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Adventures of Link: Waiting in (Airport) Traffic

Chicago Rockford International Airport can't wait to have congestion problems of its own. After years of warming the bench for O'Hare and Midway, airport officials think they're ready for more commercial airlines than they already have. (That'd be a single United route, some Allegiant Air flights and charter service.) With a large traveling population living nearby, Rockford is certainly a destination to watch--if you're Skybus and don't mind an 89-mile drive to downtown Chicago. Hey, at least RFD has free WiFi.

Meanwhile, Las Vegas is on track to host a record number of passengers this year, while New York-area airports are costing business travelers millions of dollars in lost productivity. While the city's comptroller can describe the problem, he sadly doesn't have any brilliant fixes for NYC's airport woes.

Related Stories:
· Rockford Airport Officials Want More Service [Register Star]
· Las Vegas' McCarran on Track for Record Passenger Traffic [PTT]
· NYC Airport Delays Erode Competitiveness [IHT]
· ACLU Lawyer Suing Boston Logan Airport Authority for Profiling [AP, via Google]
· Time to Kill? Enjoy Airport Attractions [AJC]

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