Word: airlinese
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Delays of 30 min. or more: 347. Accessibility: excellent. Allow 15 to 20 min. by car or cab (about $8) to downtown. Buses (300 to Miami, Coral Gables) run every 30 to 40 min. (daytime), every hour at night. Ten commuter airlines. Parking: ample. Flow Through: good, except for rush...
NATIONAL. 12.3 million passengers last year. Averages 873 landings and takeoffs daily. Three intersecting runways, ten scheduled airlines. Too small for four-engine jets. Delays of 30 min. or more: 818. Accessibility: its reason for survival. Allow 12 to 25 min. to White House by car or cab ($4.60). Downtown...
HEATHROW. 21.9 million passengers last year. Averages 850 landings and takeoffs daily. Two parallel runways, 75 airlines. Delays: seldom serious, except for frequent strikes. Accessibility: fair. Allow 45 min. to 2 hrs. for 15-mile ride downtown by car or cab (up to $20). Best bet: speedy, frequent buses ($1.55...
FRANKFURT. 14.2 million passengers last year. Averages 600 landings and takeoffs daily. Two runways, 63 airlines. Delays: average half an hour. Accessibility: good. Allow 20 to 30 min. by car or cab ($10) for seven-mile ride downtown. Excellent train and bus service (400). Flow Through: brisk, although no sidewalk...
FIUMICINO. 9.5 million passengers last year. Averages 453 landings and takeoffs daily. Three runways, 72 airlines. Delays: foreign, rare; domestic, improving but no cigar. Accessibility: bad. Allow 45 min. to an hour by car or cab ($15) for 22-mile ride downtown. Flow Through: slow. No curbside checkin. Baggage carts...