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American Airlines May Be the Latest to Fly SUX

If you recall, one of our favorite airports to follow is the one in Sioux City, Iowa and that’s cause it sucks. Actually there’s nothing about Sioux Gateway Airport that’s particularly awful or irritating, it’s just that the place’s IATA airport code is SUX.

Although when we last spoke about the airport there was some bad news, as Delta was planning to pull its services from the airport. Well now there’s some good news, as it sounds like American Airlines is thinking about connecting SUX to ORD with a flight or two. The airport is going to get some cash from Uncle Sam to support the flights as part of a government Essential Air Service Grant, so now there’s two airlines wanting to bring in some flights.

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Totally SUX: Delta Set to End Service to Some Smaller Cities

This certainly sucks, and it’s especially bad for places like Sioux City, Iowa. When Delta and Northwest Airlines came together to form one big happy family, Delta acquired a lot of smaller destinations here and there. Well, they’re not bringing in loads of cash, and it looks like it now might be time to get ready of many of these routes. In total there are around 24 different spots across the lower 48 that will get their services modified or dropped altogether.

Many of these destinations are served through Delta’s fleet of Saab turboprop planes, and since Delta is planning to retire the use of this type of aircraft these little cities are screwed. For many of these locations Delta is the only option out of town, so it looks like one-way rental cars—or some long term parking—are the only way to head out on vacation or to hit the road for one of those pesky business trips.

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One of Iowa's Airports Proudly Sucks

We all know that flying sometimes sucks. For whatever reason, flights get delayed, things cost more than expected, and who knows what sort of weird company you’ll end up sitting next to. There are some airports and airlines that are better that most, but there’s one place where you are guaranteed a flying experience that sucks.

The place is Sioux Gateway Airport, but it’s not because the airport in Iowa is especially bad, it’s just because its IATA airport code is SUX. It may seem a little cheesy, but when the airport gods hand you lemons—and what could be worse than SUX—you make airport lemonade.

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Airport Travel: Does Hysterical Signage Make Us Safer?

Despite the variety of signs which have sprung up around security checkpoints in the past five years about your coat, shoes and electronic devices, it seems like there's always a new instruction that has been literally tacked on to the existing rules and regulations. Passive Aggressive Notes shares this snap by Timoni Grone at Sioux City Gateway Airport (the infamous SUX). Northwest Iowa is taking that quart-size regulation very seriously!

We still think that Ziploc sponsored this regulation in order to force us to buy more plastic bags. (Despite what the cheeky TSA bloggers might say.) We've found this rule to be unevenly enforced; some airports didn't even require us to take our liquid sack out of our carry-on.

What's the most ridiculous signage you've seen out in the field?

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Travel Trendwatching, PEZ Dispenser Style

This quick hit list is all about pop culture travel trends in real-time. Six bits of travel pressed, dry candy pixels for you to digest weekly.

Fame
	Airports with Free WiFi
	Virgin America Gearing Up for San Diego Service
	Sioux City SUX (and Loves It)

Lame
	We Had to Make a "Kid Rock Fight Venues" Map
	SeaTac Not Celebrating Christmas (or Any Other Holiday)
	San Diego Suffering

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Sioux City Airport Officially SUX

When you are issued the airport code SUX you have two choices -- whine until the FAA changes the code, or embrace the suxage. Sioux City Gateway Airport and city officials have decided to do the latter. The code is now proudly emblazoned on t-shirts, caps, and on the airports new web site, which proudly proclaims:

Great airfares. Free Internet. Easy on, easy off. Why wouldn't ya?

Why embrace the SUX? Well, when Sioux City official petitioned the FAA to change the code back in 1988 and 2002 the FAA offered the city a couple alternatives, including GAY. Heh. So someone at the FAA has the sense of humor of a seventh grader, nice.

It could be worse. We tend to always forget the Las Vegas airport code, which should be LVS but is inexplicably LAS. No one will ever forget that Sioux City SUX.

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