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Winter
Festival of Music
From December
13 through 17, more than 1,000 children from Broward County schools will
dance, sing, and play musical instruments for our passengers. The performances
will take place every day in all four terminals as well as in the Rental
Car Center.
Holiday
Decorations in our terminals this year will include wreaths, bows,
garlands, and colorful lights. The decorations will be on display
until the new year.
FLL
Terminal Tunes Entertainment Program
Regular
performances occur throughout the month with an emphasis on holiday
themes. We are scheduling the majority of the performances from Thursday
to Monday, the heaviest holiday travel days. Read the December
performance schedule.
On the 65th Anniversary of Flight 19, more than 100 people attended
the annual US Naval Flight 19 Memorial Service for the lost airmen. After
takeoff for a training mission on December 5, 1945, five Avenger torpedo
bombers with 14 crewmen disappeared from radar. Combined units of the Navy,
Army, Coast Guard, and even the British Royal Air Force participated in the
greatest air and sea search in the area’s history. The planes and crewmen
were never seen or heard from again. This began one of the 20th century's
most puzzling mysteries concerning what would be known as the Bermuda
Triangle.
This year’s emotional ceremony was held on Sunday, December 5th
in Navy Park adjacent to the Air Traffic Control tower. The event
featured speakers including two aviators stationed at the US Naval Air
Station Fort Lauderdale at the time of the doomed flight. One gentleman
recounted flying search and rescue missions looking for the lost airmen. Other
notable speakers included recently elected Broward County Commissioner Chip
LaMarca (District 4) and Izzy Bonilla, Deputy Director of the Broward
County Aviation Department.
Making way
for improvements in Terminal 3, two Clyde Butcher artworks have been
relocated to more prominent sites in Terminals 2 and 4. As passengers
ride the escalators (Terminal 3), they will get a welcoming glimpse into
Florida’s spectacular landscapes.
The large
scale gelatin silver print on canvas, North Fork New River, is
now on the east escalator wall of Terminal 2. This artwork depicts the
indigenous vegetation around the North Fork of the New River in Fort
Lauderdale.
Conservation
Area #2-1 is also a large scale gelatin silver print on canvas. Its new
location is the escalator wall in Terminal 4. This piece shows a vast
expanse of space and water that according to Butcher, “conveys the majestic
beauty of the Everglades as a Conservation Area for our nation.”
The artworks’
background walls received a fresh coat of paint. This modern shade of gray
enhances their appearance and draws attention to their stunning landscapes.
For
additional information, please contact Christina Roldan, Public Art &
Design Project Manager at croldan@broward.org or visit the
Broward County’s Public Art & Design Program
website.
In 2011,
passengers will find new travel options from FLL to Chicago O’Hare and
Denver International. Continental Airlines recently announced new
daily nonstop flights beginning February 17, 2011 between FLL and Chicago
O’Hare and Denver International Airports.
Flights
depart FLL for Chicago at 11:35 a.m. and 4:35 p.m. A flight will depart FLL
at 5:25 p.m. for Denver. Read the complete
schedule of flights for this new service.
Please visit Continental on their website for
additional information.
The Fort
Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport Improvements and Renovations
Program (FLLAIR) is the newly developed theme for the south runway
expansion and Terminal 4 redevelopment. An airport-wide contest invited
employees from the airlines, tenants, Federal government agencies, and
Aviation Department to submit a theme. Representatives from these
organizations chose Dauren Walker’s theme as the winning entry from more
than 80 submissions. Dauren is from the Aviation’s Information Systems
Department. They also choose the logo submitted by Monica Capellutto from
the Aviation’s Planning Department.
To read about
the FLL Airport Improvements and Renovations Program, go to www.fll.net,
and select the FLLAIR logo at the bottom of the page. New web pages
dedicated to this project provide background and current information on the
runway’s status. We have also added a computer generated animation of the
new south runway after its scheduled opening in 2014.
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