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Man accused of lying to get Denver airport access
August 28, 2012 7:16 PM
DENVER (AP) - A federal grand jury has indicted a Denver man accused lying on an application to get access to secure areas at Denver International Airport. Twenty-year-old Terrance Lee King is due in court Wednesday for arraignment on a charge of making a false statement. Prosecutors say King has... more » -
No cancelations reported today at DIA
December 28, 2010 1:45 PM
DENVER (AP) - Air travel to the East Coast from Denver is starting to return to normal. After two straight days of cancelations, Denver International Airport reported no major flight cancelations Tuesday due to the aftermath of the Northeast blizzard. Airport spokeswoman Laura Coale said most passengers on... more » -
2010 travel costs up for Denver airport officials
December 12, 2010 4:52 PM
DENVER (AP) - Denver International Airport officials expect their travel costs this to year to be at least 43 percent more than last year. The Denver Post reports that travel costs were almost $384,000 as of Friday. Aviation manager Kim Day says the costs are necessary to market the... more » -
Late DIA passenger allegedly claims bomb was on plane
November 1, 2010 8:16 AM
DENVER (AP) - Police say a man who just missed his flight out Denver got angry and claimed there was a bomb in his luggage, which was already aboard. Police say a search of the plane turned up no explosives, and the flight took off late for its destination,... more » -
Denver airport expecting big July 4 weekend
July 2, 2010 8:12 AM
Denver International Airport expects 575,000 passengers this Fourth of July weekend, which would be a 33 percent increase from last year. Airport officials say 430,000 passengers flew through DIA last July 4 holiday. The airport is advising travelers to be in the ticketing lobbies at least two hours before their... more » -
Dozens of planes diverted from DIA
May 26, 2010 7:43 PM
Dozens of planes landed in Colorado Springs instead of Denver Wednesday afternoon when weather threatened the flights. John McGinley from the Colorado Springs Airport said about 2 p.m. DIA issued a "ground stop" which mean no planes in or out, but the Denver airport was not actually closed, the... more » -
Sewage spill contained to Denver airport property
March 23, 2010 9:49 AM
Officials say water-quality test results suggest that untreated sewage that spilled at Denver International Airport last week never flowed off airport property. Officials first feared that up to 1 million gallons spilled but later said about 330,000 gallons overflowed a manhole after a pump-station malfunction. Airport officials say employees didn't... more » -
Million gallons of sewage spilled at DIA
March 18, 2010 12:06 PM
A mechanical failure at Denver International Airport sent up to 1 million gallons of raw sewage and industrial wastewater into creeks and canals flowing toward the Barr Lake fishery and bird sanctuary. Airport spokesman Jeff Green says the spill appears to have started about 7 p.m. Tuesday when a... more » -
Foiled Denver bomb plotter's 2 comrades due in court
February 25, 2010 9:37 AM
Two comrades of foiled New York City subway bomb plotter Najibullah Zazi are scheduled to make their first court appearances since he pleaded guilty. Zarein Ahmedzay and Adis Medunjanin went to high school with Zazi in Queens and are accused of traveling with him to Pakistan in 2008. ... more » -
Prosecutor: More charges coming in NYC terror case
January 19, 2010 2:42 PM
There may be new charges brought against a man whose friend is accused of plotting to bomb New York City. Prosecutors allege Adis Medunjanin conspired to kill U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan. They told a Brooklyn judge on Tuesday they expect further charges, and that his case might be combined with... more » -
Worker killed after falling into pit at DIA
December 19, 2009 1:05 PM
DENVER (AP) - Denver airport officials say a contract worker died after falling into about 20 feet of water at the bottom of a 40-foot-deep pit at the airport's heating and cooling plant. The man fell Saturday morning and his body was recovered later in the day by Denver... more » -
Heavy crowds at Denver airport, but few delays
November 25, 2009 12:57 PM
The holiday travel lines are long but moving at Denver International Airport. The airport could have its second-busiest Thanksgiving week ever with more than 960,000 fliers expected through Monday. Sunday is set to be the heaviest travel day, followed by Wednesday, when 150,000 passengers are expected to pass through. The... more »
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