Filed Under (Sanford Airport) by on 30-01-2009
Birds have become such a problem on Sanford Airport runways that it is now a full time job keeping them away. Brad Welborn is the wildlife expert at Sanford Airport and has been given the task.
Welborn stated that there are no natural predators within the airport. He has an assortment of tools which he uses to control the birds including paintball guns, flares and fireworks and on occasion even a shotgun.
Protected species such as the bald eagle are of course treated with a little more TLC. There are many bald eagles within the surrounding regions of Sanford Airport. There are collisions between birds and planes up to twenty or thirty times a year at Sanford. They normally involve small birds.
Development in areas surrounding Sanford has meant many birds have to leave their habitats and find somewhere new.
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Filed Under (Car Hire News) by on 14-01-2009
The prime minister of New Zealand has become involved in a dispute with car hire company – New Zealand Car Rental Specialists. The PM was reportably furious with the actions of the company.
Two men lost their lives after being crushed by tones of falling ice. 24 year old Ashish Miranda and 22 year old Akshay Miranda were killed as they innocently posed for photos at Fox Glacier on the South Island on Thursday 8th January.
New Zealand Car Rental Specialists demanded $1950 NZ Dollars from the family in order to tow the rental car back to Wellington as well as replace the lost car keys which were in Akshay’s pocket. Akshay’s body has yet to be recovered.
Public outcry from both New Zealand and Australia eventually forced the car hire company to back down. John Key (NZ PM) stated that he believed the company should have shown more compassion for the family. He went on to say that business’s need to look at the whole picture and not just stick to legalities. He called the actions of the company “crass” and “truly bad business practice”.
Filed Under (Sanford Airport) by on 13-01-2009
An emergency landing was made by a small plane in Kennebunk last month. Staff at Sanford Airport were notified that the plane was in trouble when it was three miles from Sanford.
Due to engine failure the plane needed to make an emergency landing. Portland Airport could no longer make contact with the plane. The plane eventually landed safely in a field roughly one mile and a half from Sanford and three miles from Sanford Airport.
Neither of the two people on board the plane were injured. Tim Campbell and Bob Irving were then questioned and looked over by emergency personnel. Firemen were called from Sanford to the scene. Sherry Lord of Sanford Airport also attended the scene.
Irving spoke of hearing a loud bang before the cockpit was packed with smoke. The pilot decided that Sanford Airport was too far away to try land there. Irving has full faith in the abilities of his mentor Campbell to land the plane. He said the experience had not put him off flying.
Like almost all travel related industries, car hire has been hit by the current economic downturn. Customers have spoken out complaining of higher rental car charges, getting cars with more mileage and having less staff on hand to help them.
Many major car hire companies have been forced to let staff go in the last year as well as having to close some pick up points. This has inconvenienced many regular customers who are now looking for new car hire companies to deal with.
• Avis cut two thousand, two hundred jobs last year (7% of their workforce)
• Hertz let go two thousand staff last year
• Hertz reported a ninety four percent drop in income last year
• Advantage Rent A Car filed for bankruptcy reorganization in December. Car hire is no longer offered at many of its forty eighty rental locations.
• Dollar Thrifty are reportably likely to file for protection from creditors in bankruptcy court
Experts however do not expect any of the major car hire companies to disappear. As long as they continue to trim staff and fleets they will survive. Due to a poor used car sales market, many companies are keeping cars on their fleet longer than usual.
It seems that cost comparison car hire sites are only going to grow in popularity as customers try to find the best value deal possible. Our cheap car hire Sanford Airport service sources rental cars from a wide variety of top car hire companies.
The current economic situation has forced Enterprise Rent-A-Car to lay off staff. In the past the company has reflected on its ability to retain staff in its 51 years of existence however it seems no jobs are safe at the moment.
In a cost cutting measure over one thousand workers have been let go. Enterprise Rent-A-Car employed seventy five thousand people last year. Patrick Farrell of Enterprise said “These types of declines are unprecedented”
Job security is a very difficult thing to find in the US at the moment. The travel sector has been hit heavily during the last year with many people tightening their belts. In October 2008, employment in the car hire industry was down by 3.3% on the previous year in the US* (Bureau of Labor Statistics*)
A car supplier in Michigan called Gentex Corp had to let go staff for the 1st time in thirty four years recently. Car hire companies are been forced to slash prices in order to compete in these tough times.
We source car hire Sanford Airport prices from many suppliers offering you the best deals around.
Well I don’t know about you but I thought the Christmas/new year period seemed quite long this year. So much lying about eating and drinking that I’m actually happy to be back at work 
This week sees the kids back to school again but believe it or not in just 5 weeks it will be half term break again. Many families like to get away at this time of year and Florida is always one of the most popular destinations. Many UK airlines fly into Sanford International Airport.
We can have a rental car waiting for you as soon as you land in Sanford. We have plenty of great offers on Sanford Airport people carriers for the half term. Using our car hire price comparison booking engine you can find a huge variety of cars at great prices.
Half term break takes place this year between Saturday 14th and Sunday 22nd February. Searching for a people carrier in Sanford Airport on those dates reveals the following options;
A 7 Seater Chevy Uplander – £213.01*
A 7 Seater Dodge Caravan – £218.64*
A 7 Seater Chevrolet Venture -£245*
*Prices correct as of Jan 6th 2009
So as you can see we are able to offer superb value for money at present for families wishing to visit Florida during the half term break. Remember to book your Sanford Airport rental car as early as possible as prices will increase as the break gets closer due to availability.