Philadelphia Region
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Phil Martelli Jr. Gets His 1st NCAA Tournament as Head Coach
Phil Martelli Jr. is catching up to his father, reports the Associated Press, as printed in The Philadelphia Inquirer. The Bryant University head coach led the Bulldogs to a 77-59 win Saturday over No. 3 seeded University of Maine, capturing the American East Crown. Now Martelli and his team are headed to the NCAA Tournament.…
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Local CEOs Give Calm Advice, Input to Jittery Customers, Staff
CEOs in the Philadelphia region addressed jittery customers as they weighed in on inflation and federal policy changes at a Friday event organized by the Chester County Chamber of Business and Industry and the Chester County Economic Development Council, writes Jeff Blumenthal for Philadelphia Business Journal. “What we’re telling our clients, along with making sure…
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Joann Fabrics Leases Are Up for Sale as All Locations Close
Great American Group LLC, a Los Angeles-based asset disposition firm, won a bid for the assets of .Joann Inc. and has decided to close all of the craft and fabric store’s locations, writes Mary Vanac for Philadelphia Business Journal. Great American Group and a term lender representative were top bidders at the Feb. 24 bankruptcy…
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Philadelphia Airport Expands Wingmate Program for Non-Flyers
The Philadelphia International Airport isn’t just for people flying in and out of town, writes Franki Rudensky for Philly Voice. Now, non-travelers can use an expanded Wingmate Guest Pass program to pass through security and access all of the airport’s terminals, to send off family and friends on their flights, greet returning travelers, and shop…
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Philadelphia Airport Returns to Pre-Pandemic Passenger Levels
It’s been a few years coming, but Philadelphia International Airport is reporting that passenger numbers are solid, showing that air travel in and out of Philadelphia has fully recovered to pre-pandemic days. “In the 2024 calendar year, we had over 30 million passengers fly into or out of PHL, and that was almost a 10…
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Avelo Airlines Taps Into Wilmington Airport’s Potential to Expand Flight Options for Philadelphia Suburbs
Avelo Airlines has recognized the untapped potential of Wilmington Airport and is stepping in to offer Chester County and the entire Philadelphia suburbs a convenient and much-needed boost in flight options, writes Jacob Passy for The Wall Street Journal. The upstart carrier has been targeting airports with a sizable catchment area – referring to the…
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DCCC Professor’s Study of Slave Revolts Found a Place at the Smithsonian
Dr. Ife Williams, a political science professor at Delaware County Community College, decided she wanted to track the number of slave revolts that took place during the slave trade when millions of Africans were displaced and dispersed around the world. Dr. Williams created a digital map that shows where those slave revolts took place. Her…
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Wilmington Airport Anticipates Passenger Growth as Avelo Airlines Further Expands Flight Options
Wilmington Airport officials anticipate continued passenger growth as Avelo Airlines keeps adding more flights to meet the rising demand, writes Madeleine Overturf for Coast TV. This month, the airline is celebrating two years since it launched at Wilmington Airport. In the past 24 months, Avelo has operated over 3,800 flights with more than 530,000 travelers. …
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Fly Eagles Fans Fly! Airlines Add PHL Super Bowl Fan Flights
When Philadelphia Eagles fans are ready to experience their Super Bowl dreams in person, airlines at Philadelphia International Airport are ready to get them there. Airlines out of PHL are adding dozens of Super Bowl flights out of Philadelphia to New Orleans, writes Emma Dooling for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The Eagles will play against…
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Ease Your Business Travel at PHL With These Expert Tips
You can make flying out of Philadelphia International Airport in Tinicum a lot easier by taking a few steps ahead of time with some PHL travel tips, writes Gene Marks for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Leave plenty of time Security lines can be long at PHL, with some at Terminal B running all the way back…
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Leaving on a Jet Plane? Here’s the Best Deals Out of Philly Airport
Finding affordable airline tickets is tricky these days, with airline ticket prices jumping 25 percent in the last 12 months, outpacing even inflation, writes Stacey Leasca for Travel & Leisure. Even so, the savvy traveler who knows when and where to book a flight can still find deals and bargains, according to Laura Lindsay, a…
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This Bus Option Avoids the Worst Parts of Philadelphia Airport
For those of you who aren’t totally charmed by the Philadelphia International Airport travel experience, a new bus service out of Wilmington linked to American Airlines could be a less congested way to go, writes Victor Fiorillo for Philadelphia Magazine. Instead of driving to and parking at Philadelphia International Airport, passengers drive to and park…
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Spirit Airlines Cuts Back Popular Flights Out of Philadelphia Airport
Spirit Airlines is cutting back some of its most popular flights at Philadelphia International Airport next month, according to data from Cirium, an aviation analytics company. Over 100 flights will be cut in February at PHL compared to the same time last year, writes Ariana Perez-Castells for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Spirit will offer less frequent…
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Homes in Philadelphia Region Were Slightly More Affordable Last Year, But Still Too Pricey for Many
Buying a home in the Philadelphia region last year was slightly more affordable than in 2023, but prices were still too high for many potential buyers, writes Michaelle Bond for The Philadelphia Inquirer. While home prices were lower in the region than across the country as a whole, 2024 was still the second-least affordable year…
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Frontier Airlines Cuts 5 Philadelphia Airport Routes for 2025
The low-cost carrier Frontier Airlines, the second largest airline at Philadelphia International Airport, has cut four routes from the airport, and has cut another temporarily during the winter season. The cuts began in January, writes Emma Dooling for Philadelphia Business Journal. The Denver-based Frontier will halt service from PHL to Cleveland Hopkins International Airport; Cincinnati…
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Philadelphia Airport Employees Become Fashion Models for a Day
Philadelphia International Airport employees took to their own runway last week when they participated in a fashion show at the airport, writes Peg DeGrassa for the Daily Times. PHL Food & Shops at the airport held the Today’s Traveler fashion show Dec. 12 which features airport employees as the stars of the runway. The…
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For Holiday Travel, Here’s the Least, Most Delayed Airlines at PHL
A Philadelphia Inquirer analysis took a look at most reliable PHL airlines, as well as the least reliable Philadelphia International Airport for delays, based on data from the tracking platform FlightAware. Not everyone’s arriving at the same time, writes Henry Savage and Joe Yeradi for The Philadelphia Inquirer. PHL is one of the nation’s and…
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Analysis Reveals That Working-Class Communities Across Philadelphia’s Suburbs Helped Trump Win
A new analysis by The Philadelphia Inquirer found that President-elect Donald Trump’s win last month was helped by gains in working-class communities in Philadelphia’s collar counties, write John Duchneskie, Julia Terruso, and Katie Bernard for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Trump won 37,000 more votes in the Philadelphia suburbs than in 2020, which is around a third…
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