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December 2003

• December 31, 2003
• Metro Rail to Extend Service for the Annual New Year’s Eve Ball Drop

• December 10, 2003
• Metro Rail Offers Free Ride to Kissmass Bash
  
  Toy Donation Earns Free Metro Rail Pass

November 2003

• November 25, 2003
• Metro Rail extends service for "World’s Largest Disco"

• November 24, 2003
• Metro Extends Bus Service to Malls for the Holidays

• November 21, 2003
• Guidelines for Travelers Using the Buffalo Niagara International
  Airport

• November 17, 2003
• BUFFALO NIAGARA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
  LAUNCHES HIGH-SPEED WI-FI SERVICE
  
  Travelers to Have the Ability to Get Connected

• November 14, 2003
• Using Metro Bus & Rail Gets Easier with Metro’s Holiday Pass
  Ride all day, any day, and go Anywhere

September 2003

• September 23, 2003
• New Metro Game Day Service to Commence from Summit Park Mall

• September 18, 2003
• Metro Service to Buffalo Bills Home Games

• September 12, 2003
• Transit Association Recognizes Metro Ad Campaign

• September 3, 2003
• Niagara Falls Transportation Center Set to Move
  
  Transportation Center to Relocate to Rainbow Boulevard North Location

• September 2, 2003
• Airport’s Secondary Runway Construction Project set to Begin

August 2003

• August 29, 2003
• Metro Rail Stations are ReNamed
  Community Based, Transit-oriented Development Study Underway

• August 28, 2003
• Metro Rail to Extend Sunday Service for National Buffalo Wing Festival

July 2003

• July 30, 2003
• Metro Rail Stations to be Re-Named

• July 29, 2003
• NFTA Reaches Agreement with Senecas to Sell Property
  
  NFTA Committed to Comprehensive Public Transportation Study

• July 23, 2003
• Metro Rail Adjusts Service to Accommodate Downtown
  Weekend Events

• July 8, 2003
• Metro Increases Service for the Taste of Buffalo

June 2003

• June 12, 2003
• Metro’s Summer Youth Pass Now on Sale
  Pass Offers an Array of Value Added Discounts
• Metro Bus to Provide Shuttle Service for
  Juneteenth and UniverSoul Circus

• June 2, 2003
• Metro Advantage Makes its Début
  Program Generates Savings for Public Transportation Users

May 2003

• May 22, 2003
• NFTA Commissioners Approve Resolution to Change Metro Fares
  
  No Reduction in Metro Service

• May 13, 2003
• Metro to Participate in Project Safe Place
  
  Buses to Offer Transportation to Kids At-Risk

• May 12, 2003
• Kitty Hawk Cargo to Begin Air Cargo Operations at the
  Niagara Falls International Airport

April 2003

• April 29, 2003
• Air Cargo Agreement for Niagara Falls International Airport
  Access provides for Air Cargo Development

• April 7, 2003
• Metro to Offer College Hockey Fans Express Round Trip
  Service to HSBC Arena Thursday, April 10

March 2003

• March 26, 2003
• Buffalo Niagara International Airport Introduces New
  Parking Program

• March 21, 2003
• NFTA to consider its first fare adjustment in eight years in an effort to offset significant cost increases
  Authority chooses fare adjustment over elimination of routes/modification of services
• NFTA Employees Honored at Annual Awards Program

January 2003

• January 27, 2003
• NFTA Names Manager to Operate the Niagara Falls International Airport
  
  Business Development and Operations Manager Selected

• January 17, 2003
• Metro Sets Service for Martin Luther King Jr. Day

• January 9, 2003
• TSA Buffalo announces today that Buffalo Niagara International Airport will participate in the “Selectee Checkpoint” program

• January 6, 2003
• BNIA Set to Implement 100 Percent Bag Screening