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Travel tidbits from airports near you – June 10

06/10/26

The Stuck at the Airport team is getting ready for a summer filled with with visits to more than a dozen airports/ And we’re deep into booking tickets and hotel stays in Boston, Portland, Burbank, London, Glasgow, Frankfurt, Munich, our homebase city of Seattle and in cities we’re still studying. So we’re keeping an eye […]

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“Save a life, not a bag” campaign for air travelers

Alaska Airlines debuts swanky PDX lounge + SEA & MIA Airports celebrate soccer

Horizon Air’s fun ‘Toy Story 5’ livery

Alaska Airlines now flies between Seattle and London

JetBlue’s Blueprint livery is back

See KLM’s new limited-edition miniature Delft Blue House

Flight attendant fashion at the Museum of Flight

Wine flies free on these 2 airlines

Let’s talk about airline sizing restrictions

New American Airlines trading cards

Travel tidbits from airports near you – June 10

06/10/26

“Save a life, not a bag” campaign for air travelers

06/08/26

Have you seen those social media posts of passengers grabbing their carry-ons before jumping on the slide to evacuate an airplane during an emergency? That’s scary. And dangerous. As is the fact that other passengers waste precious time stopping to videotape the evacuation frenzy before getting off the plane. As it wraps up its Annual […]

Travelers & airports get ready for FIFA World Cup

06/08/26

FIFA World Cup kick-off is this week. Are you ready? Soccer fan or not, the FIFA World Cup games may affect your travel to and through cities this summer. We’ll be keeping track of what’s up at many airports in and around many cities hosting games. Here are a few messages from airports to get […]

Five new galleries opening at the Smithsonian’s National Air & Space Museum

06/05/26

The Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C. has been undergoing a renovation that began in 2018 and includes the redesign of all 20 galleries, plus a wide range of building repairs and improvements to the buildling. Most of the gallery work has been completed. Five of the seven galleries yet to open […]

Alaska Airlines debuts swanky PDX lounge + SEA & MIA Airports celebrate soccer

06/03/26

Alaska Airlines debuts a new ‘wow’ lounge at Portland Int’l Airport There are a million reasons to love Portland International Airport (PDX). And now there’s one more. Alaska Airlines, which serves its Portland hub with more than 100 daily departures, officially opens its new PDX lounge on Thursday, June 4. The approximately 14,000-square-foot lounge is […]

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Heathrow 80th Anniversary. Issue date: Wednesday May 27, 2026. PA Photo. Photo credit should read: Jake Mobbs/PA Media Assignments

Heathrow Airport celebrates its 80th anniversary with a sky poem

06/03/26

London’s Heathrow Airport (LHR) is celebrating its 80th anniversary this year and is rolling out a variety of celebratory events, including live music, giveaways, virtual reality pop-ups and more. To mark the anniversary, Heathrow has named British writer, poet David Larbi and Tik Tok star as the airport’s first Poet-in-Residence. And Larbi has created “Gateway […]