BWI to be renamed (maybe) for Thurgood Marshall

[fryguy]

The Maryland House of Representatives has passed the bill but the Senate is holding it up claiming the name change will hurt the airport's attempt to be a gateway to DC....

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=519&ncid=718&e=9&u=/ap/20050329/ap_on_re_us/renaming_bwi_airport

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Though the state House approved a bill to add Marshall's name to the airport, it has stalled in the Senate. Some members think the change would hurt Maryland's efforts to market the airport as a gateway to Washington as well as Baltimore.

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"They didn't stop flying into Reagan National" when the airport serving the nations' capital was renamed to honor the former president, Burns said.

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well actually i, personally, will never refer to it as Regan National.....but would be honored to arrive at Thurgood Marshall International Airport.....

[trotsky]

1. I don't understand.

"Baltimore" Airport, if you're not familiar with the geography, doesn't sound like it would necessarily be anywhere NEAR D.C.

But "Thurgood Marshall" Airport, hey, that's a Supreme Court Justice, it must be near D.C.! Right?

Obviously the liberal-haters have to come up with SOME reason not to name something after one of our greatest justices.

[fryguy]

2. BWI = Baltimore Washington International

it draws passengers from the DC area as well as the Baltimore area....

but i agree, the issue of their resistence to the name change certainly does not stem from a concern that people will not use the airport due to misunderstanding where it is. people still fly to dulles after all.....

[trotsky]

4. Oh, I get it now.

They had to come up with SOME reason to oppose it. *sigh*

[underpants]

3. Really? Good

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