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Suspicious cargo at Dulles not a danger
September 10, 2011 9:19 PM
CHANTILLY, Va. (AP) - Police and airport officials say there was nothing harmful about suspicious boxes on a cargo pallet that prompted an hours-long evacuation of several gates at Dulles International Airport. Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority spokesman Rob Yingling says a detection dog alerted handlers to boxes on a... more » -
Dulles Airport evacuated because of suspicious item
September 10, 2011 8:06 PM
CHANTILLY, Va. (AP) - Officials at Dulles International Airport have evacuated an area around a cargo container including several gates in a concourse that houses mostly international carriers after a suspicious item was found there. Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority spokesman Rob Yingling says the item was found Saturday afternoon... more » -
Non-stop flight to Dulles announced
June 8, 2010 11:26 AM
United Airlines will soon begin a new non-stop flight from the Colorado Springs Airport to Dulles Airport near Washington, D.C. An official announcement will be made at 8 a.m. Wednesday. The flight will leave daily just before 9 a.m. and return around 8:30 p.m. It's the only non-stop flight... more » -
Sleeping woman left on plane for 4 hours
May 26, 2010 9:52 AM
Airline officials are trying to figure out how a sleeping passenger was left aboard a flight for four hours after it landed in Philadelphia. According to police and the Transportation Security Administration, the passenger didn't wake up when her United Express flight from Dulles airport outside Washington landed shortly... more » -
Safe emergency landing after fire in cockpit
May 17, 2010 9:56 AM
A fire in the cockpit of a United Airlines flight from New York to Los Angeles caused an emergency landing outside Washington, a spokeswoman for the Federal Aviation Administration said. The fire aboard the Boeing 757 was extinguished before the plane landed Sunday night at Dulles International Airport and... more » -
Threat diverts Continental flight to North Carolina landing
April 28, 2010 1:33 PM
Officials say a Continental Airlines flight from Houston to the Washington area has been diverted to North Carolina after a threatening message was written on a bathroom mirror. The Transportation Security Administration says Continental Flight 3006 was headed for Dulles International Airport in Virginia on Wednesday when it was directed... more » -
Swine flu shots, while you wait
February 23, 2010 1:02 PM
Grabbing a bite to eat, or picking up a magazine aren't the only options for passengers waiting for a flight at a Washington-area airport. Now, travelers can get a swine flu shot while they wait. State and local health officials are giving free H1N1 vaccinations at Dulles International Airport... more »
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