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How to travel between Seattle and Portland by car, bus, train and plane — including a new $49 flight from Boeing Field
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The U.S. Airports Most Likely to Delay Your Flight in 2018
Where are you likely to get trapped in an airport in the U.S. this holiday season? We’ve compiled data and created a list of the worst airports in America for delays in 2018. By taking a deep look at flight delay statistics of 25 major airports in the USA, we assigned grades for great service
The port’s jet set
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