PORTLAND — A photo exhibit at Portland International Jetport hopes to erase the stigma around mental illness by depicting people who are dealing with issues from depression to post-traumatic stress disorder to severe anxiety. The “I Am More” exhibit will remain in place through September, which is National Suicide Prevention Month. It was created and […]
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Small plane makes a hard landing at Portland jetport; flights delayed and diverted
Emergency crews responded after a two-engine plane landed without its landing gear at the Portland International Jetport Thursday morning. By 10:45 a.m., the small aircraft was on the runway on its belly. Fire and emergency personnel surrounded the craft. A city spokeswoman said no one was injured and there was no fire. Runways at the […]
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Passenger counts at Maine’s biggest airports reached new heights last year
Portland and Bangor set all-time records in 2017, with more than 1.8 million passengers passing through the Portland International Jetport. The number of passengers flying through Maine’s largest airports soared to the highest point on record in 2017 as Maine attracted a historic number of tourists and airlines expanded options for locals. More than 1.8 […]
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Snowy owls cause problems at the Portland International Jetport
PORTLAND (WGME) — Some snowy owls and their admirers are causing problems for the Jetport. Snowy owls have returned to Portland International Jetport, and this year they are in fairly high numbers. Monday, CBS 13 videotaped a snowy owl right along a service road near the runway at the Jetport. Two others were seen as […]
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Portland Jetport has record year for passengers in 2016
PORTLAND — The Portland International Jetport says it’s reached a record year for passenger traffic in 2016. It recorded 1,785,649 passengers. That’s more than 2015’s total of 1,728,746 passengers, an increase of 3.2 percent. The previous record was set in 2008 at 1,762,925 passengers. Airport officials says some factors contributing to the passenger traffic are […]
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United flying again after grounded by ‘network connectivity issues’
Just shy of two hours after the problems began, the Federal Aviation Administration lifted the ground stop order. United said it was recovering from a “network connectivity issue” and restoring regular flight operations. The airline said that it would have a waiver available on its website for customers that are able to change their flight […]
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Southwest helps boost number of passengers at Portland Jetport
PORTLAND (AP) — Airport officials said the number of passengers who used the Portland International Jetport last year jumped more than 3 percent compared to the previous year. Airport Director Paul Bradbury announced Wednesday that nearly 60,000 additional passengers used the airport in 2013. He said lots of factors led to the increase, but a […]