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So long, Humphrey and Lindbergh! C’mere, Terminals 1 and 2, you little stinkers!

By Chris Steller | 07.08.09 | 3:54 pm

Thing one Thing twoThe Twin Cities’ twin airport terminals, currently named for aviation pioneer Charles Lindbergh and Vice President Hubert Humphrey, will be re-christened Terminal 1 and Terminal 2 if a plan approved today by a Metropolitan Airports Commission (MAC) committee goes forward.…

Airport privatization set to take off at Legislature; MAC-Delta deal grounded

By Chris Steller | 01.07.09 | 8:59 am

As we reported last week, the bathroom stall made famous by former U.S. Sen. Larry Craig may not be for sale, but it looks like the airport it’s in soon could be. An effort to privatize the Minneapolis-St.

Like Obama’s Senate seat, Larry Craig’s bathroom stall isn’t for sale

By Chris Steller | 12.30.08 | 8:27 am

Sorry, but it turns out that, just as you can’t buy Barack Obama’s seat in the U.S. Senate, you can’t buy the bathroom stall where U.S. Sen. Larry Craig sat or stood and tapped his foot in the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport. The agency that runs the airport refused an apparently serious offer to buy the men’s room stall made famous by Craig’s 2007 conviction for disorderly conduct in a sex-solicitation sting operation by the airport police.

Support Pours in for Unnamed Passengers Sued by Imams

By Abdi Aynte | 03.23.07 | 10:33 am

When attorneys from US Airways and the Metropolitan Airports Commission show up at a Minneapolis court to defend their clients, who are sued by six Muslim imams, they likely will have a lot of company.

At least two other Minneapolis…

Citing Humiliation, Imams Sue US Airways, Airport Commission

By Abdi Aynte | 03.14.07 | 10:03 am

Imam Ahmed ShqeirpThe six Muslim imams who were taken off a US Airways flight at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport have filed on Monday a discrimination lawsuit against the airline and the Metropolitan Airports Commission, alleging they were humiliated…

Airport Wants to Go Tough on Muslim Taxi Drivers

By Abdi Aynte | 01.03.07 | 8:35 pm

Taxi drivers who refuse to transport alcohol-toting customers will face a suspension of their licenses, according to a new proposal put forward to the Metropolitan Airports Commission (MAC) on Wednesday.

Airport staff want a public hearing on the new policy,…