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Md. officials go after taxes from travel websites

Thu, 21 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Baltimore Sun - By Annie Linskey - Jul. 21 (News) - In a hunt for more revenue, Maryland officials are weighing ways to pressure hotel-booking websites such as Expedia and Orbitz to pay more taxes — a tactic that has netted some cities, counties and states tens of millions of dollars, but left others mired in lengthy legal battles.

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Maryland weighs changes to BWI Airport tax business

Tue, 19 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Baltimore Business Journal - By Daniel J. Sernovitz - Jul. 19 (News) - State transportation officials are considering an overhaul to the way Maryland awards exclusive taxi service deals at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport in the wake of a controversial proposal to tap a Northern Virginia company for the concession rights.

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Maryland delays decision on BWI taxi contract a year

Wed, 15 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Baltimore Business Journal - By Scott Dance - Jun. 15 (News) - State officials rejected a new four-year contract for taxi pickup exclusivity at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, instead approving a one-year extension of the existing contract.

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BWI's planes are deregulated; its taxis should be, too

Tue, 14 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Baltimore Sun - By Jay Hancock - Jun. 14 (Opinion) - Deregulation has made BWI Marshall one of the most popular, admired and affordable airports in the country. But when passengers at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport step off the plane and head outside to fetch a cab, suddenly Gerald Ford is president again.

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BWI Taxi drivers protest new management plan

Tue, 14 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Baltimore Sun - By Liz F. Kay - Jun. 14 (News) - The holding lot at BWI Marshall Airport was a sea of white vehicles Tuesday as angry taxi drivers massed to protest a proposal that would award the airport's taxi concession to a Virginia-based company.

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Exclusive airport taxi contracts like BWI’s are common and controversial

Thu, 09 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Maryland Reporter - By Megan Poinski - Jun. 09 (News) - Cabbies and cab companies are unhappy as BWI airport officials seek to sign an exclusive contract to provide taxi service, which the Board of Public Works delayed approving last week. Industry insiders agree that this process can be a headache, but the best way to ensure quality and consistency of service to passengers.

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Soldiers returning through BWI decry Delta baggage fees

Wed, 08 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Baltimore Sun - By Liz F. Kay - Jun. 08 (News) - Delta Airlines charged members of a U.S. Army unit returning from service in Afghanistan through BWI Marshall Airport more than $2,800 in additional baggage fees, according to a video testimonial shared viaYouTube.

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Southwest CEO envisions BWI as international hub

Fri, 03 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Baltimore Business Journal - By Daniel J. Sernovitz - Jun. 03 (News) - Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport could become a major international hub for Southwest Airlines Co. in the future, the company’s top executive said Friday morning.

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Analysts: Airline merger unlikely to spell higher rates — yet

Mon, 02 May 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Baltimore Sun - By Gus G. Sentementes - May. 02 (News) - Southwest Airlines' $1 billion purchase of AirTran Holdings is not expected to squelch competition at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport — at least not immediately.

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BWI operating as usual following bin Laden death

Mon, 02 May 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Baltimore Business Journal - By Ryan Sharrow - May. 02 (News) - Business was as usual at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport on Monday, but security was generally heightened in the wake of Osama bin Laden’s killing by U.S. Navy Seals on Sunday.

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Maryland at fault in '08 helicopter crash that killed four, U.S. claims

Mon, 11 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Baltimore Sun - By Yeganeh June Torbati - Apr. 11 (News) - The federal government is blaming the state of Maryland for a helicopter crash that killed four people in 2008, claiming the mistakes of a state-employed pilot, not federal air-traffic controllers, directly caused the accident.

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BWI to Issue Bid for New Duty-Free Concessionaire

Tue, 15 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Bmore Media - By Julekha Dash - Mar. 15 (News) - Officials at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport could get a new operator to man its duty-free concessions.

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Police: Md. Man Got On Plane In NYC Without Ticket

Thu, 10 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0800

Associated Press - Mar. 10 (News) - The Transportation Security Administration said Wednesday it is trying to determine how a man slipped past authorities and boarded a flight with a stolen boarding pass at New York's Kennedy airport.

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BWI getting charter flights to Cuba

Tue, 08 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0800

washingtonexaminer.com - By Liz Farmer - Mar. 08 (News) - The Baltimore airport is one of eight that the Obama administration has opened for travel to Cuba, making direct charter flights available from the Washington region for the first time in a half century.

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Measles-Infected Traveler Visited 2 DC Airports

Sun, 27 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0800

Associated Press - Feb. 27 (News) - Public health officials are warning travelers and workers present at four U.S. airports on two recent days that they may have been exposed to measles from a traveler arriving from London.

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First Mariner CEO receives probation before judgment in BWI gun incident

Wed, 23 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0800

WMAR-TV - By Megan Pringle - Feb. 23 (News) - First Mariner Bank CEO Ed Hale has pleaded guilty to interfering with security at BWI-Marshall airport. This all stems from an incident on February 4th when a loaded handgun was found in his luggage at a security checkpoint.

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First Mariner CEO receives probation before judgment in BWI gun incident

Tue, 22 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0800

Baltimore Sun - By Andrea Siegel - Feb. 22 (News) - The chairman and chief executive officer of First Mariner Bancorp was granted probation before judgment Tuesday on a charge of having a loaded handgun in his carry-on luggage earlier this month at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, according to court records.

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