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September 19, 2008

Unusual Story of the Day - Airport Helps Airlines

Airports and airlines may not be actual enemies - but they co-exist under a very uneasy detente. And they don’t much look for favors from one another. So that’s why this story about Boston’s Logan International is a little unusual - although it’s also a story about airport self- preservation. You see, Logan has been looking for ways to save money, to “hold onto carriers burdened by high fuel bills” according to the Boston Globe. And by reducing hours and services of some offices and leaving some positions vacant, they managed to save up to $18 million (over the next several months). And what are they going to do with it? Rebates. The airlines serving Logan will be getting rebate checks in the mail. Maybe a couple of hundred thousand per airline. Wonder if any other airports will be following suit?