Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport has added a new flight planning tool to its website, mitchellairport.com.
The new “Where We Fly” module lets users navigate on a 3D map the more than 30 destinations served by nonstop flights from Milwaukee. There is also a list view of destinations.
Users can compare flight times, airlines and fares and book flights in one place, using filters for things like flight duration, personal interests and specific airlines.
Videos highlight things to do and see at each destination and an itinerary builder allows users to create an itinerary of desired activities and share it with others.
“This new tool eliminates the complexities of planning air travel,” said Airport Director Brian Dranzik.
“Whether you know exactly where you want to go and need to find the best flight time on your preferred airline, or are looking to explore destinations, the Where We Fly tool lets you do it all in one place without having to compare information across multiple websites.”
Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., where he lived until he was 17, Bobby received his BA-Mass Communications from UWM in 1989 and has lived in Walker's Point, Bay View, Enderis Park, South Milwaukee and on the East Side.
He has published three non-fiction books in Italy – including one about an event in Milwaukee history, which was published in the U.S. in autumn 2010. Four more books, all about Milwaukee, have been published by The History Press.
With his most recent band, The Yell Leaders, Bobby released four LPs and had a songs featured in episodes of TV's "Party of Five" and "Dawson's Creek," and films in Japan, South America and the U.S. The Yell Leaders were named the best unsigned band in their region by VH-1 as part of its Rock Across America 1998 Tour. Most recently, the band contributed tracks to a UK vinyl/CD tribute to the Redskins and collaborated on a track with Italian novelist Enrico Remmert.
He's produced three installments of the "OMCD" series of local music compilations for OnMilwaukee.com and in 2007 produced a CD of Italian music and poetry.
In 2005, he was awarded the City of Asti's (Italy) Journalism Prize for his work focusing on that area. He has also won awards from the Milwaukee Press Club.
He has be heard on 88Nine Radio Milwaukee talking about his "Urban Spelunking" series of stories, in that station's most popular podcast.
