December was the first month in 2009, and the first time since August 2008, where passenger numbers at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport (CLE) exceeded passenger levels of the same month from the preceding year, another sign that the recession is easing as the Cleveland and national economies are recovering. The data include both domestic and […]
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December Year-over-Year Passenger Numbers up in Cleveland
Published by January 20th, 2010 in Cleveland, Detroit, Los Angeles, New York City and USA. 0 CommentsA sudden downpour from a late summer storm hits the City of Cleveland. Here the Innerbelt Bridge connecting the West Side and Downtown fades into the beyond.
The rain aside, during a short trip to this musical city earlier this month, the city was looking good with its unique blend history, intrigue, and excellent food. (Though […]
Renaming Anchorage’s Airport
Published by November 3rd, 2008 in Anchorage, Cleveland, General, History, Johannesburg, Rio de Janeiro, South Africa, USA, United Kingdom and Washington, DC. 2 CommentsSo Ted Stevens, the longtime Senator from Alaska and namesake of Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC), was convicted last week of seven counts of violating federal ethics laws involving undisclosed gifts and home renovation services. Unless the good people of Alaska and Anchorage want their airport named for convicted felon, it may be time […]
Taxiing into the Sunset
Published by July 10th, 2008 in Cleveland, Continental Airlines and Photos. 0 CommentsIn Downtown Cleveland for only a few hours on July 7th, and decided to check how the city was faring.
This studious fellow looked up from his book as he sensed me fixing my lens on him. He’s reading in the perfect serene settings of Eastman Park, a little park nestled between the two buildings of […]
Winter off the Coast of Cleveland
Published by January 27th, 2008 in Cleveland, Photos, USA and Weather. 0 CommentsAhhhhh Cleveland in winter! Shot at the end of the East 9th Street Pier in Downtown Cleveland, here is a frozen Lake Erie. The government breakwall is in the distance and, though not captured in this photo, to the right (east) of this image is Cleveland Burke Lakefront Airport (BKL).
Airport Access in Cleveland: America’s First Airport-Downtown Rail Connection
Published by December 22nd, 2007 in Airport access, Airports, Business travel, Cleveland, Discount travel, Photos, Rail, Student travel and USA. 4 CommentsOftentimes, the best way to travel between an airport and the center of town is a train. I was recently connecting in Amsterdam and, if it were not for the train, I would not have been able to see any part of the city, in my mere 3 hours on the ground between flights. Though […]
Continental’s “Through-Flight Service”
Published by November 24th, 2007 in Airlines, Aviation Policy, Cleveland, Continental Airlines, Flight numbering, Newark and Shanghai. 1 CommentI wrote yesterday of KLM’s use of a single number for both directions of a flight (AMS-DAR and DAR-AMS) and wanted to note that I’ve seen other strange flight number issues, though none as profound as the KLM experience. Continental Airlines Flight 90 operates from Los Angeles (LAX) to Tel Aviv (TLV) with a […]
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