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Petition Created to Rename Pittsburgh Airport After Mister Rogers

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It’s a beautiful day in the neighborhood and one local man recently started a petition through Change.org, to change the name of Pittsburgh Airport.

For those of you not so familiar with the line “It’s a beautiful day in the neighborhood”, it’s from the children’s TV show Mister Rogers Neighborhood.

The show was created by Fred Rogers. He starred in it for over 30 years. When I think of the show, the famous red sweater (shown above) comes to mind. Continue reading Petition Created to Rename Pittsburgh Airport After Mister Rogers →

Explosion, Possibly A Bomb Kills 1 at Istanbul Airport

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Istanbul Airport
image: Aero Shots

An explosion went off at an Istanbul Airport early in the morning on December 23 killing a cleaner on a Pagasus Airlines plane.

The tragedy took place at Sabiha Gokcen, Istanbul’s second airport located on the Asian side, according to Reuters.

The debate now is whether or not a bomb was the cause. Continue reading Explosion, Possibly A Bomb Kills 1 at Istanbul Airport →

Doctor Fined $90,000 For Bomb Joke At Airport

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Airport Bomb Threat
image: Miami International Airport

A word to the wise- it’s best not to crack jokes at the airport, especially when it comes to bombs. But all of you know this already. Too bad this doctor didn’t…

A doctor at Miami International Airport (MIA) made a joke about carrying C-4 explosives which then caused an evacuation and the bomb squad to show up. Continue reading Doctor Fined $90,000 For Bomb Joke At Airport →

Passengers Stop Homophobe In Airport Attack

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Good Guys at airport 1, Homophobe 0.

Here is a crazy situation that happened on October 23 at Dallas/ Fort Worth Airport.

I came across this story from Yahoo News and it shows what most of us already know- most people are good but there are always bad seeds lurking around us. Continue reading Passengers Stop Homophobe In Airport Attack →