Austin Airport Opens!
May 23, 1999 | 9:40 am
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Austin Airport Opens!
Austin-Bergstrom International Airport opened this morning. So for anyone traveling to this great city, don't be surprised when you find a modern and spacious terminal when you get off your plane. Also, add 10-15 minutes to your usual commute time from the airport to downtown.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/990523/tx_austin__1.html
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/990523/tx_austin__1.html
May 24, 1999 | 9:29 pm
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Glad to see the new airport in AUS is up and running. I remember a presentation by the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport I attended a few months ago, where they detailed the progress of construction and how they were able to easily update the design using computers.
BTW, the new Airport Hilton was known in its military incarnation as 12th Air Force Headquarters, informally as the Roundhouse.
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BTW, the new Airport Hilton was known in its military incarnation as 12th Air Force Headquarters, informally as the Roundhouse.
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Causa latet vis est notissima - the cause is hidden, the results are well-known.
May 27, 1999 | 12:11 pm
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Yep, JAWsII, born in the shadow of the Alamo (well, nearby, at any rate).
Regarding the new Austin Airport Hilton, the round shape of the old air force base central command should be interesting to some folks. Won't be ready for check in for quite some time -- I saw it a couple of weeks ago and it looked like they had it up on stilts or something. A lot of renovation needed between now and the first guest.
Regarding the new Austin Airport Hilton, the round shape of the old air force base central command should be interesting to some folks. Won't be ready for check in for quite some time -- I saw it a couple of weeks ago and it looked like they had it up on stilts or something. A lot of renovation needed between now and the first guest.
May 27, 1999 | 1:18 pm
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Boy, it looks like the Austin Powers marketing machine missed out on a promotional opportunity with this though ... Austin airport ... Austin Powers ... yeah baby ...
May 27, 1999 | 2:22 pm
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UNless it's a Southwest airlines flight.
Welcome bluebonnet for your posts and your original name. I love the flowers (they are one of the few flowers that don't send me in sneezing fits!)
UNless it's a Southwest airlines flight.
Welcome bluebonnet for your posts and your original name. I love the flowers (they are one of the few flowers that don't send me in sneezing fits!)
May 27, 1999 | 3:12 pm
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As Austin himself would say, "OH, BEHAVE!" And as for whether Austin Powers-esque clothes would make it on Southwest, I can actually imagine Herb Kelleher himself in that get-up. He visited the waiting area at Dallas Love Field one time in an Easter Bunny outfit and handed out goodies to the passengers before they were herded on the plane.
May 27, 1999 | 8:15 pm
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May 28, 1999 | 3:06 pm
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