The ‘Terminal Illness’ of Airports

Travel Blog  •  Michael Yessis  •  10.14.08 | 10:34 AM ET

Here’s Scott McCartney’s sobering rundown of how the “loss of passengers is creating a vicious economic spiral that is gripping airports across the country.” The accompanying video—shot in a near-empty terminal at California’s Ontario International Airport—punctuates the story.

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