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The Top 30 Busiest AIRPORTS Worldwide!

July 9th 2007 00:25
The top 30 busiest airports in the world according to passenger traffic today.
Appropriate I thought for myself at the moment as by the time this post goes up I will getting off a plane somewhere...... I think - calculating the time zone thing has me slightly baffled at the moment.....

* 1 ATLANTA, GA (ATL)
* 2 CHICAGO, IL (ORD)
* 3 LONDON, GB (LHR)
* 4 TOKYO, JP (HND)
* 5 LOS ANGELES, CA (LAX)
* 6 DALLAS/FT WORTH AIRPORT, TX (DFW)
* 7 FRANKFURT, DE (FRA)
* 8 PARIS, FR (CDG)
* 9 AMSTERDAM, NL (AMS)
* 10 DENVER, CO (DEN)
airport
* 11 LAS VEGAS, NV (LAS)
* 12 PHOENIX, AZ (PHX)
* 13 MADRID, ES (MAD)
* 14 BANGKOK, TH (BKK)
* 15 NEW YORK, NY (JFK)
* 16 MINNEAPOLIS/ST PAUL, MN (MSP)
* 17 HONG KONG, CN (HKG)
* 18 HOUSTON, TX (IAH)
* 19 DETROIT, MI (DTW)
* 20 BEIJING, CN (PEK)
* 21 SAN FRANCISCO, CA (SFO)
* 22 NEWARK, NJ (EWR)
* 23 LONDON, GB (LGW)
* 24 ORLANDO, FL (MCO)
* 25 TOKYO, JP (NRT)
* 26 SINGAPORE, SG (SIN)
* 27 MIAMI, FL (MIA)
* 28 SEATTLE/TACOMA, WA (SEA)
* 29 TORONTO, ON, CA (YYZ)
* 30 PHILADELPHIA, PA (PHL)
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Grand Canyon Skywalk Closed Upon Opening!

April 1st 2007 00:01
Grand canyon horseshoe
Opening day for the skywalk
The brand-spanking new tourist attraction known as the Grand Canyon Skywalk will be shut down just a handful of days after it’s magnificent opening.

Designed as a major tourist attraction, the Grand Canyon Skywalk sits along the edge of the Grand Canyon overlooking the Colorado River. The horseshoe-shaped glass walkway is suspended 1,200 metres above the canyon, eclipsing the height of skyscrapers worldwide.
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