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MIA Celebrates 90th Birthday with Archive Exhibition, Photo Contest

September 29, 2018 By PhotoContest.org Leave a Comment

On September 13, officials from Miami International Airport and HistoryMiami Museum, as well as airport and airline employees past and present, gathered at MIA to kick off celebrations for MIA’s 90th birthday. The festivities began with the unveiling of Miami International Airport: A Hub for History, an exhibition highlighting important milestones from the airport’s past nine decades. Developed in partnership with HistoryMiami Museum, the exhibit includes photographs, artifacts, uniforms and archival video from the Lynn and Louis Wolfson II Florida Moving Image Archives, featuring celebrity MIA arrivals and other notable events since the airport’s first flight on September 15, 1928 to now.

“As it has for the past 90 years, Miami International Airport continues to play a significant role in the global aviation industry and in Miami-Dade County’s economy,” said Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos A. Gimenez. “Congratulations to the dedicated men and women who make MIA what it is today, and to HistoryMiami for producing this tribute to MIA’s history.”

MIA’s 90th anniversary – which happened to fall on a Saturday, just like that first flight in 1928 – coincided with the airport’s latest Honor Flight, hosted in collaboration with Honor Flight South Florida (HFSF) and Allegiant Air. More than 70 local World War II, Korean War and Vietnam War veterans departed MIA Saturday morning for a day trip to visit the war memorials in Washington, D.C. that were created in their honor. When the veterans – four of whom were also born in 1928 – arrived back at MIA that evening, they were welcomed home by an energetic receiving line full of friends, family, community groups, military representatives and local officials.

“Miami-Dade County has been fortunate to have the unparalleled gateway of the Americas in our community for 90 years and counting,” said Miami-Dade County Commissioner Rebeca Sosa, Chairwoman of the County’s Economic Development and Tourism Committee. “I wish our community’s largest economic engine many more years of success.”

To continue the celebration, MIA has also launched the #MIAmemories photo contest. Whether it’s a first arrival to the U.S., the start of a favorite vacation, or a long-awaited reunion with loved ones, travelers are invited to post photos of their most memorable moments at MIA on social media using the hashtag, with the chance to be randomly chosen to win two American Airlines tickets to any destination in the continental U.S.

“MIA has come a long way from one small terminal building, two hangars and two runways in 1928,” said Miami-Dade Aviation Director Lester Sola. “As we continue to expand our route network into untapped markets around the world and enhance our customer service delivery, I am convinced that some of our best years are still to come.”

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