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Why is the price of an airport sandwich sky-high?

by Kristin Schwab and Sean McHenry
Aug 8, 2024
"The cost of running a business in the airport is actually really high," says Lora Kelley at The Atlantic.
Food prices at airports typically cost about 10% more than street prices. Above, a restaurant at Austin–Bergstrom International Airport.
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What a government shutdown could look like: "Things start breaking"

by Mitchell Hartman
Nov 13, 2023
With Congress approaching another funding deadline, we consider some of the practical effects if lawmakers don't avoid a government shutdown.
TSA agents are among the federal government employees who will stop getting paid as soon as a government shutdown starts.
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Flying is going to be very different post-coronavirus

by Jack Stewart
May 12, 2020
COVID-19 could change airports and the experience onboard planes as much as 9/11 did, according to some experts.
An Air France employee checks the body temperature of passengers before they board a flight.
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United buys stake in biometric firm Clear as a pitch to frequent fliers

by Marielle Segarra
Jul 30, 2019
Airlines are looking for ways to hold on to their most valuable customers.
A United Airlines plane.
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Definition of an essential worker does a shutdown shift

by Kimberly Adams
Jan 17, 2019
Thousands of government employees are furloughed during this government shutdown.
Travelers are screened by Transportation Security Administration workers at a security check point at O'Hare Airport on June 2, 2015 in Chicago, Illinois.
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Real ID fuels demand for passports

by Dan Gorenstein
Feb 23, 2018
About half of U.S. states are issuing driver licenses that comply with the Real ID Act.
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There are longer lines ahead as TSA tightens security

by Reema Khrais
Oct 26, 2017
Restrictions on electronic devices carried by travelers coming from some countries have been rolled back. But now U.S. officials are requiring any person traveling to the country be subject to new, tighter screenings.  Click the audio player above to hear the full story.
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CEO Deborah Flint is at the helm of LAX and its multibillion dollar makeover

by Kai Ryssdal and Bridget Bodnar
Jun 9, 2017
'A happy passenger is a spending passenger.'
Rendering - Dennis Allain: Design - SOM
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TSA hired more people to make sure your vacation is off to a good start

by Jana Kasperkevic
May 26, 2017
Will this translate to short security lines at airports?
Traveling this summer might not be a nightmare.
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You can take a frozen turkey through airport security

by Kai Ryssdal
Nov 21, 2016
Along with mashed potatoes and cranberry sauce.
A turkey is on view for sale at a grocery store November 20, 2014, in Centreville, Virginia. 
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