Texas Republican Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick called out Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and President Biden on "America Reports" as the border crisis intensifies.
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Spirit Airlines has already announced it will provide nonstop service from Atlantic City to Palm Beach. Avelo Airlines will soon offer cheap, non-stop flights to Florida at the Wilmington-New Castle Airport.
A decision by Frontier Airlines to end service this week e from Wilmington-New Castle for the second time in seven years did not come as a big surprise. One sign was the small number of cars and trucks in the airport's parking lot and for the most part only two nonstop a week. The light flight
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The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) will staff the Wilmington-New Castle Airport (ILG) as Frontier Airlines plans to restart scheduled commercial service to and from Orlando International Airport beginning Feb. 11.
The non-stop service from Wilmington-New Castle Airport (ILG) to Orlando International Airport (MCO) will operate three times each week.
Airport manager, the Delaware River & Bay Authority (DRBA) recently completed renovations to the terminal that include the checkpoint and baggage screening areas as well as the secure area of the terminal.
The authority has invested approximately $2 million for security compliance and customer service improvements inside the passenger terminal.
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Many norms of America's rituals of presidential transition went by the wayside this past electoral season, of course. Among them, the detail of how a president-elect and his family arrive in Washington, D.C., on the day before Inauguration. Customarily, it is by government plane, sent by the outgoing administration to fetch the first-family-elect. Not so this year.
Team Biden's Plan A was arrival at Washington's Union Station from Wilmington, Delaware, by Amtrak, the path of Biden's daily commute during his 36 years in the Senate. (Wilmington's historic railroad station was renamed the Joseph R. Biden, Jr., Station in his honor in 2011.) But the violence of the attempted January 6 insurrection at the Capitol raised too many security concerns for the train--likely Biden's sentimental favorite--to be a viable option. Next best thing? A private chartered BBJ.
Can You Charter the Plane that Flew Joe Biden to His Inauguration? Yes You Can. Klara Glowczewska
The norms of American transition of power took many well-known hits this past electoral season. There was no concession, no White House visit by the incoming president, no transition assistance, and no attendance by the outgoing president and his family at the Inauguration. In another break from protocol, the First Family-elect did not arrive in Washington, D.C., on the day before the Inaugural ceremonies on a government-provided plane. (Although Donald Trump was extended the courtesy of Air Force transport by the Obama administration in January 2017, CNN reported, citing two sources "familiar with the matter," that no such conveyance was offered the Bidens.)
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Warning – You may not want to relive those memories that will come from the 30 most-read stories during the dreadful year of 2020 that come from the
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Fortunately, no blockbuster stories appeared over the holidays, although upwards of two-dozen stories were posted during this newsletter’s vacation. Of interest to readers were vaccinations and the newly imposed ban on one-use plastic bags. Links are available in this newsletter.
The bulk of the 2020 stories had ties to the Covid-19 pandemic and its far-reaching consequences.
The year featured an improbable presidential race with Delaware’s Joe Biden coming from behind and becoming president-elect as incumbent Donald Trump continues to claim the election was rigged. The national media found itself camped out at the Queen Theater in Wilmington and every once in a while in Rehoboth Beach, Biden’s second home.