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Local kids get taste of airline travel

Forty kids from the Boys and Girls Club of Greater Washington spent Tuesday evening at Dulles International Airport getting a taste of what it's like to get ready to fly in a Qatar Airways 777.

Tags: bob madigan, man about town, Qatar Airways, boys and girls club

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2 United planes clip wings at Dulles gate

United Airlines says two airplanes clipped wings at a gate at Dulles International Airport.

Tags: air travel, travel safety, united airlines

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Dulles airport travelers at higher risk of secondhand smoke

Dulles International is one of five major airports with designated smoking areas. A study released Tuesday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found air pollution is five times higher in airports with inside smoking areas compared to those that are smoke- free.

Tags: smoking, travel, CDC, andrew mollenbeck

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Traveling in the D.C. area may be smoother this Thanksgiving

There are some good signs for travelers in our area, who will be heading out-of-town this week for Thanksgiving.

Tags: BWI Marshall Airport, express lanes, Reagan National Airport, Max Smith

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Special Olympic athletes pull 82-ton plane

A team of Special Olympic athletes pulled an 82-ton FedEx Airbus cargo plane at Dulles International Airport on Saturday.

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Dulles officials find cocaine in honey and cream jars

Cocaine stashed inside double-lined plastic honey and cream jars and allegedly destined for Maryland addresses was discovered by Customs and Border Protection officers at Washington Dulles International Airport on Saturday.

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Sept. 11 tribute ride roars through Mid-Atlantic

Hundreds of motorcycles will ride through the region Saturday morning in memory of those who died in the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.

Tags: Dulles Toll Road, motorcade, traffic,

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Audit faults contracting, expenses on MWAA board

A federal audit of the board that oversees Dulles and Reagan airports is questioning the board's policies for awarding contracts and reimbursing travel expenses.

Tags: Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, Metrorail, Frank Wolf

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Dulles one of the worst airports; BWI one of the best

Dulles is the seventh worst airport in the country, according to Travel + Leisure Magazine. In contrast, readers rated BWI Thurgood Marshall as one of the best.

Tags: Travel and Leisure, bwi, airport

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