(SAN DIEGO, APRIL, 29, 2016: Members of the Fern Street Circus perform at the San Diego International Airport. Photo: Gary Payne)
We’re ending the year with a look back at some of the cool new amenities and events airports offered travelers during 2016.
During 2016, San Diego International Airport awarded its first performing arts residency to the Fern Street Circus, which spent several months at the airport creating, rehearsing and performing a new show about – what else – traveling – and just clowning around with passengers.
The train between Denver International Airport and downtown Denver finally started running.
And events on the plaza between DEN’s terminal and the Westin Denver International Airport got underway. Through January 1, there’s ice-skating on the plaza.
During 2016 airline and airport employees joined passengers at airports in Miami, Seattle, Denver, Charlotte, North Carolina and other airports to stand very still and be filmed for the latest viral internet trend known as the mannequin challenge.
Mannequin Challenge – MIA Style…Any takers @flySFO @FlyTPA @fly2ohare @airportscouncil ? #Airportthrowdown #mannequinchallenge pic.twitter.com/nQOc5xnwUo
— Miami Int'l Airport (@iflymia) November 17, 2016
And, the first batch of the 100 sets of bathrooms being updated at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport were declared winners in the 15th annual America’s Best Restroom Contest.
Here’s to more great events and amenities for travelers during 2017.
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