Posts Tagged ‘ airport ’

Local newspapers slow to report on jet service changes

March 9, 2010
By Billy Dennis

If you do a lot of traveling, you really ought to read David Jordan’s blog. He’s often the ONLY source of new information about service out of the Peoria and Bloomington airpots. I know it sometimes seems like reporters are asleep, but I know how overworked they are. Sometimes, there just aren’t enough bodies...
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As a matter of fact, you can get to Mipple City from here

February 5, 2010
By Billy Dennis

From David Jordan’s blog: According to Delta Air Lines’ current timetables, jet service to Minneapolis/St. Paul begins April 6. On that date, Pinnacle Airlines dba Delta Connection will begin operating two daily roundtrips between Peoria and MSP using 50-seat Canadair Regional Jets. Last time David broke a transportation story, it took a month for the PJS to...
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Local: Customer convenience takes a flight

February 1, 2008
By Billy Dennis

This is the most important paragraph from Thursday’s HOINews story about the lack of pay phones at the Greater Peoria Regional Airport, while management at one of Peoria’s biggest shopping centers make sure customers have access: “Not everybody has a cell phone or sometimes a battery goes dead and they need to make a call...
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