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Word: midnighters (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...least twelve hotels within 10 min. of airport, the O'Hare Hilton reached by moving sidewalk. Amenities: ordinary. Comfortable boarding lounges. Adequate snack bars and coffee shops, some open 24 hr. Best restaurant: Seven Continents and good eating at O'Hare Hilton. Ten bars, closing at midnight, cocktail lounges at 1 a.m., beer available 24 hr. in the cafeteria. Shopping facilities: minimal, but excellent boutiques at O'Hare Hilton and International Tower hotels. Two barbershops. Two first-aid stations, one open 24 hr. Overall: huge, well organized...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Living: TIME'S Guide to Airports: Jet Lag on the Ground | 7/18/1977 | See Source »

...Four runways, 33 airlines. Delays of 30 min. or more: 842. Accessibility: poor. Allow 30 min. to an hour for 20-mile ride downtown by car or cab ($16 minimum). Buses to downtown locations every 15 to 30 min. from 6 a.m. to 11:30 p.m., every hour from midnight to 6 a.m. ($2). Three commuter airlines. Parking: adequate except at peak hours. Far-out lots served by circulating bus 24 hr. Drivers advised to tune to 530 on their AM dials for up-to-the-minute parking reports. Flow Through: good. Curbside checkin. Plentiful baggage carts. Seven near-identical...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Living: TIME'S Guide to Airports: Jet Lag on the Ground | 7/18/1977 | See Source »

...Averages 938 landings and take-offs daily. Four runways, 19 scheduled airlines. Delays of 30 min. or more: 967. Accessibility: fair. Allow 25 to 40 min. for 16-mile ride downtown by car or cab ($15). Buses every 15 min. until 10 p.m., every half-hour until midnight, then according to flight arrivals. Airport and Greyhound coaches three times daily to Oakland ($1.50) and to San Jose ($3.50). Four commuter airlines. Parking: inadequate. Close-in covered garage with valet service, two far-out lots with frequent shuttle-bus service. Flow Through: fair. Curbside checkin. No baggage carts. Two terminals linked...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Living: TIME'S Guide to Airports: Jet Lag on the Ground | 7/18/1977 | See Source »

...allow an hour. Hotels/Motels: Air Terminal Hotel inside building. Six hotels near by. Amenities: sorry. Two coffee shops, plus five restaurants (one Chinese, two Western, two Japanese). One bar, open 8:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. Tacky duty-free shops. Barbershop. First aid available. No services at all after midnight. Overall: grin and bear...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Living: TIME'S Guide to Airports: Jet Lag on the Ground | 7/18/1977 | See Source »

...Flow Through: generally good, except for morning crush. Baggage carts and porters available. Longest unassisted walk: 1,700 ft. Baggage, customs and immigration checkout: efficient. Hotels/Motels: none near by. Amenities: adequate. One restaurant (featuring steak or fish for U.S. $7.15), coffee lounge, two bars open 6 a.m. to midnight, two duty-free shops. Australian items: toy kangaroos and koala bears. Air-conditioned rest rooms equipped with showers. First aid available. Overall: efficient, convenient, Aussie-friendly...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Living: TIME'S Guide to Airports: Jet Lag on the Ground | 7/18/1977 | See Source »

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