Category Archives: San Diego Lindbergh Field (SAN)
Free Wi-Fi Revoution Spreads at Airports: SFO, Bob Hope Join the Crowd
June 24, 2010 — 10:47 am PDT
Updated August 27, 2010 — 11:16 am PDT
SFO (image courtesy SFO Airport)
One by one, airports across the nation continue to add free Wi-Fi service.
There are still many large hubs that haven’t gotten on board – most notably, Atlanta, Chicago O’Hare, Dallas-Fort Worth, and the New York City airports – but the picture is improving on the West Coast.
Maui Gets Boost as Hawaiian Adds New Flights to Mainland
June 10, 2010 — 8:54 am PDT
Updated June 10, 2010 — 2:08 pm PDT
Hawaiian Airlines jets at Kahalui Airport, Maui. (Credit: Darren Popik)
Fresh on the heels of welcoming new Airbus A330 jets to its fleet, Hawaiian Airlines is now adding more service between Maui and the mainland.
The carrier says it will add non-stop service between Maui and Las Vegas, beginning October 3. Hawaiian already offers three-times daily service between Honolulu and Sin City.
The flights are primarily aimed at Maui residents, but are also intended to serve the Las Vegas community with ties to the island.
United-Continental Merger: Red Flags at 17 Airports
May 13, 2010 — 10:49 am PDT
Updated May 13, 2010 — 11:04 am PDT
United Airlines (Darren Popik/AeroChannel photo)
A new report suggests that federal regulators may see “red flags” when considering the merger between United and Continental Airlines.
The report from Cambridge Aviation Research suggests that the concerns may come from that fact that the new airline would have too high a market concentration at 17 airports, including LAX.
Stolen Plane Lands at LAX
February 19, 2010 — 4:46 pm PST
A pilot flying a stolen single engine plane made an unauthorized landing at Los Angeles International Airport early Friday morning.Skye Turner landed a Cirrus SR22 at approximately 2:30 a.m. Given the suspicious nature of the unscheduled landing, airport police immediately took the man into custody.It was …
AERO VIDEO: The Future of San Diego Lindbergh Field
January 18, 2010 — 4:50 pm PST
Updated April 5, 2010 — 10:03 am PDT
With the introduction of the Airbus A380 and the Boeing 777 Dreamliner, aviation is going big, and airports are working to accommodate larger, more efficient planes. That brings a perennial issue back to the forefront of Southern California’s aviation scene.
San Diego International is the busiest single-runway commercial service airport in …
Holiday Travel at San Diego's Lindbergh Field
December 28, 2009 — 10:55 am PST
Updated March 30, 2010 — 1:53 pm PDT
This holiday season, I found myself at the airport on what should have been a relatively slow travel day — Christmas.
Rocking Chairs at SAN (Credi: Darren Popik)
It paid a visit on San Diego’s Lindbergh Field, to pick up a family member arriving from the Midwest.
My trip was an opportunity to see just how many people travel on the 25th of December, and also to check out California’s third-busiest airport first-hand.
First, I discovered that a lot of people do indeed take to the skies on Christmas day. I was surprised by the amount of activity I saw.
