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The next destination: Passive design airports

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The next destination: Passive design airports 0 qpurcell Thu, 04/18/2024 - 13:59 Airports Today, we can design airports that are climate resilient, durable, long-lasting, and healthy for occupants—we can design airports using Passive House standards. On the path to passive The airport itself is becoming more sustainable.

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Covid-19 and travel: Heathrow boss says social distancing ?impossible? in airports

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Social distancing will not work in airports, and governments will have to agree international standards before passengers are confident enough to travel, Heathrow Airport Chief Executive Officer John Holland-Kaye said in an interview with Bloomberg TV. ” Heathrow Airport. Photo: iStock.

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Travel and coronavirus: Why travelling is essential

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Travel is a joy, but it’s so much more. I need to travel. Predictably for a travel writer, I miss movement. Professional travellers aren’t important. It’s a mistake, however, to assume that just because travel writers aren’t important, travel itself is insignificant. Photo: iStock.

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Hensel Phelps Awarded CMAR Contract at Austin-Bergstrom Airport

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Hensel Phelps was recently awarded a construction manager-at-risk contract for the concessions build-out at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport in Austin, Texas. This contract is with Delaware North Travel Hospitality Inc.,

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Coronavirus and travel: Can you get a refund and how do flight and travel credits and vouchers work?

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Although we are now banned from travelling out of Australia except for emergencies, many travellers now find ourselves on an unknown path through unfamiliar territory. Millions of Australians, myself included, have booked and paid for overseas travel in the next few months. Airports around the world are mostly deserted.

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Coronavirus and plane travel: JetBlue first US airline to make passengers wear face masks

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The move by the New York-based airline comes amid increasing calls from airline union leaders, consumer groups and elected officials about the need for face coverings to help slow the spread of the virus and, eventually, reassure travellers it is safe to fly. On Monday, Rep.

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Travel tips and advice for the US: How to annoy a security agent at a US airport

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We don’t blame them – on the PreCheck line, travellers need not remove their shoes, belts, outerwear, electronic devices or toiletry bags. While we have been in a few airports where this isn’t a requirement, removing your shoes is a pretty standard TSA rule. Not taking off your shoes.

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