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November 2013 Volume 5, Issue 11

In This Issue

Hotel & Transit Center

Concession Loans

FAB Award

Electric Vehicles

Jamba Juice

Northern Lights

Terminal East Construction ImpactsFrom Nov. 9, 2013 until late 2014, motorists picking up and dropping off passengerson Terminal East will encounter minor detours.

Level 4 (Arrivals): Drivers picking up passengers will exit through the eastgarage to Peña BoulevardLevel 5: Traffic will not change and will remain in its current configuration.Level 6 (Departures): Drivers dropping off passengers will exit via a temporaryramp to Peña Boulevard

Vehicle Restrictions:

Level 4 (Arrivals): Vehicles more than 8 feet in height, weighing more than40,000 pounds or pulling trailers must use Terminal WestLevel 6 (Departures): Vehicles more than 14 feet in height, weighing morethan 40,000 pounds or pulling trailers must use Terminal West

Air Service News

Frontier Airlines BeginsFlights to MemphisFrontier Airlines announcedthat it will begin providingnonstop service betweenDenver and Memphis (MEM)beginning March 7, 2014. Theflights from Denver will beavailable four times a week:Tuesday and Friday,departing at 10:35 a.m. andThursday and Sunday,departing at 6:10 p.m. Thisnew service will operate on138-seat Airbus 319 aircraft.

Spirit Now ProvidingSeasonal Service toPhoenix Sky HarborAs of Nov. 7, Spirit Airlines isconnecting Denver andPhoenix with daily nonstopflights. The once-a-day flightsto Phoenix will land at SkyHarbor Airport (PHX),returning to DIA. Theseasonal service will operateuntil April 30, 2014.

Beaches, Reggae, JerkChicken and Fried PlantainsWhen Frontier Airlineslaunches its weekly nonstopflight to Montego Bay (MBJ)on Dec. 22, 2013, Denvertravelers will be within a fewhours of warm Caribbeanbeaches, spicy Jamaicanfood, and reggae and skamusic. Frontier, which will bethe only DIA carrier to offerservice to Jamaica, will

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Motorists may encounter intermittent lane closures during this time. The detours arefor the east side of Jeppesen Terminal only and do not impact Terminal West trafficor parking. Airlines located at Terminal East are: AirTran, Alaska, Delta, Frontier,Great Lakes, JetBlue, Southwest and Spirit. All airline counters are accessible insideJeppesen Terminal.

Workers are demolishing and rebuilding the Terminal East levels 4 and 6 elevatedroadways (the Level 5 roadway has already been reconstructed) as part of DIA's Hoteland Transit Center Program. When the work is completed in late 2014, all of thebridges on the south side of Jeppesen Terminal will be in their permanentalignments.

Update

With the train platform canopy complete, ironworkers have turned their focusto installing the steel canopy structure which will extend over the publicplaza and will make up the ceiling of the new hotel lobby.Workers are finishing up concrete work on Level 5 of the hotel and publicplaza and will begin to pour the 6th floor this month.Installation of the exterior walls of the hotel will begin in November. Whencomplete, the hotel will include 222,000 square feet of exterior glass walls.

Denver International Airport Launches $1 MillionAirport Concession Loan ProgramHave you ever been interested in doing business at Denver International Airport, butdidn't think you could afford it? DIA may have a solution for you.

Qualifying minority and women small-business owners who are looking to bring theirshopping or dining concept to the airport can now apply for financial assistancethrough the new Airport Concession Loan Program.

DIA developed the program in partnership with the Denver Office of EconomicDevelopment. The $1 million revolving loan fund is intended to enhance the ability ofentrepreneurs to do business at DIA by serving as gap financing for first-timeconcessionaires. The program will lend qualified businesses up to $250,000, or 25percent of the capital startup costs. The funds may be used for the design andcapital investment of the concession location and are paid back at a competitivefixed interest rate over the life of the operating contract.

operate the seasonal flightson Sundays.

Jacques andJoseph Montgolfierlaunched the firstballoon flight inFrance in mid-November 1782On Nov. 21, 1783,the Marquisd'Arlandes, Pilâtrede Rozier was thefirst passenger inan untetheredballoon, reachingan altitude ofapproximately 500feet, and travelingnearly 5.5 miles in20 minutes.The first aircraftflight fromshipboard wasaccomplished byNavy Lt. EugeneEly, who flew fromthe deck of theU.S.S.Birmingham, onNov. 14, 1910,flying to Norfolk,Va. He flew in aCurtiss plane.A tri-motor Fokker,carrying four men— Brent Balchen(pilot), Harold I.June (radiooperator), Capt. A.C. McKinley(photographer),and Comdr.Richard E. Byrd —flew over the SouthPole and back tothe Bay of Whales,Little America, onNov. 28 and 29,1929. It was thefirst flight over thepole.



DIA's new loan program will increase the number and diversity of small businesses at theairport, like those pictured at the Marketplace in Jeppesen Terminal.

"Denver International Airport has grown to become a $26 billion annual economicengine for the state of Colorado," said Denver Mayor Michael B. Hancock. "The AirportConcession Loan Program will assist women and minority entrepreneurs who want tobe a part of the businesses that help drive the airport's success."

To qualify, applicants must be first-time airport tenants and meet certain eligibilityrequirements, including certification as an Airport Concessionaire DisadvantagedBusiness Enterprise (ACDBE). The federal ACDBE program provides increasedopportunities for minority- and women-owned small businesses at airports. The loanprogram is also open to participants in the airport's Retail Merchandising Unitprogram, which is designed to help move small business owners from carts and kiosksto storefront locations.

"The concession program at Denver International Airport generates more than $280million in annual gross sales and provides our customers with a robust offering ofshopping and dining experiences that help make DIA one of the best airports in theworld," said Kim Day, Denver's manager of aviation. "This program will providefinancial assistance that will increase the number and diversity of our small businesspartners, which will benefit the operators, the airport and our customers."

DIA's concession program consists of more than 170,000 square feet of retail spaceinside the airport. More than 140 locations offer an exciting culinary, fashion andretail experience. In 2012, the concession program generated more than $280 millionin annual gross sales and more than $49 million in revenue to the airport.

Small-business owners who are interested in more information about the new loanprogram may contact Paul Bunyard in the Office of Economic Development at (720)913-1629 or [email protected].

DIA Wins FAB Award for "Best Food andBeverage-Related Innovation"

Crú Food & Wine Bar Named "Best Airport Wine Bar"

The Moodie Report (a self-described e-zine) recently held its third annual AirportFood & Beverage Awards, honoring Denver International Airport's Premium ValueConcessions (PVC) Program with Best Food and Beverage-Related Innovation.

The award, announced Oct. 2 in Dubai,recognizes DIA's new approach to retaining thebest shopping and dining concepts for airtravelers. The PVC program gives the airport's

top-performing concession tenants the opportunity to directly negotiate newcontracts in lieu of going through the request for proposal process. Programperformance is measured by sales volume, contract compliance and customerservice. DIA collaborated with many of its tenants to design and develop the PVCprogram, which officially started on Aug. 1, 2012.

Crú Food & Wine Bar, operated at DIA by HMSHost, was named the Best Airport WineBar at the awards ceremony. Crú, which is has a location on Concourse B at DIA,opened in December 2012. Crú Food & Wine Bar has been the annual recipient of theAward of Excellence by Wine Spectator magazine since 2004.

DIA's land area islarger than the cityboundaries ofBoston, Miami, orSan FranciscoA quarry in Marble,CO, supplied thewhite marble usedon areas of theTerminal walls.This stone is fromthe same quarrythat suppliedmarble for theTomb of theUnknown Soldierand the LincolnMemorial.Elrey Jeppesenwas the first airpassenger to arriveat DIA

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Heath Montgomery – Writer

Julie Smith – Writer

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In addition to DIA winning the Best Food and Beverage-Related Innovation for its PVC program,Crú Food & Wine won Best Airport Wine Bar at the FAB awards.

The complete list of winners is available here. For additional information about thePVC program, link here.

Competition Honors Hotel and Transit CenterProgram's Use of Building Information ModelingAutodesk's Excellence in Infrastructure Competition has awarded design companyHNTB first place for exemplary use of Building Information Modeling (BIM) for civilinfrastructure on DIA's Hotel and Transit Center Program (formerly known as theSouth Terminal Redevelopment Program).

"Each of the winning projects offers a model forthe application of forward-thinking Building

Information Modeling workflows and technologies for infrastructure projects," saidLisa Campbell, Autodesk vice president for industry strategy and marketing. "Firstplace HNTB, for example, employed Autodesk technologies to drive a BIM processfrom early stages of planning through design, and now into construction—engaging alarge group of stakeholders from the airport to a host of design and engineering firmsworking to make this project successful."

CGarchitect, an online magazine and end-usercommunity for architectural visualization anddesign professionals, managed the annualcompetition, which was co-sponsored byAutodesk (produces 3-D design software) and Hewlett Packard. A jury of industryexperts selected the winners from submissions covering a wide range oftransportation, land development, urban planning, water/wastewater and energy-related projects.

HNTB provides planning, design, program delivery and construction managementservices.

DIA Opens 10 Electric Vehicle Charging StationsCustomers who park their plug-in electric vehicles in the east and west parkinggarages at Denver International Airport can now charge up for free at one of 10 newelectric vehicle charging stations.

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Kim Day, DIA's manager of aviation (at lectern), and Allen Will, director of business developmentat Telefonix (right) join Chevy Volt owner and frequent air traveler Warren Robinson (left) at aceremony inaugurating DIA's electric vehicle charging stations. The airport now has 10 stations,divided evenly between the Terminal West and Terminal East garages. Each spot is designatedby an insignia showing an electric-vehicle icon within a green background. Telefonix providedthe charging stations.

The chargers are compatible with most electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles, includingpopular models such as the Chevy Volt, the Nissan Leaf and the plug-in version of theToyota Prius, and will provide a full charge to most plug-in vehicles in about eighthours (the average DIA customer parks for 1.4 days).

"These new charging stations are a continuation of our commitment to sustainabilityand environmental stewardship," said Kim Day, Denver's manager of aviation.



Five charging stations are located in both the east and west parking garages on Level1 between rows E and F. Signs designate the spaces for use by electric and plug-invehicles only. Illinois-based Telefonix, Inc. was selected as the winner of thecompetitive bidding process to provide the charging stations.

Jamba Juice Now Has Three Locations at DIAThe newest Jamba Juice at DIA is now open on Level 6 of Jeppesen Terminal, on thewest side, in the atrium. The restaurant is the company's third location at DIA,joining the existing outlets on the B and C concourses. The Concourse C locationopened July 31.

Jamba Juice opened a third concession at Denver International Airport located on Level 6 ofJeppesen Terminal in the atrium.



Jamba Juice offers a wide selection of freshly-squeezed fruit juices, smoothies,energy drinks and other blended concoctions, as well as quality foods.The terminal location is open from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily and is operated by TheAviators Holding Company.

Northern Lights: Adventure Tourism in Reykjavikand Fort McMurrayEntrancing, mystifying, awe inspiring—whatever adjective you want to use to describethe northern lights, or aurorae borealis, they are worth a journey.

A manifestation of color, seen in bands of light, an aurora borealis is most oftenvisible in skies in northern latitudes. (Conversely, an aurora australis is seen in theSouthern Hemisphere as you travel toward the South Pole.)

An aurora borealis can appear as red light when particles from the sun interact with oxygenatoms at 120 miles above the ground. Copyright University Corporation for AtmosphericResearch. Photo by Carlye Calvin

Aurora sightings may be only a nonstop flight away. Two of DIA's newer internationaldestinations are known for northern light displays: Reykjavik, Iceland, and FortMcMurray, Canada. Take Icelandair to reach Reykjavik and United Airlines to fly toFort McMurray. Both cities are many degrees higher in latitude than Denver and offera better chance for a northern light experience than in Colorado. Winter may be thebest time to go because nighttime hours are long up north.



Iceland is a great place to see the northern lights. At a latitude of 64 degrees north, it is nearthe polar region, where the aurora phenomena are more likely to be seen.

Catching the light show can be problematic. Aurorae are the result of specific solaractivity that is difficult to predict.

A clear winter night in Iceland might be visited by the northern lights.

The sun triggers an aurora borealis when it explosively ejects massive volumes ofsuper-heated gas—full of electrons and protons—from its corona. These particlestravel faster than the perpetual solar wind, as fast as 2 million miles per hour. Ifthey head toward Earth, they rendezvous with the Earth's magnetosphere, ormagnetic field, which surrounds the planet. "This field is invisible," explains StenOdenwald in his book The 23rd Cycle, Learning to Live with a Stormy Star. "If youcould see its shape, it would make Earth look like a comet with a long magnetic 'tail'stretching a million miles behind Earth in the opposite direction of the sun."

When the solar particles reach Earth, they flow along the planet's magnetic field linestoward the poles and collide with oxygen atoms and nitrogen molecules in the upperatmosphere, releasing energy in the form of colored light.

These cosmic phenomena have beenaround since Earth began. But the



earliest mention in the historical recordcomes from Babylon. Astronomers, usingclay tablets, recorded sightings ofnorthern lights during the reign of KingNebuchadnezzar II—around 568 and 567B.C.

Aurora color depends upon altitude andthe chemical composition of Earth's atmosphere at that altitude. Oxygen atoms 120miles high produce red light; oxygen atoms at an elevation of 60 miles give off greenlight; and nitrogen molecules emit purples and blues.

Aphantasmagoria of northern lights shimmer in the skies near Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada.The different colors of light are produced by the interaction of different gas molecules with solarparticles. Courtesy of Travel Alberta.

Both Reykjavik and Fort McMurray offer northern-light excursions. Visit the tourismWeb sites for both destinations to find tour operators:

http://www.visiticeland.com/

http://www.iceland.is/

http://www.fortmcmurraytourism.com/index.php?page_id=1182

http://travelalberta.com/

Icelandair is currently offering northern-lights tour packages.

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Icelandair provides nonstop flights between Denver and Reykjavik. Between September andMarch, Iceland is one of the best places in the northern hemisphere to see an aurora borealisdisplay.

To see incredible NASA images of the solar coronal mass ejections that produceaurorae borealis, view the video "Magnificent Eruption in Full HD" on YouTube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GrnGi-q6iWc

And, if you want to keep informed about solar activity and the conditions that mightbe advantageous for northern-light viewing, check out the Space Weather PredictionCenter: http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/WhatsNew.html

Ghouls Garner Grins and Gasps at DIA

Travelers at DIA were surprised on Halloween when a hoard of zombies took over partof the Jeppesen Terminal atrium with flash mob dance performances of MichaelJackson's "Thriller."

Dancers from the Littleton-based Overstreet Dance Gallery formed a flash mob in the JeppesenTerminal atrium on Halloween and performed the choreography of Michael Jackson's "Thriller,"the title song of a music video he released in 1983.

Dozens of dancers in zombie-themed costumes and makeup took part in the flashmob, which was organized by DIA's Art and Culture Program in conjunction with theLittleton-based Overstreet Dance Gallery. Passengers arriving in the terminal, airport

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employees and other visitors were treated to two performances of the classic"Thriller" dance, based on the 1983 hit music video that is celebrating its 30thanniversary this year.

Watch video of the performance by clicking here.

National Fossil DayNational Fossil Day was Oct. 19. This year it had added significance for DenverInternational Airport because as the foundations for the new hotel and commuter railstation were being excavated, construction workers found fossils of plants.

DIA employees view and photograph some of the fossils found when construction workersexcavated land for building the new hotel and transit center foundations.

Fossils are not new to DIA. Numerous preserved fronds of sub-tropical palm speciesand leaves of the Katsura tree (now found only in China and Japan) and ancestralsycamore leaves were uncovered when the airport was built, indicating this area hada sub-tropical climate during the Paleocene.

Air New Zealand Safety VideosIt is not uncommon for airlines to brief their passengers about flight safety with avideo presentation. Some carriers have found new ways to get the travelers'attention.

For example, Air New Zealand has produced some clever presentations, including onefeaturing Betty White and another inspired by Middle Earth. Watch these Air NewZealand videos on YouTube.

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Home for the Holidays

Wintertainment 2013Seasonal live entertainment production and programming (carolers, choirs andinstrumental holiday music) will be at DIA.

Dates: Dec. 14 to 24 and Dec. 26 to 30 Times: 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. each dayLocation: Jeppesen Terminal Level 5Producer: Arts and Venues/Denver Theatre District

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