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10th Circuit dismisses trip-and-fall lawsuit against DIA
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The Colorado-based federal appeals court dismissed a woman’s lawsuit against Denver last month, which attempted to hold the city liable for her trip-and-fall on a floor mat in the security screening area of Denver International Airport. A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit agreed Ana Guardado of Los Angeles…
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Denver named the ‘1.6 km-high city’ on April Fool’s Day
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It was quite the historic day in Colorado, if we were living in another universe. Or if it wasn’t April Fool’s Day Monday. From a new line of Colorado-themed shoes, a new metric system in Denver, $1 airfare to paradise, the first ever “driveway to runway” service at Denver International Airport, cardio training at grocery…
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Adams County waited too long to challenge DIA’s noise modeling system, Colorado justices rule
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Adams County and its municipalities waited two decades too long to sue Denver over its failure to use a noise monitoring system at Denver International Airport, the Colorado Supreme Court ruled on Monday, permitting the continued use of an outdated and inaccurate method for modeling noise instead. The ruling comes at a time of significant…
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Colorado Supreme Court wary of letting Adams County sue Denver over airport noise monitoring
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Three years after a trial judge concluded Denver breached its agreement with Adams County to use a monitoring system for reporting excessive noise levels at Denver International Airport, the Colorado Supreme Court is weighing whether Adams County actually missed its opportunity to sue – by 20 years. The airport opened in 1995 after Denver annexed 55…
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60 DIA flights cancelled, more delayed after FAA system outage
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More than 60 flights out of Denver International Airport this morning were affected by a Federal Aviation Administration computer system shutdown Tuesday night and Wednesday morning. Tuesday night, the FAA’s Notice to Air Missions system (NOTAMs), which provides safety info to flight crews, experienced an outage that resulted in delayed and cancelled flights across the…
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Denver International Airport to review thousands of flight cancellations over holiday weekend
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The Denver International Airport will work with Southwest, Frontier and United Airlines to review why thousands of Colorado flights were canceled or delayed over the Christmas holiday weekend. Airport authorities announced Wednesday that it would conduct the reviews over the next two weeks. The reviews aim to uncover what happened, why it happened and how…
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Denver International Airport gains new businesses, eyes area development
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Denver International Airport officials added popular Denver restaurants to its lineup of 170 businesses in an effort to give travelers a taste of Denver. Meanwhile, Great Hall improvements continue as does the rollout of a program to spur development on airport land. From the recent opening popular VooDoo Doughnuts – known for its distinctive pink…
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Judge refuses to toss $500,000 jury verdict against Denver officer over wrongful arrest at DIA
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A federal judge upheld a jury’s $500,000 verdict and finding of liability against a Denver police officer whose faulty probable cause statement led to the wrongful arrest of a man at Denver International Airport. After a jury earlier this year determined Officer Karl Coleman acted maliciously when he erroneously wrote on legal paperwork that Juan…
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Second COVID testing site opens at Denver International Airport
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A second XpresCheck COVID-19 testing location opened Wednesday at Denver International Airport for travelers. The new location includes both rapid and PCR tests on the southwest end of Level 5 of the Jeppesen Terminal, between Boulder Beer Tap House and Hudson News. Folks can get tested there before going through security. “As travel increases, especially…
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Denver airport on track to meet sustainability goals in emissions, energy use, water use
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The Denver International Airport is on track to hit a number of environmental sustainability goals set in 2017, reducing the airport’s greenhouse gas emissions, energy use and water use. To date, the airport has reduced its greenhouse gas emissions by 30,476 metric tons since 2017, reaching 65% of its goal to reduce emissions by 47,100…
