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Minneapolis-Saint Paul wins best mega airport for a third year

Minneapolis-Saint Paul scored 684 out of 1,000 in J.D. Power's survey of 24,710 travelers, ahead of Detroit and Phoenix; the trust category was included.

On air: Vera Bullock and Gloria Vance on Finally, Some Good News
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  1. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorMinneapolis-Saint Paul just won best mega airport in America for the third year in a row, and it was top-ranked in all seven categories.

  2. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorJ. D. Power surveyed twenty-four thousand seven hundred ten travelers.

  3. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorThe airport scored six hundred eighty-four out of a thousand, and the mega airport average was six hundred seventeen.

  4. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorFood, staff, facilities, ease of travel.

  5. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorAnd the chief executive of the airports commission called it an unprecedented achievement, which is exactly the language of a champion who's already rehearsed the trophy photo.

  6. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorOne of the seven categories is trust. These are people who have stood in a security line, and they still said yes.

  7. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorGloria, that's called a relationship.

  8. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorDetroit came second with six hundred sixty-three, and Phoenix third with six hundred forty-two. I'd like to know what Detroit did to lose the trust.

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