Airports Archives
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Stranded in San Antonio
posted on April 3, 2007 by michael.wiley
I flew into San Antonio last night for a client meeting today in San Antonio. It has been about 15 years since I've been here and the city has changed considerably. The weather upon arrival was absolutely gorgeous, about 80 more...
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Socket Follow-up
posted on March 5, 2007 by michael.wiley
A few weeks ago, I was complaining about the lack of outlets at most airports. Well, it seems that others are on to this growing problem. In Sunday's New York Times, Christopher Elliott penned an article called "The Socket Seekers". more...
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Charlotte: Phillips Seafood not bad
posted on March 2, 2007 by michael.wiley
Wednesday night I was traveling from Columbus, OH to Nashville, TN via Charlotte, NC. I’m normally opposed to one-stop flights but in this case I had no choice. I landed in Charlotte at about 7pm and had an 8pm more...
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Austin Airport Is Unique
posted on February 12, 2007 by michael.wiley
When you spend as much time at airports as I do, you get kind of tired of staring at ho-hum gray walls and eating pre-packaged sandwiches. I’ve been at the Austin-Bergstrom Airport a few times recently. This really is more...
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Phoenix: Arrive Early
posted on February 11, 2007 by michael.wiley
Earlier today, I was heading back to Chicago after a wonderful weekend in Scottsdale. I had an 8:55am flight. I was up early and left Scottsdale at about 6:35am. The drive to Sky Harbor International Airport only took about more...
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Help, My Battery is Dead
posted on February 6, 2007 by michael.wiley
Is there a business opportunity here? It seems that every airport these days has a serious outlet deficiency. It is so bad that I’ve recently noticed some rather bizarre behaviors. Like the guy who was standing in the men’s more...