Airport Terminal

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Lore & Background

The Airport Terminal heist takes place in a fictional international airport, a hub of global travel and commerce. The facility is heavily fortified with state-of-the-art security, including patrols, cameras, and restricted access zones. The heist crew targets a shipment of diamonds and cash being transferred through the terminal, exploiting gaps in security during a busy travel period. The airport's layout includes check-in areas, baggage handling, and secure vaults, making it a challenging but lucrative job for experienced criminals.

In Their Own Story

On January 18, 2024, Delegate Gregorio Sablan, a Democrat, announced that he will not be seeking reelection and endorsed fellow Democrat and current majority leader of the Northern Mariana Islands House of Representatives, Ed Propst. Sablan, first elected in 2008, had held the seat since its creation in 2009. The CNMI Democratic Party endorsed Ed Propst. The CNMI Republican Party endorsed Kimberlyn King-Hinds, former chair of the Commonwealth Ports Authority Board of Directors, as their candidate after John 'Bolis' Gonzales, business consultant and independent candidate for U.S. House in 2008, withdrew from the primary, citing the primary being only for party members as his reason, and announced that he will be running as an independent. Liana M.S. Hofschneider, Matua Council for Native Chamorro Advancement president, announced her bid for bid and will be running as an independent, but self declared as a 'nonpartisan candidate.' The Northern Mariana Islands' non-voting delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives are elected for a two-year term.

Reader's Guide

The Northern Mariana Islands Senate is the upper house of the Northern Mariana Islands Commonwealth Legislature, consisting of nine senators representing three senatorial districts (Saipan & the Northern Islands, Tinian & Aguijan, and Rota), each a Multi-member district with three senators. The governing Democrat-Independent coalition is entering the 2024 election cycle with five of nine seats, a majority over the four seats controlled by the Republicans. Three of the nine seats of the Northern Mariana Islands Senate will be up for reelection. The Northern Mariana Islands House of Representatives is the lower house of the Northern Mariana Islands Commonwealth Legislature. The house has seven districts and five of the seven are Multi-member districts. The governing Democrat-Independent coalition is entering the 2024 election cycle with sixteen of twenty seats, an overwhelming majority over the minority bloc of three Republicans and one independent. All twenty seats were up for the 2024 elections.

Did You Know?

• The 2024 Northern Mariana Islands general election was held on Tuesday, November 5, 2024, corresponding with the 2024 United States general elections.
• Asiana Airlines suspended its flights and switched to a charter schedule until June 2024, citing low demand and a 90 percent hike in landing fees and a 79 percent increase in terminal rental fees.
• On April 29, 2024, Hyatt Regency Saipan announced it was ceasing operations in the CNMI starting June 30, the same time as Asiana Airlines ended its services.
• Governor Arnold Palacios' administration placed some executive branch employees on a 72-hour work schedule on April 24, 2023, later reduced to 70 hours on October 4, 2023.
• Delegate Gregorio Sablan, first elected in 2008, announced on January 18, 2024, that he would not seek reelection and endorsed Ed Propst.