CityJuly 14, 2009 at 12:52 pm

Oh Crap. The Philly Airport Might Get Even Worse.

Dear Philly Airport, this is what you will look like if you continue to suck. Love, UTB.

Dear Philly Airport, this is what you will look like if you continue to suck. Love, UTB.

Philly.com has just informed us of some very unwelcome news: that the Philadelphia International airport is considering making spending cuts and delaying maintenance projects as a result of decreased traffic. The horror! The Airport reported a 6.7% drop in passengers from January to May, which is likely going to result in “deferring some maintenance, using cash reserves, and leaving vacant jobs unfilled.” Road trips home, anyone?

UncategorizedJanuary 14, 2009 at 3:03 am

Pulling A Stetson…

He looks pretty nice. Too bad he's fired.

He looks pretty harmless to us.

Quakers, rejoice – you can now use the above phrase for someone other than, well, Dean Lee Stetson. According to our very own Philadelphia Inquirer, Charles Isdell, Jr., longtime director of the Philadelphia airport, has announced his sudden retirement. This resignation comes on the heels of a Fox News investigation that revealed Isdell’s residence in – gasp! – New Jersey. Apparently, employees of the city are required to live in the city, so Isdell’s Cherry Hill pad didn’t fly with Mayor Nutter. Although Isdell did improve Philly’s customer service ratings (according to J.D. Power and Associates, at least), here’s hoping his successor will make sure that our flights actually leave on time.