<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="yes"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>Airport on PUNCHING KITTY</title><link>https://punchingkitty.com/tags/airport/</link><description>Recent content in Airport on PUNCHING KITTY</description><generator>Hugo</generator><language>en</language><lastBuildDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2011 12:00:52 +0000</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://punchingkitty.com/tags/airport/index.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title>Lamber Airport to Reveal Phase One of Makeover This Morning</title><link>https://punchingkitty.com/2011/11/01/lamber-airport-to-reveal-phase-one-of-makeover-this-morning/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2011 12:00:52 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://punchingkitty.com/2011/11/01/lamber-airport-to-reveal-phase-one-of-makeover-this-morning/</guid><description>&lt;p>&lt;a href="http://media.punchingkitty.com/wordpress/2011/10/lambert_plywood.jpeg">&lt;img class="alignright size-full wp-image-11007" title="lambert_plywood" src="http://media.punchingkitty.com/wordpress/2011/10/lambert_plywood.jpeg?filter=resize&amp;w=250" alt="" />&lt;/a>If any of you are lucky enough to have to spend some time Tuesday getting voluntarily strip searched before heading off to your connecting flight to a real airport at Lambert tomorrow, be sure to check out the fancy new remodel of baggage carousels one and two! We know you’re excited! The remodels baggage carousels now feature higher ceilings and more light, but fair warning, they couldn’t get rid of that religious guy and his little desk who thinks he’s better than you because he knows Jesus…or satan or Tom Cruise. We’ve actually never stopped to ask him.&lt;/p></description></item><item><title>The Cape Girardeau Airport is Making Lambert Airport Look Like a Badass</title><link>https://punchingkitty.com/2011/04/27/the-cape-girardeau-airport-is-making-lambert-airport-look-like-a-badass/</link><pubDate>Wed, 27 Apr 2011 16:00:49 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://punchingkitty.com/2011/04/27/the-cape-girardeau-airport-is-making-lambert-airport-look-like-a-badass/</guid><description>&lt;p>If you’ll recall, Lambert Airport got wind-raped pretty hard last Friday. After getting its windows blown out and roof ripped off, it was back to full capacity yesterday, a mere 5 days later. The Cape Girardeau Airport has however been closed since Sunday because of puddles.&lt;/p>
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&lt;p>Cape Air has been closed since Sunday.&lt;/p>
&lt;p>The airport was temporarily shut down because there is a large amount of standing water on the runway.&lt;/p></description></item><item><title>Storms Destroy Lambert Airport, Damage Only Noticeable in Nicer East Terminal</title><link>https://punchingkitty.com/2011/04/23/storms-destroy-lambert-airport-damage-only-noticeable-in-nicer-east-terminal/</link><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2011 14:45:42 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://punchingkitty.com/2011/04/23/storms-destroy-lambert-airport-damage-only-noticeable-in-nicer-east-terminal/</guid><description>&lt;p>&lt;a href="http://media.punchingkitty.com/wordpress/2011/04/lambert_tornado_2.jpg">&lt;img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-9721" title="lambert_tornado_2" src="http://media.punchingkitty.com/wordpress/2011/04/lambert_tornado_2.jpg" alt="" width="600" height="211" />&lt;/a>Friday evening, strong spring storms rampaged through North St. Louis, crippling Lambert Airport and sealing off the major St. Louis escape route. The brimstone should arrive by this Wednesday to take the rest of us out.&lt;/p>
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&lt;p>“The storm caused significant damage to the airport,” said St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay.&lt;/p>
&lt;p>There were nine sightings of a possible tornado or tornadoes in St. Louis County. The KSDK camera showed extensive damage to residences and other structures near the airport.&lt;/p></description></item><item><title>Lambert Airport to Go 100% Smoke Free, Still Plans to Allow Crapiness</title><link>https://punchingkitty.com/2010/12/07/lambert-airport-to-go-100-smoke-free-still-plans-to-allow-crapiness/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Dec 2010 13:00:58 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://punchingkitty.com/2010/12/07/lambert-airport-to-go-100-smoke-free-still-plans-to-allow-crapiness/</guid><description>&lt;p>&lt;a href="http://media.punchingkitty.com/wordpress/2010/12/smoking.jpeg">&lt;img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-8138" title="smoking" src="http://media.punchingkitty.com/wordpress/2010/12/smoking.jpeg" alt="" width="600" height="184" />&lt;/a>His Mayorness, Francis Slay, announced yesterday that Lambert Airport is going 100% smoke free starting on January 2nd, 2011. The move conicides with the earlier removal of major airline hubs, &lt;a href="http://punchingkitty.com/2010/12/06/guy-runs-from-lamber-tsas-totally-gets-away-with-it/" target="_blank">any semblance of security&lt;/a>, and decent flights that don’t involve  you going the wrong direction for 6 hours to get to a &lt;em>real&lt;/em> airport to make your connecting flight.&lt;/p>
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&lt;p>[T]he city will close — and eventually tear down — the five airport smoking lounges on Jan. 2, the day most public places in the city must go smoke-free.&lt;/p></description></item><item><title>Lambert Add Window on St. Louis, Quickly Shuts Shades</title><link>https://punchingkitty.com/2009/07/28/lambert-add-window-on-st-louis-quickly-shuts-shades/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2009 16:00:09 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://punchingkitty.com/2009/07/28/lambert-add-window-on-st-louis-quickly-shuts-shades/</guid><description>&lt;p>&lt;a href="http://punchingkitty.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/stlouisticketing.jpg">&lt;img class="alignright size-full wp-image-1115" title="stlouisticketing" src="http://punchingkitty.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/stlouisticketing.jpg" alt="stlouisticketing" width="600" height="248" srcset="http://media.punchingkitty.com/wordpress/2009/07/stlouisticketing.jpg 600w, http://media.punchingkitty.com/wordpress/2009/07/stlouisticketing-300x124.jpg 300w" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px" />&lt;/a>According to &lt;a href="http://www.usatoday.com/travel/flights/2009-07-27-st-louis-airport-exhibit_N.htm">USAToday&lt;/a>, a new interactive art exhibit is being installed in to Lambert Airport.&lt;/p>
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&lt;p>The feature is called Windows on St. Louis. It’s a glass-walled gallery where six cultural attractions have filled the windows with art and memorabilia.&lt;/p>
&lt;p>Touch-screen computer technology allows people to take a digital tour of the Gateway Arch grounds. Other sections highlight celebrated museums, neighborhoods and a cathedral.&lt;/p></description></item></channel></rss>