Monday, March 4, 2013
Southwest Airlines so far has not made any changes to prepare for sequestration. “At this point, we do not anticipate any significant impact immediately to our operations,” Southwest Airlines spokesman Chris Mainz said.
By Nicole Macon, Capital News Service The automatic spending cuts that began Friday could result in longer lines at airport security check-ins and the closure of air traffic control towers if Congress doesn’t agree on a way to reduce the budget, according to Maryland politicians who gathered at Maryland’s busiest airport. Sen. Ben Cardin and Maryland Reps. John Delaney (D-Potomac), Elijah Cummings (D-Baltimore) and John Sarbanes (D-Towson) met at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport to discuss how the sequester will impact the state’s busiest airport and the businesses that depend on reliable air service. Maryland’s regional airports could see air traffic control towers shut down April 1, which could divert their …
Tuesday, February 19, 2013
The airport announced that more than 22 million people flew through BWI in 2012.
For the third straight year, Baltimore Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport has increased its best year-long traffic totals, according to a press release from the airport. Passenger traffic at BWI increased 1.3 percent from 2011 to 22.6 million commercial passengers. International passenger traffic increased 20.7 percent from 2011, and cargo shipments increased 3.7 percent from 2011. The year also saw the airport's best month on record—July, when more than 2.2 million people flew through BWI. "The sustained growth and success at BWI Marshall highlights its position as an important business and tourism gateway, as well as a job generator," Governor Martin O'Malley said. Nearly 94,000 jobs are supported by BWI, and the business…
Sunday, October 28, 2012
Sen. Ben Cardin announced a presidential declaration that gives Maryland federal aid and Gov. Martin O’Malley urged Maryland citizens to stay off the roads Monday at a press conference at MEMA.
President Barack Obama signed a pre-landfall state of emergency declaration for Maryland. The declaration provides federal resources from FEMA and Health and Human Services to state aid, Sen. Ben Cardin announced at a press conference at Maryland Emergency Management Agency headquarters in Reisterstown Sunday night. “Federal partners are here at your request,” he said. Officials from the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services are working alongside state agencies at MEMA’s emergency operations center, which is fully staffed in preparation for Hurricane Sandy. Federal employees from Mississippi, Texas, South Carolina, Indiana and Kansas have come to Maryland’s aid, Cardin said. Military …
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