrams

02.26.13 | 6:28 pm

Like millions of other travelers, I've been the victim of missed flight connections because of ill-timed airport layovers. Most recently, I was on my way to Key West, Fla., when I got stuck in ...


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Airport dining suddenly got cool: Reef team opening a new IAH restaurant with celeb chef power

By Whitney Radley

02.12.13 | 6:04 am

Does a Reef by any other name taste as sweet? Though Bill Floyd and chef Bryan Caswell had to do some fancy footwork with the wording, they think they landed on the perfect name for their ...


Security fail

Where the TSA steals your stuff: Texas is a hotbed for airport thefts

By Whitney Radley

10.25.12 | 11:09 am

Between 2002 and December 2011, the Transportation Security Administration — the body charged with passenger security and safety — fired nearly 400 employees for allegedly stealing from ...


beginning Nov. 4

A consolation prize? Houston gets United Airlines' fancy, new Dreamliners first

By Whitney Radley

08.30.12 | 10:09 am

United Airlines has put in a hefty order for 50 Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft. On Thursday, the airline announced that domestic travelers will get a chance to ride on the first five arrivals of th ...


Flying Out of Houston

Inside the world's largest passenger jet: Airbus A380 brings air wows, house-sized bathrooms

By Whitney Radley

08.01.12 | 10:33 pm

The waiting area outside of George Bush Intercontinental Airport's D-11 seemed an unlikely spot for a midday polka performance, but that didn't deter the crowd of media, city and corporate ...


1,300 Gone

United keeps bullying Houston? Airline employee feels massive job cuts are being made in anger

By Sarah Rufca

05.31.12 | 1:31 pm

United Airline told city officials that building an international terminal at Hobby would cost jobs at Bush Intercontinental Airport. And after Houston city council voted 16-1 to approve the Hobby ...


But tension in the air

Houston City Council approves Southwest bid for Hobby expansion in lopsided vote

By Whitney Radley

05.30.12 | 11:50 am

The end has come in the contentious Southwest Airlines saga: In a divided room, packed to capacity, the Houston City Council overwhelmingly approved the Dallas-based airline's proposal for inte ...


IAH one of the lucky airports

Breezing through airport security lines for a price? Expansion of TSA PreCheck program raises concerns

By Whitney Radley

02.09.12 | 4:06 pm

At long last, an alternative to long lines, fumbling with Ziplocs and risking the contraction of foot fungus! The Transportation Security Administration has tested a PreCheck expedited scr ...


In good company

Bush Intercontinental ranks as nation's fifth worst airport in business travel site survey

By Whitney Radley

12.30.11 | 4:21 pm

George Bush Intercontinental was named the nation's best airport in 2009 by The Daily Beast, which credited IAH with on-time arrivals and departures, safety, accessibility, baggage ha ...


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