Airport bathrooms: sanitary and entertaining?
With all the swine flu news lately, a lot more travelers are a lot more germ conscious. So it’s good to know that more airports around the country are equipping their restrooms with toilet seats that have plastic-seat covers that change automatically. In an article I wrote for MSNBC.com in October, 2008 (Fresh amenities for […]
AirTran Airways promises Wi-Fi on every flight
AirTran Airways is announcing today that it plans to have its entire fleet of 136 airplanes equipped with GoGo in-flight Internet service by mid-summer. As on other airlines that are offering this service, the fee will be $9.95 for flights under three hours and $12.95 for longer flights if you access the service with your […]
Baggage container sucked into airplane engine
This is scary. According to this news report, a baggage container, or can, got sucked in the engine of an airplane pulling away from the terminal at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) on Monday afternoon (May 11, 2009). Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the Economy No doubt the folks at […]
Prize patrol: airports and airlines giving away great stuff
Wish you could drive a cool car or fly to some cool places? Then stop playing solitaire on your computer and enter some of these contests: Through June 29, 2009, American Airlines is running a “Capture the Flagship Experience” game. Top winner gets two round-trip Business Class tickets to anywhere American flies in Europe, Asia […]
Souvenir Sunday: fun stuff from Las Vegas airport
Happy Souvenir Sunday (and Happy Mother’s Day)! Whenever I’m stuck at an airport I poke around for something fun and “of that city” to bring home as a souvenir. I have just a few rules: 1. No shot glasses or t-shirts 2. Nothing that costs more than $10 3. Nothing generic that’s simply stamped with […]
Denver Int’l Airport: there’s gold in them thar concourses
Well, as this fellow will tell you, maybe not gold nuggets, but lots of cool stuff about gold and the role it had in the history of Colorado. In their first foray outside a museum environment, The Colorado Historical Society is celebrating the 150th anniversary of the gold rush to the Rockies with an exhibition […]
Getting mom at the airport?
Back in 1908, Anna Jarvis probably didn’t have pie-throwing and roller-coaster rides in mind when she began her quest to make the second Sunday in May a day for honoring our mothers. And she probably didn’t think going into debt for a rushed Mother’s Day brunch should end up being part of the deal. So […]
Travel tidbits: Nix the baggage handlers; MSP wind turbines; DTW’s ambulances
Would you load your own baggage? You book online, you print out your own boarding pass, why not load your own luggage on the plane? According to a Reuter’s report: Europe’s largest low-cost airline Ryanair is looking at the possibility of getting passengers to carry their luggage all the way to the plane, cutting out […]
Kids Forest now at Amsterdam Schiphol
Parents traveling with kids are always thankful to find a children’s play area at an airport that gives kids a chance to work off some energy and maybe get tired out enough to sleep on the plane. Amsterdam Airport Schiphol has several really great play areas for children, but now it has something even better: […]