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Chick-fil-A is touching down for seconds at Denver International Airport. A second location of the Georgia-based fast-food chain is planned for Concourse A, according to a contract going before the Denver City Council. Skyport Holdings LLC, a concessionaire that already has a presence at the airport, plans to operate the restaurant in 1,700 square feet at the “core” of the concourse, where passengers emerge after getting off the shuttle from the main terminal. The contract still needs to be approved. It would be the…

United Airlines expects to have its busiest-ever holiday season this year and has made a short, Christmas rom-com movie shot at Denver International Airport to entertain the large surge of travelers. The 5:45-minute short, “Love in Plane Sight,” features a couple of cameos by Santa Claus and a budding onboard romance that starts with a meet-not-so-cute. Character Sam K. Young, rushing to catch his plane, smacks into Elle Towe and splashes her gingerbread latte all over her white sweater. Of course the two end up being on…

Whole Foods Market has signed a lease for a 137,000-square-foot distribution center in the HighPoint Elevated industrial park under construction near Denver International Airport. CBRE, a commercial real estate services and investment firm, said Thursday that it arranged the lease on the center, which will serve Whole Foods stores across the region. The build-to-suit space will occupy an entire building at the site in Aurora. The building will be at the intersection of Denali Road and 60th Avenue. The site is near…

Photo: Joe Raedle (Getty Images)From dumping out water bottles to picking easy to slip off shoes, most air travelers have grown accustomed to the regulatory and bureaucratic dance that is navigating major airports. Increasingly, however, travelers may soon encounter a new accessory en route to their destination: a facial recognition scan. Private airliners, from Delta to American, have experimented with some form of optional facial recognition services for flight check ins for years, as has The Transportation Security…