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Angry airports? DIA made the list

Fox31 Denver 26 May 2023
Forbes said it analyzed more than 37,000 tweets directed at the 60 busiest airports in the United States from March 2022 to March 2023 ... What are the 'angriest' airports?. Based on the Twitter activity from the research, Forbes said John Wayne Airport in Orange County, California angers its travelers more than any other U.S.
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Nebraskans expected to hit the road for Memorial Day

Fremont Tribune 26 May 2023
The Omaha Airport Authority said about 79,000 passengers will travel through Eppley Airfield this weekend, with the busiest day expected to occur Friday ... AAA said the nation's airports could be the busiest they've been since 2005 ... The Omaha World-Herald contributed to this story ... in Omaha, is typically open from noon to 8 p.m ... Omaha Fun-Plex.
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Local View: Keep access to D.C. airport

Lincoln Journal Star 25 May 2023
In fact, today, there is a so-called “slot and perimeter rule” enforced by the Federal Aviation Administration that ensures dozens of smaller and regional airports, such as Omaha, have access to Reagan ... mid-size airports such as Omaha, a little regulation has done a lot of good.
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Over 3 million people in Nebraska, nearby states projected to travel for Memorial Day

Omaha World-Herald 25 May 2023
Three takes on the transfer of Tyler Knaak Omaha man, 50, begins new chapter as a doctor after receiving his medical degree from UNMC McKewon ... The Omaha Airport Authority said about 79,000 passengers will travel through Eppley Airfield this weekend, with the busiest day expected to occur Friday ... Paul International Airport.
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Millions expected to travel this weekend

Omaha World-Herald 25 May 2023
Three takes on the transfer of Tyler Knaak Omaha man, 50, begins new chapter as a doctor after receiving his medical degree from UNMC McKewon ... The Omaha Airport Authority said about 79,000 passengers will travel through Eppley Airfield this weekend, with the busiest day expected to occur Friday ... Paul International Airport.
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The not-so Quiet Man! John Wayne Airport in California is named America's ANGRIEST in new ...

The Daily Mail 24 May 2023
A recent ranking of some of America's largest airports found that, based on Twitter activity, California's John Wayne Airport angers its travelers more than any other US airport ... Those airports were Florida's Jacksonville International and Eppley Airfield in Omaha, Nebraska.
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Court documents reveal how parents mislead police, helped son escape to Jordan

The Gazette Cedar Rapids 12 May 2023
UI police were notified on May 9 that Alfred Younes purchased a plane ticket from Omaha to Chicago and then a connecting flight to Amman, Jordan ... Alfred Younes was arrested Tuesday by the Omaha Police Department’s Fugitive Apprehension Unit and the Omaha Airport Authority while he was attempting to board his flight.
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Hotel magnate Eppley left philanthropic mark on Omaha

The Grand Island Independent 12 May 2023
Stu Pospisil Omaha World-Herald. The Eppley name is embedded in Omaha ... He’s buried in Forest Lawn Cemetery in north Omaha ... So when Omaha desperately needed to improve the municipal airport, the Omaha Airport Authority, led by Eppley Foundation trustee Arthur Storz Sr., arranged a grant of more than $1 million from the foundation.
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Open carry

Omaha World-Herald 12 May 2023
... concert, playhouse, restaurant, shopping mall, school, library, park, big box store, swimming pool, block party, College World Series, airport, etc. Mary Ruth Stegman,Omaha.
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The Public Pulse: Let the bands play on; Nothing but a number; Senators standing firm

Omaha World-Herald 12 May 2023
I was talking with one son about how sad it was that the Air Force Band at Offutt in Omaha had been disbanded, and he said all Air Force Bands across America have been cancelled, and the people who wanted to stay in the Air Force were offered desk or other jobs ... Giglia, Omaha ... Robyn Cafasso, Omaha ... Steve Douglas, Omaha ... Rick VanRoy, Omaha.
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Parents accused of helping son flee country before trial

News-Press Now 11 May 2023
Prosecutors have said he tackled the woman and strangled her until she passed out before taking the earrings ... His father, Alfred Younes, was arrested while trying to board a flight at the Omaha airport while his mother, Lima Younes, was arrested in Sioux County in northwest Iowa ... .
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Back in the day, May 10, 1899: Fred Astaire is born in Omaha

Omaha World-Herald 10 May 2023
Fred Astaire, who epitomized Hollywood elegance, dancing in a top hat and tails with Ginger Rogers and other stars, was born in Omaha on May 10, 1899 ... Fred Astaire at the then-Municipal Airport, later renamed Eppley Airfield, with his Omaha cousins on Sept ... Fred Astaire and his 17-year-old daughter, Ava, arrive in Omaha in 1959.
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Iowa City man accused of attempted murder fled to Jordan after cutting off GPS monitor

News-Press Now 10 May 2023
His mother and father are accused of helping him ... Alfred Younes was arrested Tuesday by the Omaha Police Department's Fugitive Apprehension Unit and the Omaha Airport Authority while he was attempting to board a flight in Omaha, Neb., with his destination set for Amman, Jordan. He will be extradited to Johnson County to face charges ... Comments ... .
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Seven Nebraska airports win $17.4 million in FAA grants

The Grand Island Independent 09 May 2023
The grants to airports in Ainsworth, Burwell, Norfolk, North Platte, Scottsbluff, Sidney and Wayne are part of the FAA’s second round of Airport Improvement Program grants ... In January, Omaha’s Eppley Airfield received a $21 million grant for the next phase of construction on the airport’s terminal entrance drive.
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Abortion-restriction effort reintroduced in Nebraska

Billings Gazette 09 May 2023
A new effort was introduced late Monday in the Nebraska Legislature to restrict abortion access in the state, less than two weeks after a bill that would have banned abortion at around six weeks of pregnancy failed to overcome a filibuster ... People are also reading… ... Plane crashes at farm near Laurel airport. Omaha Sen ... Sen ... Merv Riepe ... Omaha Sen ... .

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